1893 Burnley by-election
The 1893 Burnley by-election was held on 6 February 1893 after the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP Jabez Spencer Balfour due to the collapse of the Liberator Building Society, for which he was eventually convicted. It was retained by the Liberal candidate Philip Stanhope.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Stanhope | 6,199 | 53.0 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | William Alexander Lindsay | 5,506 | 47.0 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 693 | 6.0 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,705 | 91.3 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 12,826 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.2 |
References
- ^ Page 165, The Constitutional Year Book, National Unionist Association of Conservative and Liberal Unionist Organizations (1904)
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