St Austell by-election, 1887
The 1887 St Austell by-election was a by-election held on 18 May 1887 for the British House of Commons constituency of St Austell in Cornwall.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the serving Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP), William Copeland Borlase. It was retained by the Liberal candidate William Alexander McArthur.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Alexander McArthur | 3,450 | |||
Liberal Unionist | R B Williams | 3,329 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 141 (165 in web page), Cornwall
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