1890 Partick by-election

The 1890 Partick by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in Scotland on 11 February 1890 for the British House of Commons constituency of Partick. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Craig Sellar, who had held the seat since the 1885 general election. He had been elected as a Liberal in 1885, but joined the breakaway Liberal Unionists in 1886, and was re-elected at the election of 1886 as a Liberal Unionist.

General election 1886: Partick [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Alexander Craig Sellar 3,745 56.0 +7.9
Liberal Robert Allan McLean 2,944 44.0 -7.9
Majority 801 12.0 N/A
Turnout 6,689 74.8 -5.5
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +8.4

Result

The seat was held for the Liberal Unionists by James Parker Smith;

Partick by-election, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist James Parker Smith 4,148 51.4 -4.6
Liberal Charles Tennant 3,929 48.6 +4.6
Majority 219 2.8 -9.2
Turnout 8,077 85.7 +10.9
Liberal Unionist hold Swing -4.6
General election 1892: Partick [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist James Parker Smith 5,005 53.9 -2.1
Liberal Edward Tennant 4,278 46.1 +2.1
Majority 727 7.8 -4.2
Turnout 9,283 81.1 +6.3
Liberal Unionist hold Swing -2.1

References
  1. Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
  2. Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
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