1879 Haddington Burghs by-election

The Haddington Burghs by-election of 1879 was fought on 25 February 1879. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale. It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir David Wedderburn.[1]

1878 Haddington Burghs by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	William Hay	881	57.5	N/A
	Conservative	James Grant-Suttie	651	42.5	N/A
Majority			230	15.0	N/A
Turnout			1,532	83.3	N/A
Registered electors			1,840
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com.