The Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election, 1899 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire on 20 December 1899. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament John Balfour resigned having been appointed a judge. [1]
The Liberal candidate, Eugene Wason, the former MP for South Ayrshire won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative opponent George Younger. [2]
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election, 1899[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Eugene Wason | 3,489 | |||
Conservative | George Younger | 2,973 | |||
Majority | 516 |
See also