Paisley by-election, 1891

The Paisley by-election, 1891 was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 June 1891 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament William Boyle Barbour who had held the seat since the 1885 general election.

Result

The seat was held for the Liberals by William Dunn, a Paisley born, self-made, merchant banker.

Paisley by-election, 1891: Paisley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Dunn	4,145	59.6
	Conservative	Robert Mure McKerrell	2,807	40.4
Majority			1,338

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