The 1879 Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election was fought on 17 September 1879. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Viscount Macduff. It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir George Macpherson-Grant.[1][2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Sir George Macpherson-Grant | 959 | 57.8 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Hugh Brodie | 701 | 42.2 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 258 | 15.6 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,660 | 88.1 | +2.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
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