1887 St Austell by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1887 St Austell by-election was a by-election held on 18 May 1887 for the British House of Commons constituency of St Austell in Cornwall. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the serving Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP), William Copeland Borlase. It was retained by the Liberal candidate William Alexander McArthur. Result thumb|120px|McArthur St Austell by-election, 1887British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS CraigThe Liberal Year Book, 1907 Liberal Party (UK) William Alexander McArthur 3,540 51.5 N/A Liberal Unionist Party Edward William Brydges Willyams 3,329 48.5 New 211 3.0 N/A 6,869 77.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) N/A References Cornwall Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cornish constituencies Category:1887 elections in the United Kingdom Category:19th century in Cornwall Category:1887 in England Category:May 1887 in the United Kingdom 1887 St Austell by-election