1884 Paisley by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2023 November 2013 The 1884 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 15 February 1884 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the resignation of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament William Holms who had held the seat since the general election of 1880 when he was returned unopposed. Result The seat was held for the Liberals by Stewart Clark, a local thread manufacturer. Paisley by-election, 1884: PaisleyCraig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 1 1977 Macmillan London 557 Liberal Party (UK) Stewart Clark 3,049 62.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Lord Ernest Hamilton 1,806 37.2 New 1,243 25.6 N/A 4,855 85.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) N/A References Category:1884 in Scotland Category:1880s elections in Scotland Category:1884 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Politics of Paisley, Renfrewshire Category:History of Renfrewshire Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies