1888 Ayr Burghs by-election

1888 British election November 2013 November 2020 The 1888 Ayr Burghs by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Ayr Burghs on 15 June 1888. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament, Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell, died. The Liberal candidate, John Sinclair, won the seat in a straight fight with his Liberal Unionist opponent, the Hon Evelyn Ashley. The result Ayr Burghs By-election 1888 Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 184 (208 in web page) Liberal Party (UK) John Sinclair 2,321 50.6 +14.7 Liberal Unionist Party Hon. Evelyn Ashley 2,268 49.4 -14.7 53 1.2 N/A 4,589 84.1 +7.6 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Unionist Party +14.7 See also List of United Kingdom by-elections (1885–1900) References Category:1888 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1888 in Scotland Category:1880s elections in Scotland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:June 1888 in the United Kingdom