1899 Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2020 November 2013 The 1899 Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire on 20 December 1899. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament John Balfour resigned having been appointed a judge.The Times, 21 December 1899 The Liberal candidate, Eugene Wason, the former MP for South Ayrshire won the seat in a straight fight with his Conservative opponent George Younger.The Times, 30 December 1899 The result Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire by-election, 1899The Times, 21 December 1899 p9The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 181 (205 in web page) Liberal Party (UK) Eugene Wason 3,489 54.0 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) George Younger 2,973 46.0 +0.8 516 8.0 -1.6 6,462 83.7 +8.0 Liberal Party (UK) -0.8 See also List of United Kingdom by-elections (1885–1900) References Category:1899 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1899 in Scotland Category:1890s elections in Scotland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:19th century in Clackmannanshire Category:Politics of Clackmannanshire