Burnley by-election, 1893

The 1893 Burnley by-election was held on 6 February 1893 after the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP Jabez Spencer Balfour due to the collapse of the Liberator Building Society, for which he was eventually convicted. It was retained by the Liberal candidate Philip Stanhope.

Burnley by-election, 1893[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Philip Stanhope 6,199
Conservative W. A. Lindsay 5,506
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

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