The 1878 Perthshire by-election was fought on 2 February 1878. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir William Stirling-Maxwell. It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry Home-Drummond-Moray.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Home-Drummond-Moray | 2,439 | 52.0 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal | Algernon Greville-Nugent | 2,255 | 48.0 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 184 | 4.0 | −6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,694 | 83.6 | −0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,613 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.4 | |||
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- "The Perthshire Election". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 26 January 1878. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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