Ayr Burghs by-election, 1888
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The Ayr Burghs by-election, 1888 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
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency of Ayr Burghs
Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Ayr Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950...
on 15 June 1888. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Unionist
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell
Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell
Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell was a British army officer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1888....
died.
The Liberal candidate, John Sinclair
John Sinclair (MP)
John Sinclair was a British politician. He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs in 1888, resigning in 1890 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.-References:...
, won the seat in a straight fight with his Liberal Unionist
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
opponent , the Hon Evelyn Ashley
Evelyn Ashley
Evelyn Melbourne Ashley PC , was British barrister and Liberal politician. He was private secretary to Lord Palmerston and later published a biography of him...
.