1887_Liverpool_Exchange_by-election

1887 Liverpool Exchange by-election

1887 Liverpool Exchange by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1887 Liverpool Exchange by-election was held on 26 January 1887 after the death of the incumbent Liberal MP David Duncan. It was retained by the Liberal candidate Ralph Neville, with a narrow majority of 7 votes.

Goschen was Chancellor of the Exchequer. He had voted against Gladstone's Home Rule Bill in 1886 and became a Liberal Unionist. He subsequently lost his seat at Edinburgh East at the 1886 general election.[1]

Lord Randolph Churchill resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer on 22 December 1886. The Marquess of Salisbury appointed Goschen to the post on 14 January 1887.[2][3] He became the sole Liberal Unionist in an otherwise Conservative government.

Goschen was therefore Chancellor outside the House of Commons and contested the by-election to return to the House.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Elliot, Arthur D. (1911). The life of George Joachim Goschen, first Viscount Goschen. Vol. II. London: Longmans, Green and Co.
  2. [2]
    "Past Chancellors of the Exchequer". gov.uk. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    Cook, Chris; Keith, Brendan (1975). British Historical Facts: 1830–1900. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-349-01348-7.
  4. [4]
    Otte, T. G.; Readman, Paul, eds. (2013). By-elections in British Politics, 1832-1914. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-84383-780-0.
  5. [5]
    The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 170 (194 in web page)


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