The 1878 Greenock by-election was fought on 25 January 1878. The by-election was called due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, James Johnston Grieve. It was won by the Liberal candidate James Stewart.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Stewart | 2,183 | 36.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Fergusson | 2,124 | 35.0 | New | |
Liberal | Donald Currie[2] | 1,648 | 27.2 | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | William Dundas Scott Moncrieff[3][4] | 108 | 1.8 | New | |
Majority | 59 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,063 | 81.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,446 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
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