title: 1891 Wisbech by-election
text: # 1891 Wisbech by-election
  
  The 1891 Wisbech by-election was held on 23 July 1891 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles William Selwyn retired due to poor health. He had previously informed his local Conservative Association that his health would not allow him to undertake a contested election. and he died in 1893.
  
  The seat was won by the Liberal candidate Arthur Brand.
  
  Wisbech by-election, 1891 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Arthur Brand | 3,979 | 51.7 | +9.2 |
  | | Conservative | S W Duncan | 3,719 | 48.3 | −9.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 3.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,698 | 65.7 | −10.4 |
  | | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.2 | |
  