page_title: Manchester East (UK Parliament constituency)
section_title: Elections in the 1880s
hierarchical_section_title: Manchester East (UK Parliament constituency) / Election results 1885-1918 / Elections in the 1880s
caption_attribution_description: English: Arthur James Balfour early in his career
context_page_description: Manchester East was one of six single-member parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 by the division of the existing three-member Parliamentary Borough of Manchester. It was abolished in 1918.
context_section_description: Balfour was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
caption: Balfour
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