This time he was successful, winning 51.0% of the vote to 44.9% for his Liberal opponent.
At the ensuing general election in 1886 he drew with his Liberal opponent.
For example, he has always been the leading liberal opponent of pacifism.
He subsequently won a narrow victory over his Liberal opponent in the general election.
It matters to liberal opponents, who are uncomfortable opposing a black man but cannot support a conservative.
All of these candidates placed third, behind their Conservative and Liberal opponents.
He was narrowly elected in the general election of 1885, beating his Liberal opponent by 202 votes.
This carries its own political risks as well, including energizing liberal opponents.
If he passed it would destroy his "liberal" opponents.
He won the seat with a majority of 411 votes (4.4% of the total) over his Liberal opponent.
