1858 Wellington Country by-election
The 1858 Wellington Country by-election was a New Zealand by-election held in the single-member electorate of Wellington Country during the 2nd New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 1858, following the resignation of Dudley Ward.[1][2] The election was won by Alfred Brandon, who beat the only other candidate, Francis Bradey, easily.[3]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Alfred Brandon[4] | 268 | 86.73 | - | |
Independent | Francis Bradey[lower-alpha 1][5][6][4] | 41 | 13.27 | - | |
Majority | 227 | 73.46 | - | ||
Total votes | 309 | - | - |
Table footnotes
- full name is Francis Henry Badey, but common name does not use his middle name
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gollark: I mean, you're still breathing smoke, which is bad.
gollark: What's the point of those automatic level thingies anyway?
References
- "List of New Zealand by-elections". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 146.
- "COUNTRY DISTRICTS ELECTION". The Wellington Independent. X (1310). 4 August 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- "Historic site: Francis Bradey's Grave". Porirua City Council. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Ward, Louis E. (1928). "Biographical Sketches". Early Wellington. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. p. 337. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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