1872 Caversham by-election
The 1872 Caversham by-election was a by-election held on 28 August 1872 in the Caversham electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent Richard Cantrell, on 31 July 1872.[1]
The by-election was won by William Tolmie. His opponent William Cutten had also stood in the 1870 Caversham by-election. James Crowe Richmond was nominated but withdrew before the election; he received one vote.[2]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Tolmie | 217 | 58.65 | ||
Independent | William Cutten | 152 | 41.08 | ||
Independent | James Crowe Richmond | 1 | 0.27 | ||
Turnout | 370 | ||||
Majority | 65 | 17.57 |
There were five polling booths. Tolmie won at four of them, and Cutten had a majority at the Andersons Bay booth.[5]
Tolmie | Cutten | Richmond | |
---|---|---|---|
Caversham | 85 | 66 | 1 |
Green Island | 45 | 28 | 0 |
Andersons Bay | 36 | 51 | 0 |
North Harbour | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Portobello | 39 | 7 | 0 |
217 | 152 | 1 |
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References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 188. OCLC 154283103.
- "Caversham Election". Otago Witness (1082). 24 August 1872. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2019 – via Papers Past.
- "The Caversham Election". Otago Witness (1083). 31 August 1872. p. 11.
- "Dunedin". The Cromwell Argus. III (146). 27 August 1872. p. 5.
- "Caversham Election". Evening Star (2975). 31 August 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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