1875 Caversham by-election
The 1875 Caversham by-election was a by-election held on 20 August 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Caversham electorate in the south-east of the South Island.
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The by-election was held because of the death of sitting member of parliament William Tolmie.[1]
The election saw Robert Stout narrowly win the seat by just twenty-one votes over his sole opponent, William Larnach. Both were new to the political arena with neither having stood for Parliament before.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Robert Stout | 232 | 52.37 | ||
Independent | William Larnach | 211 | 47.63 | ||
Majority | 11 | 4.74 | |||
Turnout | 443 |
The results by polling booth were as follows:[2]
Polling booth | Stout | Larnach |
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Anderson's Bay | 35 | 58 |
Caversham | 116 | 104 |
Green Island | 47 | 24 |
North Harbour | 11 | 1 |
Portobello | 23 | 34 |
Total: | 232 | 211 |
Notes
- Wilson 1985, pp. 241.
- "Caversham Election". The Evening Post. XII (45). 21 August 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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