1878 Grey Valley by-election
The 1878 Grey Valley by-election was a by-election held on 22 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the West Coast electorate of Grey Valley.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Martin Kennedy on 13 April 1878.[1]
The by-election was won by Richard Reeves.
He was opposed by William Henry Harrison (who had been elected for the electorate in the 1871 election) and John Barrowman;[2] Heber Newton withdrew but got 25 votes.[3][4]
Results
The following table gives the election result:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Reeves | 487 | 47.61 | ||
Independent | William Henry Harrison | 302 | 29.52 | ||
Independent | John Barrowman | 209 | 20.43 | ||
Majority | 185 | 18.08 | |||
Informal votes | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 1023 |
Notes
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 210. OCLC 154283103.
- "Greymouth Nominations". West Coast Times (2843). 14 May 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Untitled". Inangahua Times. 15 May 1878.
- "Untitled". New Zealand Times. 15 May 1878.
- "Untitled". New Zealand Times. 15 May 1878.
- "Untitled". Inangahua Times. 15 May 1878.
- "Greymouth". Thames Star. 13 May 1878.
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