1882 Stanmore by-election

The 1882 Stanmore by-election was a by-election held on 12 July 1882 in the Stanmore electorate during the 8th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the election of the incumbent MP Walter Pilliet being voided on a petition on 20 February 1882.

The seat was retained by Pilliet.

Initially a 0 (zero) was mistaken for a 9 (nine) and the total for the Hon E. Richardson was wrong (336 not 345).[1]

And the Waikato Times published a grossly erroneous poll result.[2]

Results

The following table gives the election result:

1882 Stanmore by-election[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Walter Pilliet 469 44.33
Independent Edward Richardson 345 32.61
Independent William Patten Cowlishaw 244 23.06
Turnout 1,058
Majority 124 11.72
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References

  1. "The Stanmore Election". Marlborough Express. 17 July 1882.
  2. "The Stanmore Election". Waikato Times. 13 July 1882.
  3. "Stanmore Election". The Star. 14 July 1872.
  4. "Stanmore Election". Globe. 12 July 1882.
  5. "Stanmore Election". The Press. 12 July 1882.


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