1884 Kaiapoi by-election
The 1884 Kaiapoi by-election was a by-election held on 16 May 1884 during the 8th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Kaiapoi.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Isaac Wilson on 7 April 1884.[1]
The by-election was won by Edward Richardson, who was unopposed (although earlier J. Lowthian Wilson had considered to stand).[2][3][4]
Notes
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 246. OCLC 154283103.
- "Kaiapoi Election". The Daily Telegraph (4000). 17 May 1884. p. 3.
- "Kaiapoi Election". Lyttelton Times. LXI (7248). 23 May 1884. p. 6.
- "Election Items". The Star (5033). 20 June 1884. p. 2.
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