1885 Waimea by-election
The 1885 Waimea by-election was a by-election held on 3 June 1885 in the Waimea electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Joseph Shephard on 15 April 1885.[1]
The by-election was won by John Kerr. The runner up was W. N. Franklyn by three votes, with six candidates having contested the election.[2]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Kerr | 253 | 42.38 | ||
Independent | W. N. Franklyn | 250 | 41.88 | ||
Independent | William Whyte | 94 | 15.75 | ||
Independent | Christian Dencker | 91 | 15.24 | ||
Independent | W. Wastney | 59 | 9.88 | ||
Independent | Jesse Piper | 32 | 5.36 | ||
Turnout | 597 | ||||
Majority | 3 | 0.50 |
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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. 234. OCLC 154283103.
- "The Waimea Election".
- "Waikouaiti Election". Nelson Examiner. 6 July 1872.
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