1888 Ashley by-election
The 1888 Ashley by-election was a by-election held on 25 September 1888 in the Ashley electorate during the 10th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the death on 3 July of the incumbent MP William Fisher Pearson. The by-election was won by John Verrall.
Results
The following table gives the election result:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Verrall | 234 | 33.86 | +21.67 | |
Independent | Alfred Saunders | 232 | 33.57 | ||
Independent | Marmaduke Dixon[3][4] | 225 | 32.56 | ||
Majority | 2 | 0.29 | -27.21 | ||
Turnout | 691 |
Notes
- "Page 1 Advertisements Column 5". The Press. XLV (7124). 21 July 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- "Ashley Election". The Press. XLV (7132). 31 July 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- Scholefield 1940, pp. 209f.
- "Marmaduke Dixon – 1828–1895". Waimakariri Libraries. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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References
- Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 24 May 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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