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:

1888 Ashley by-election[1][2]
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

  1. "Page 1 Advertisements Column 5". The Press. XLV (7124). 21 July 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. "Ashley Election". The Press. XLV (7132). 31 July 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. Scholefield 1940, pp. 209f.
  4. "Marmaduke Dixon – 1828–1895". Waimakariri Libraries. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

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