Talk:1889 Lincoln by-election

A fact from 1889 Lincoln by-election appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 May 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that when John Ollivier contested the Lincoln electorate in New Zealand in a 1889 by-election, he was praised by his opponent for his good-humoured campaign?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Ollivier; Lincoln by-election, 1889; Lincoln (New Zealand electorate).

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