Template:New Zealand by-elections during the 5th Parliament

The following table contains the by-elections that have occurred during the term of the 5th Parliament.

By-election Electorate Date Incumbent Reason Winner
1871 City of Auckland West 1 September John Williamson Election Invalid[1] John Williamson
1871 Roslyn 12 September Henry Driver Resignation Edward McGlashan
1872 Wairau 19 February William Henry Eyes Resignation Arthur Seymour
1872 Waikato 1 March James McPherson Resignation William Jackson
1872 Wakatipu 13 March Charles Edward Haughton Resignation Bendix Hallenstein
1872 Rodney 16 March Harry Farnall Resignation John Sheehan
1872 City of Nelson 27 May Martin Lightband Resignation David Luckie
1872 Waikouaiti 12 June George McLean Resignation David Monro
1872 Coleridge[2] 23 July John Karslake Resignation William Bluett
1872 Heathcote[3] 30 July John Hall Resignation John Wilson
1872 Caversham 28 August Richard Cantrell Resignation William Tolmie
1872 Egmont 3 October William Gisborne Resignation Harry Atkinson
1873 Suburbs of Nelson 14 May Ralph Richardson Resignation Andrew Richmond
1873 Lyttelton[4] 19 May John Peacock Resignation Henry Webb
1873 Invercargill 22 May William Henderson Calder Resignation John Cuthbertson
1873 Waikouaiti 23 July David Monro Resignation John Lillie Gillies
1873 Mongonui and
Bay of Islands
24 July John McLeod Resignation John Williams
1873 Wakatipu 19 August Bendix Hallenstein Resignation Vincent Pyke
1873 Collingwood 9 December Arthur Collins Resignation William Gibbs
1874 Franklin 9 April Archibald Clark Resignation Joseph May
1874 (1st) Akaroa 20 April Robert Rhodes Resignation William Montgomery[5]
1874 City of Dunedin 23 April John Bathgate Resignation Nathaniel Wales
1874 Waitemata 3 August Thomas Henderson Resignation Gustav von der Heyde
1874 (2nd) Akaroa[6] 10 August William Montgomery Election invalid[7] William Montgomery
1874 Waitemata 16 September Gustav von der Heyde unseated on petition Gustav von der Heyde
1875 Kaiapoi 22 January John Studholme Resignation Charles Bowen
1875 (1st) City of Auckland West[8] 27 March Thomas Gillies Appointed to
Supreme Court
George Grey
1875 (2nd) City of Auckland West 14 April John Williamson Death Patrick Dignan
1875 Rangitikei 24 April William Fox Resignation John Ballance
1875 Waikouaiti 3 May John Lillie Gillies Resignation George McLean
1875 Wairau 21 June Arthur Seymour Resignation Joseph Ward
1875 Wallace 6 August George Webster Death Christopher Basstian
1875 Caversham 20 August William Tolmie Death Robert Stout

References

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS". Daily Southern Cross. 19 August 1871. p. 3. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  2. ^ "COLERIDGE ELECTION". The Star. No. 1375. 24 July 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Heathcote Election". The Star. No. 1381. 31 July 1872. p. Page 2. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  4. ^ "LYTTELTON ELECTION". The Star. No. 1634. 20 May 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  5. ^ "GENERAL ASSEMBLY". The Star. No. 1912. 21 April 1874. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  6. ^ "LATEST TELEGRAMS". The Star. No. 2006. 10 August 1874. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  7. ^ "House of Representatives". The Star. No. 1998. 31 July 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  8. ^ "AUCKLAND CITY WEST". No. 5490. Daily Southern Cross. 29 March 1875. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2011.