The 1867 Avon by-election was a by-election held on 11 March 1867 during the 4th New Zealand Parliament in the Christchurch electorate of Avon.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Crosbie Ward.[1]
The by-election was won by William Reeves, the business partner of Ward.[2] As there were no other candidates, he was declared elected unopposed.[3]
Ward died in November 1867[1] and in May 1868, Reeves resigned as he was unable to stay away from his business for the upcoming 1868 parliamentary session in Wellington.[2] This triggered the 1868 Avon by-election.
References
edit- ^ a b Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. pp. 229, 243. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ a b "Election Notices". Lyttelton Times. Vol. XXIX, no. 2298. 5 May 1868. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "The Avon Election". Lyttelton Times. 12 March 1867 – via Papers Past.
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