1882 Stanmore by-election

The 1882 Stanmore by-election was a by-election held on 12 July 1882 in the Stanmore electorate during the 8th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the election of the incumbent MP Walter Pilliet being voided on a petition on 20 February 1882.

The seat was retained by Pilliet.

Initially a 0 (zero) was mistaken for a 9 (nine) and the total for the Hon E. Richardson was wrong (336 not 345).[1]

And the Waikato Times published a grossly erroneous poll result.[2]

Results

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The following table gives the election result:

1882 Stanmore by-election[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Walter Pilliet 469 44.33
Independent Edward Richardson 345 32.61
Independent William Patten Cowlishaw 244 23.06
Turnout 1,058
Majority 124 11.72

References

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  1. ^ "The Stanmore Election". Marlborough Express. 17 July 1882.
  2. ^ "The Stanmore Election". Waikato Times. 13 July 1882.
  3. ^ "Stanmore Election". The Star. 14 July 1872.
  4. ^ "Stanmore Election". Globe. 12 July 1882.
  5. ^ "Stanmore Election". The Press. 12 July 1882.