The Selwyn by-election of 1884 was a by-election held on 15 February 1884 during the 8th New Zealand Parliament in the rural Canterbury electorate of Selwyn.
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The by-election was caused by the death, on 18 December 1883, of the previous member of parliament Edward Lee, who had won the previous by-election in April 1883.[1]
The by-election was contested by John McLachlan and Edward Wakefield, the latter winning the show of hands at the nomination meeting.[2] The election was won by Wakefield, with 479 votes to 316.[3][4]
Results
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Edward Wakefield | 479 | 60.25 | ||
| Independent | John McLachlan | 316 | 39.75 | ||
| Majority | 163 | 20.50 | |||
| Turnout | 795 | +177 | |||
McLachland won the polling booth at Leeston by one vote, but Wakefield won the other booths at Brookside, Southbridge and Dunsandel.[3] At the 1884 general election on 22 July, Wakefield was returned unopposed in Selwyn.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 212.
- ^ "Selwyn Election". The Press. Vol. XL, no. 5739. 9 February 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Selwyn Election". The Press. Vol. XL, no. 5755. 28 February 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 242.
- ^ "The General Election, 1884". National Library. 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
References
edit- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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