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The 1867 Kaiapoi by-election was a by-election held on 5 July 1867 during the 4th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Kaiapoi.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Joseph Beswick on 24 April 1867. [1]
The by-election was won by John Studholme. As there were no other candidates, he was declared duly elected. [2]
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