1867 Picton by-election

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The 1867 Picton by-election was a by-election held on 25 July 1867 in the Picton electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Arthur Beauchamp on 12 July 1867. [1] He had been elected on 14 March 1866 (see 1866 New Zealand general election), but did not have the private income then required to be a parliamentarian. [2]

The by-election was won by William Adams. As no other candidates were nominated, he was declared duly elected. [3]

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References

  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 183. OCLC   154283103.
  2. Yska, Redmer (2017). A Strange Beautiful Excitement: Katherine Mansfield's Wellington 1888–1903. Dunedin: Otago University Press. pp. 94, 96. ISBN   978-0-947522-54-4.
  3. "Untitled". Nelson Evening Mail. 30 July 1867.