The 1872 Waikouaiti by-election was a by-election held on 12 June 1872 in the Waikouaiti electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP George McLean on 19 March 1872. [1]
The by-election was won by David Monro. He addressed the electors thanking them for their support: [2]
See for the names of those nominated: [3]
The following table gives the election result (NB: Mr Thompson got 12 not 11 votes; from the Nelson Examiner subtotals by polling place):
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Monro | 232 | 69.46 | ||
Independent | Dr Webster | 58 | 17.37 | ||
Independent | Mr J. Preston | 44 | 13.17 | ||
Independent | Mr D. Hutcheson | 25 | 7.49 | ||
Independent | Mr A. Thompson | 12 | 3.59 | ||
Independent | Mr W. H. Cutten | 10 | 2.99 | ||
Turnout | 334 | ||||
Majority | 174 | 8.09 |
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