1875 Caversham by-election

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1875 Caversham by-election
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20 August 1875
Turnout443
  Robert Stout, 1885.jpg William Larnach, 1890.jpg
Candidate Robert Stout William Larnach
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote232211

Member before election

William Tolmie
Independent

Elected Member

Robert Stout
Independent

The 1875 Caversham by-election was a by-election held on 20 August 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Caversham electorate in the south-east of the South Island.

Contents

The by-election was held because of the death of sitting member of parliament William Tolmie. [1]

The election saw Robert Stout narrowly win the seat by just twenty-one votes over his sole opponent, William Larnach. Both were new to the political arena with neither having stood for Parliament before.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1875 Caversham by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Stout 232 52.37
Independent William Larnach 21147.63
Majority 114.74
Turnout 443

The results by polling booth were as follows: [2]

Polling boothStoutLarnach
Anderson's Bay3558
Caversham116104
Green Island4724
North Harbour111
Portobello2334
Total:232211

Notes

  1. Wilson 1985, pp. 241.
  2. 1 2 "Caversham Election". The Evening Post . Vol. XII, no. 45. 21 August 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

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