1875 Rangitikei by-election

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1875 Rangitikei by-election
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  1871 general 24 April 1875 (1875-04-24) 1876 general  
Turnout244
  John Ballance (Photo).jpg William Hogg Watt, 1870s.jpg
Candidate John Ballance William Hogg Watt
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote112105

Member before election

William Fox
Independent

Elected Member

John Ballance
Independent

The 1875 Rangitikei by-election was a by-election held on 24 April 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Rangitikei electorate on the West Coast of the North Island.

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The by-election was held because of the resignation of sitting member of parliament and previous Premier William Fox on 11 March 1875 [1] in order to pay an extended visit to England. [2]

This election saw John Ballance narrowly win the seat by just seven votes over his main opponent, William Hogg Watt who had represented the Rangitikei electorate from 1866 to 1868 when he resigned. [3] Conservative George Hutchison also ran. He was the son of William Hutchison a former mayor of Wellington and Member of Parliament, though performed poorly.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1875 Rangitikei by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Ballance 112 45.90
Independent William Hogg Watt 10543.03
Independent George Hutchison 2711.06
Majority72.86
Turnout 244

See also

Notes

  1. Wilson 1985 , p. 197
  2. McIvor 1989, p. 52.
  3. Wilson 1985, pp. 181, 244.
  4. McIvor 1989, p. 53.

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