1878 Cheviot by-election

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The 1878 Cheviot by-election was a by-election held on 21 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of Cheviot in Canterbury.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Leonard Harper on 2 April 1878. [1]

The by-election was won by Alfred Saunders.

Results

The following table gives the election result:

1878 Cheviot by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alfred Saunders 94 57.67
Independent Henry Ingles 6942.33
Turnout 163
Majority 2515.34

Notes

  1. Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC   154283103.
  2. "The Cheviot Election". Globe. Vol. IX, no. 1300. 20 May 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2019.