The 1878 City of Wellington by-election was a by-election held in the multi-member City of Wellington electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament, on 18 February 1878.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of one of the two incumbent MPs, William Travers, and led to his replacement by George Elliott Barton as a form of protest.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | George Elliott Barton | 506 | 41.04 | ||
Independent | Colonel E. Pearce | 463 | 21.41 | ||
Independent | William Hutchison | 263 | 37.58 | ||
Majority | 43 | 3.49 | |||
Informal votes | |||||
Turnout | 1232 | ||||
Registered electors |
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