1882 Stanmore by-election

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The 1882 Stanmore by-election was a by-election held on 12 July 1882 in the Stanmore electorate during the 8th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the election of the incumbent MP Walter Pilliet being voided on a petition on 20 February 1882.

The seat was retained by Pilliet.

Initially a 0 (zero) was mistaken for a 9 (nine) and the total for the Hon E. Richardson was wrong (336 not 345). [1]

And the Waikato Times published a grossly erroneous poll result. [2]

Results

The following table gives the election result:

1882 Stanmore by-election [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Walter Pilliet 469 44.33
Independent Edward Richardson 34532.61
Independent William Patten Cowlishaw24423.06
Turnout 1,058
Majority12411.72

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References

  1. "The Stanmore Election". Marlborough Express. 17 July 1882.
  2. "The Stanmore Election". Waikato Times . 13 July 1882.
  3. "Stanmore Election". The Star . 14 July 1872.
  4. "Stanmore Election". Globe. 12 July 1882.
  5. "Stanmore Election". The Press . 12 July 1882.