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style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">202 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">177 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">53.30 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">46.70 </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Member before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Seymour_(politician)" title="Arthur Seymour (politician)">Arthur Seymour</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected Member</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ward_(Marlborough_politician)" title="Joseph Ward (Marlborough politician)">Joseph Ward</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The 21 June <b>1875 Wairau by-election</b> was a <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_by-elections" title="List of New Zealand by-elections">by-election</a> held in the <a href="/wiki/Wairau_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wairau (New Zealand electorate)">Wairau</a> electorate in the <a href="/wiki/Marlborough_Province" title="Marlborough Province">Marlborough Province</a> during the <a href="/wiki/5th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="5th New Zealand Parliament">5th New Zealand Parliament</a>. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Seymour_(politician)" title="Arthur Seymour (politician)">Arthur Seymour</a> and was won by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ward_(Marlborough_politician)" title="Joseph Ward (Marlborough politician)">Joseph Ward</a>, who defeated <a href="/wiki/William_Sefton_Moorhouse" title="William Sefton Moorhouse">William Sefton Moorhouse</a>. Ward was a well-known politician in Marlborough. Moorhouse had political seniority over Ward and was at the time <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Wellington" title="Mayor of Wellington">Mayor of Wellington</a>, but had no personal connection to Marlborough. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1875_Wairau_by-election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arthur_Seymour">Arthur Seymour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1875_Wairau_by-election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Arthur Seymour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Seymour_(politician)" title="Arthur Seymour (politician)">Arthur Seymour</a> was a prominent politician in the <a href="/wiki/Marlborough_Province" title="Marlborough Province">Marlborough Province</a>. Seymour was a member of the Marlborough Provincial Council almost continuously during its existence from 1860 to 1876. He was the leader of the Picton Party that managed to have the provincial buildings for Marlborough built in <a href="/wiki/Picton,_New_Zealand" title="Picton, New Zealand">Picton</a> instead of <a href="/wiki/Blenheim,_New_Zealand" title="Blenheim, New Zealand">Blenheim</a>. Seymour was Superintendent of Marlborough in 1864 and 1865, and when he was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Eyes" title="William Henry Eyes">William Henry Eyes</a>, the capital seat was moved to Blenheim.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield1940b292_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield1940b292-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield1940a235_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield1940a235-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reason for Seymour's 1865 resignation was his appointment to the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Legislative_Council" title="New Zealand Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a>. Seymour in turn resigned from the Legislative Council in 1872 so that he could contest the <a href="/wiki/1872_Wairau_by-election" title="1872 Wairau by-election">1872 Wairau by-election</a> caused by Eyes' resignation from the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>; Seymour won the election.<sup id="cite_ref-1872_by-election_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1872_by-election-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1870, Seymour had commenced his second period as Superintendent for Marlborough Province.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield1940b292_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield1940b292-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Seymour resigned from the House of Representatives in May 1875 to visit England, mainly to see his ailing father while he (his father) was still alive. Seymour informed the public at a meeting on 6 May that he had resigned from Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-MEx_valedict_2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEx_valedict_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seymour stated that he would offer himself as a parliamentary candidate upon his return, and the meeting endorsed this intention.<sup id="cite_ref-MEx_valedict_2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEx_valedict_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first time that a Superintendent who visited England did not resign that role.<sup id="cite_ref-Return_of_Seymour_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Return_of_Seymour-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward was present at Seymour's meeting at after Seymour had spoken, Ward announced his candidacy for the upcoming by-election. Just as Ward finished his speech, Moorhouse walked into the meeting and addressed those present for an hour, also announcing his candidacy.<sup id="cite_ref-MEx_valedict_2_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEx_valedict_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joseph_Ward">Joseph Ward</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1875_Wairau_by-election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Joseph Ward"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ward_(Marlborough_politician)" title="Joseph Ward (Marlborough politician)">Joseph Ward</a> was a surveyor by trade, and he became a significant <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/runholder" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:runholder">runholder</a> who at one point had 50,000 sheep. He joined provincial politics in 1853 when the provinces were set up. For the first five years, he represented the Wairau electorate in the <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Provincial_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Nelson Provincial Council">Nelson Provincial Council</a>. The Marlborough Province split off from Nelson, Ward was elected onto the Marlborough Provincial Council and had continuous representation until the abolition of the provincial system in 1876.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield1940b459f_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield1940b459f-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward also contested the 1872 Wairau by-election, but he lost against Seymour.<sup id="cite_ref-1872_by-election_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1872_by-election-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For both Ward and Seymour, this had been their first attempt of getting elected to the House of Representatives. Seymour supported Ward's candidacy and asked the electors to support Ward and not "a stranger".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="William_Sefton_Moorhouse">William Sefton Moorhouse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1875_Wairau_by-election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: William Sefton Moorhouse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/William_Sefton_Moorhouse" title="William Sefton Moorhouse">William Sefton Moorhouse</a> was a senior politician who had held many important roles, but he had no connection with Marlborough.<sup id="cite_ref-DNZB_Moorhouse_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNZB_Moorhouse-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MEx_valedict_2_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEx_valedict_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moorhouse was a member of the <a href="/wiki/1st_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="1st New Zealand Parliament">1st New Zealand Parliament</a>, and by 1875, he had represented five different electorates in <a href="/wiki/Canterbury,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury, New Zealand">Canterbury</a> and on the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="West Coast, New Zealand">West Coast</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield1950127_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield1950127-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moorhouse had twice been Superintendent of <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Province" title="Canterbury Province">Canterbury Province</a> and had the <a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_Rail_Tunnel" title="Lyttelton Rail Tunnel">Lyttelton Rail Tunnel</a> built,<sup id="cite_ref-DNZB_Moorhouse_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNZB_Moorhouse-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> something that he stressed to the Wairau electors, who were keen for the railway to finally reach <a href="/wiki/Blenheim,_New_Zealand" title="Blenheim, New Zealand">Blenheim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MEx_valedict_2_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEx_valedict_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moorhouse, who was in ongoing financial difficulty, had not contested the <a href="/wiki/1871_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1871 New Zealand general election">1871 election</a>, but had instead taken the job of registrar in the Crown Lands Department in <a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a>, and he was made registrar general shortly afterwards. At the end of 1874, he won election as <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Wellington" title="Mayor of Wellington">Mayor of Wellington</a>, a role that he still held when he announced himself a candidate for the Wairau by-election.<sup id="cite_ref-DNZB_Moorhouse_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNZB_Moorhouse-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1875_Wairau_by-election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Four polling booths were provided in the Wairau electorate, and 283 votes were cast. Both candidates won two of the booths, but they had significantly different voter bases. Seymour won the election with a majority of 39 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-1875_by-election_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1875_by-election-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1875 Wairau by-election</a><sup id="cite_ref-1875_by-election_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1875_by-election-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ward_(Marlborough_politician)" title="Joseph Ward (Marlborough politician)">Joseph Ward</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>202 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>53.30 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+10.19 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/William_Sefton_Moorhouse" title="William Sefton Moorhouse">William Sefton Moorhouse</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">177 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">46.70 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">25 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">6.60 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−7.18 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Informal votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.04 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">379 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">94.04 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+30.16 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_registration" title="Voter registration">Registered electors</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em">403 </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The results by polling booth were as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-1872_by-election_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1872_by-election-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Booth </th> <th>Moorhouse </th> <th>Ward </th> <th>total </th></tr> <tr> <th>Blenheim </th> <td>125</td> <td>116</td> <td>241 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Marlborough Town </th> <td>41</td> <td>26</td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Renwick </th> <td>7</td> <td>36</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Wairau Valley </th> <td>2</td> <td>13</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Flaxbourne </th> <td>2</td> <td>11</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>total </th> <td>177</td> <td>202</td> <td>379 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>During his absence, Seymour remained in contact with Marlborough via letters and telegrams. He intended to leave for New Zealand again in October 1875, but the ship was cancelled and his journey delayed by several weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, the <a href="/wiki/1875%E2%80%931876_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1875–1876 New Zealand general election">1876 election</a> was approaching and an election committee formed for Seymour.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, <a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Henderson_(New_Zealand_mayor)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Henderson (New Zealand mayor) (page does not exist)">George Henderson</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Blenheim" title="Mayor of Blenheim">Mayor of Blenheim</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Henderson_obit_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Henderson_obit-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> became a candidate in the Wairau electorate whilst Ward announced that he would stand in the <a href="/wiki/Cheviot_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Cheviot (New Zealand electorate)">Cheviot</a> electorate instead.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After further delays, Seymour finally arrived in Blenheim on 14 January 1876 to a welcome function, just two weeks prior to the election.<sup id="cite_ref-Return_of_Seymour_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Return_of_Seymour-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seymour won the election in the Wairau electorate with 201 votes to 179 for Henderson.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward was beaten in the Cheviot electorate by <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Harper_(politician)" title="Leonard Harper (politician)">Leonard Harper</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1875_Wairau_by-election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 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href="/wiki/1854_Town_of_Nelson_by-election" title="1854 Town of Nelson by-election">Nelson, 1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_Waimea_by-election" title="1854 Waimea by-election">Waimea, 1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_City_of_Auckland_by-election" title="1854 City of Auckland by-election">City of Auckland, 1854</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2nd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="2nd New Zealand Parliament">2nd Parliament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1856_Motueka_and_Massacre_Bay_by-election" title="1856 Motueka and Massacre Bay by-election">Motueka and Massacre Bay, 1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Christchurch_Country_by-election" title="1856 Christchurch Country by-election">Christchurch Country, 1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Grey_and_Bell_by-election" title="1856 Grey and Bell by-election">Grey and Bell, 1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Town_of_Christchurch_by-election" title="1856 Town of Christchurch by-election">Christchurch, 1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Hutt_by-election" title="1856 Hutt by-election">Hutt, 1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_City_of_Auckland_by-election" title="1858 City of Auckland by-election">Auckland, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Pensioner_Settlements_by-election" title="1858 Pensioner Settlements by-election">Pensioner Settlements, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Southern_Division_by-election" title="1858 Southern Division by-election">Southern Division, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Grey_and_Bell_by-election" title="1858 Grey and Bell by-election">Grey and Bell, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Waimea_by-election" title="1858 Waimea by-election">Waimea, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Wairau_by-election" title="1858 Wairau by-election">Wairau, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Town_of_Lyttelton_by-election" title="1858 Town of Lyttelton by-election">Town of Lyttelton, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Akaroa_by-election" title="1858 Akaroa by-election">Akaroa, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Dunedin_Country_by-election" title="1858 Dunedin Country by-election">Dunedin Country, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Wairarapa_and_Hawke%27s_Bay_by-election" title="1858 Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay by-election">Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_City_of_Wellington_by-election" title="1858 City of Wellington by-election">Wellington, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Wellington_Country_by-election" title="1858 Wellington Country by-election">Wellington Country, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Hutt_by-election" title="1858 Hutt by-election">Hutt, 1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_Town_of_Dunedin_by-election" title="1859 Town of Dunedin by-election">Dunedin, 1859</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Supplementary elections, 1859</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections#1859_supplementary_election" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Cheviot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections#1859_supplementary_election" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Marsden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections#1859_supplementary_election" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Wairarapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections#1859_supplementary_election" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Wallace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2nd Parliament (continued)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1859_Waimea_by-election" title="1859 Waimea by-election">Waimea, 1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Town_of_Christchurch_by-election" title="1860 Town of Christchurch by-election">Christchurch, 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_1860_Suburbs_of_Auckland_by-election" title="January 1860 Suburbs of Auckland by-election">Suburbs of Auckland, Jan 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_1860_Suburbs_of_Auckland_by-election" title="April 1860 Suburbs of Auckland by-election">Suburbs of Auckland, Apr 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_1860_Suburbs_of_Auckland_by-election" title="August 1860 Suburbs of Auckland by-election">Suburbs of Auckland, Aug 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Dunedin_Country_by-election" title="1860 Dunedin Country by-election">Dunedin Country, 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Christchurch_Country_by-elections" title="1860 Christchurch Country by-elections">Christchurch Country, 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_City_of_Auckland_by-election" title="1860 City of Auckland by-election">Auckland, 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Omata_by-election" title="1860 Omata by-election">Omata, 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_County_of_Hawke_by-election" title="1860 County of Hawke by-election">County of Hawke, 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Northern_Division_by-election" title="1860 Northern Division by-election">Northern Division, 1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Grey_and_Bell_by-election" title="1860 Grey and Bell by-election">Grey and Bell, 1860</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/3rd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="3rd New Zealand Parliament">3rd Parliament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1861_Grey_and_Bell_by-election" title="1861 Grey and Bell by-election">Grey and Bell, 1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Suburbs_of_Nelson_by-election" title="1861 Suburbs of Nelson by-election">Suburbs of Nelson, 1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Napier_by-election" title="1861 Napier by-election">Napier, 1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Wanganui_by-election" title="1861 Wanganui by-election">Wanganui, 1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_City_of_Dunedin_by-elections" title="1862 City of Dunedin by-elections">Dunedin, 1862 </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Town_of_New_Plymouth_by-election" title="1862 Town of New Plymouth by-election">New Plymouth, 1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Ellesmere_by-election" title="1862 Ellesmere by-election">Ellesmere, 1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Avon_by-election" title="1862 Avon by-election">Avon, 1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Heathcote_by-election" title="1862 Heathcote by-election">Heathcote, 1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_City_of_Auckland_West_by-election" title="1862 City of Auckland West by-election">Auckland West, 1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Bruce_by-election" title="1862 Bruce by-election">Bruce, 1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Hampden_by-election" title="1862 Hampden by-election">Hampden, 1862</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Supplementary elections, 1863</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections#1863_supplementary_election" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Dunedin and Suburbs North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections#1863_supplementary_election" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Gold Fields</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">3rd Parliament (continued)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1863_Dunedin_and_Suburbs_South_by-election" title="1863 Dunedin and Suburbs South by-election">Dunedin and Suburbs South, 1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Hampden_by-election" title="1863 Hampden by-election">Hampden, 1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Kaiapoi_by-election" title="1863 Kaiapoi by-election">Kaiapoi, 1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Dunedin_and_Suburbs_North_by-election" title="1863 Dunedin and Suburbs North by-election">Dunedin and Suburbs North, 1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Town_of_New_Plymouth_by-election" title="1863 Town of New Plymouth by-election">New Plymouth, 1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Heathcote_by-election" title="1863 Heathcote by-election">Heathcote, 1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Akaroa_by-election" title="1863 Akaroa by-election">Akaroa, 1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Franklin_by-election" title="1864 Franklin by-election">Franklin, 1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Town_of_New_Plymouth_by-election" title="1864 Town of New Plymouth by-election">New Plymouth, 1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Waimea_by-election" title="1864 Waimea by-election">Waimea, 1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_1865_Bruce_by-election" title="April 1865 Bruce by-election">Bruce, Apr 1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Raglan_by-election" title="1865 Raglan by-election">Raglan, 1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Parnell_by-election" title="1865 Parnell by-election">Parnell, 1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Town_of_New_Plymouth_by-election" title="1865 Town of New Plymouth by-election">New Plymouth, 1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_1865_Bruce_by-election" title="July 1865 Bruce by-election">Bruce, Jul 1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Gold_Fields_by-election" title="1865 Gold Fields by-election">Gold Fields, 1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Rangitikei_by-election" title="1865 Rangitikei by-election">Rangitikei, 1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Omata_by-election" title="1865 Omata by-election">Omata, 1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Wairarapa_by-election" title="1865 Wairarapa by-election">Wairarapa, 1865</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/4th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="4th New Zealand Parliament">4th Parliament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1866_Mount_Herbert_by-election" title="1866 Mount Herbert by-election">Mount Herbert, 1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1866 Port Chalmers by-election">Port Chalmers, 1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_City_of_Dunedin_by-election" title="1867 City of Dunedin by-election">Dunedin, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_City_of_Christchurch_by-election" title="1867 City of Christchurch by-election">City of Christchurch, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Avon_by-election" title="1867 Avon by-election">Avon, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Manuherikia_by-election" title="1867 Manuherikia by-election">Manuherikia, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Wanganui_by-election" title="1867 Wanganui by-election">Wanganui, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Town_of_New_Plymouth_by-election" title="1867 Town of New Plymouth by-election">New Plymouth, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_City_of_Auckland_West_by-election" title="1867 City of Auckland West by-election">Auckland West, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Raglan_by-election" title="1867 Raglan by-election">Raglan, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Parnell_by-election" title="1867 Parnell by-election">Parnell, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1867 Port Chalmers by-election">Port Chalmers, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Waimea_by-election" title="1867 Waimea by-election">Waimea, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Lyttelton_by-election" title="1867 Lyttelton by-election">Lyttelton, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Kaiapoi_by-election" title="1867 Kaiapoi by-election">Kaiapoi, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Picton_by-election" title="1867 Picton by-election">Picton, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Pensioner_Settlements_by-election" title="1867 Pensioner Settlements by-election">Pensioner Settlements, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Ashley_by-election" title="1867 Ashley by-election">Ashley, 1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Omata_by-election" title="1868 Omata by-election">Omata, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Collingwood_by-election" title="1868 Collingwood by-election">Collingwood, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Westland_Boroughs_by-election" title="1868 Westland Boroughs by-election">Westland Boroughs, 1868</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Supplementary elections, 1868</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections#1868_supplementary_election" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Westland North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_supplementary_elections#1868_supplementary_election" title="New Zealand supplementary elections">Westland South</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/First_M%C4%81ori_elections" title="First Māori elections">First Māori elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Maori" title="Eastern Maori">Eastern Maori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Maori" title="Northern Maori">Northern Maori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Maori" title="Southern Maori">Southern Maori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Maori" title="Western Maori">Western Maori</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">4th Parliament (continued)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1868_Avon_by-election" title="1868 Avon by-election">Avon, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Picton_by-election" title="1868 Picton by-election">Picton, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Rangitikei_by-election" title="1868 Rangitikei by-election">Rangitikei, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Franklin_by-election" title="1868 Franklin by-election">Franklin, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Waikouaiti_by-election" title="1868 Waikouaiti by-election">Waikouaiti, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Lyttelton_by-election" title="1868 Lyttelton by-election">Lyttelton, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Timaru_by-election" title="1868 Timaru by-election">Timaru, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_City_of_Nelson_by-election" title="1868 City of Nelson by-election">Nelson, 1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Marsden_by-election" title="1869 Marsden by-election">Marsden, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Roslyn_by-election" title="1869 Roslyn by-election">Roslyn, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_City_of_Dunedin_by-election" title="1869 City of Dunedin by-election">Dunedin, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Newton_by-election" title="1869 Newton by-election">Newton, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Waikouaiti_by-election" title="1869 Waikouaiti by-election">Waikouaiti, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Town_of_New_Plymouth_by-election" title="1869 Town of New Plymouth by-election">New Plymouth, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Wallace_by-elections" title="1869 Wallace by-elections">Wallace, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Oamaru_by-election" title="1869 Oamaru by-election">Oamaru, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Taieri_by-election" title="1869 Taieri by-election">Taieri, 1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Bruce_by-election" title="1870 Bruce by-election">Bruce, 1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Mongonui_by-election" title="1870 Mongonui by-election">Mongonui, 1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Caversham_by-election" title="1870 Caversham by-election">Caversham, 1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Omata_by-election" title="1870 Omata by-election">Omata, 1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Parnell_by-election" title="1870 Parnell by-election">Parnell, 1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Riverton_by-election" title="1870 Riverton by-election">Riverton, 1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Westland_North_by-election" title="1870 Westland North by-election">Westland North, 1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_City_of_Christchurch_by-election" title="1870 City of Christchurch by-election">City of Christchurch, 1870</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/5th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="5th New Zealand Parliament">5th Parliament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1871_City_of_Auckland_West_by-election" title="1871 City of Auckland West by-election">Auckland West, 1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Roslyn_by-election" title="1871 Roslyn by-election">Roslyn, 1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Wairau_by-election" title="1872 Wairau by-election">Wairau, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Waikato_by-election" title="1872 Waikato by-election">Waikato, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Wakatipu_by-election" title="1872 Wakatipu by-election">Wakatipu, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Rodney_by-election" title="1872 Rodney by-election">Rodney, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_City_of_Nelson_by-election" title="1872 City of Nelson by-election">Nelson, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Waikouaiti_by-election" title="1872 Waikouaiti by-election">Waikouaiti, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Coleridge_by-election" title="1872 Coleridge by-election">Coleridge, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Heathcote_by-election" title="1872 Heathcote by-election">Heathcote, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Caversham_by-election" title="1872 Caversham by-election">Caversham, 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Egmont_by-election" title="1872 Egmont by-election">Egmont 1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Suburbs_of_Nelson_by-election" title="1873 Suburbs of Nelson by-election">Suburbs of Nelson, 1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Lyttelton_by-election" title="1873 Lyttelton by-election">Lyttelton, 1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Invercargill_by-election" title="1873 Invercargill by-election">Invercargill, 1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Waikouaiti_by-election" title="1873 Waikouaiti by-election">Waikouaiti, 1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Mongonui_and_Bay_of_Islands_by-election" title="1873 Mongonui and Bay of Islands by-election">Mongonui and Bay of Islands, 1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Wakatipu_by-election" title="1873 Wakatipu by-election">Wakatipu, 1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Collingwood_by-election" title="1873 Collingwood by-election">Collingwood, 1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Franklin_by-election" title="1874 Franklin by-election">Franklin, 1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Akaroa_by-elections" title="1874 Akaroa by-elections">Akaroa, 1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_City_of_Dunedin_by-election" title="1874 City of Dunedin by-election">Dunedin, 1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Waitemata_by-elections" title="1874 Waitemata by-elections">Waitemata,1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Kaiapoi_by-election" title="1875 Kaiapoi by-election">Kaiapoi, 1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_City_of_Auckland_West_by-elections" title="1875 City of Auckland West by-elections">Auckland West, 1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Rangitikei_by-election" title="1875 Rangitikei by-election">Rangitikei, 1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Waikouaiti_by-election" title="1875 Waikouaiti by-election">Waikouaiti, 1875</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Wairau, 1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Wallace_by-election" title="1875 Wallace by-election">Wallace, 1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Caversham_by-election" title="1875 Caversham by-election">Caversham, 1875</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/6th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="6th New Zealand Parliament">6th Parliament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1876_City_of_Auckland_West_by-election" title="1876 City of Auckland West by-election">Auckland West, 1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Wanganui_by-election" title="1876 Wanganui by-election">Wanganui, 1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Napier_by-election" title="1877 Napier by-election">Napier, 1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_City_of_Wellington_by-election" title="1877 City of Wellington by-election">Wellington, 1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Totara_by-election" title="1877 Totara by-election">Totara, 1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_City_of_Auckland_West_by-election" title="1877 City of Auckland West by-election">City of Auckland West, 1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Wairarapa_by-election" title="1877 Wairarapa by-election">Wairarapa, 1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_City_of_Wellington_by-election" title="1878 City of Wellington by-election">Wellington, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Parnell_by-election" title="1878 Parnell by-election">Parnell, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Timaru_by-election" title="1878 Timaru by-election">Timaru, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1878 Port Chalmers by-election">Port Chalmers, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Franklin_by-election" title="1878 Franklin by-election">Franklin, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Cheviot_by-election" title="1878 Cheviot by-election">Cheviot, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Grey_Valley_by-election" title="1878 Grey Valley by-election">Grey Valley, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Hokitika_by-election" title="1878 Hokitika by-election">Hokitika, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_City_of_Dunedin_by-election" title="1878 City of Dunedin by-election">Dunedin, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Taieri_by-election" title="1878 Taieri by-election">Taieri, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Invercargill_by-election" title="1878 Invercargill by-election">Invercargill, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Waipa_by-election" title="1878 Waipa by-election">Waipa, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Roslyn_by-election" title="1878 Roslyn by-election">Roslyn, 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Gladstone_by-election" title="1879 Gladstone by-election">Gladstone, 1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Mataura_by-election" title="1879 Mataura by-election">Mataura, 1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_City_of_Nelson_by-election" title="1879 City of Nelson by-election">Nelson, 1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_City_of_Auckland_West_by-election" title="1879 City of Auckland West by-election">Auckland West, 1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Coleridge_by-election" title="1879 Coleridge by-election">Coleridge, 1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Hutt_by-election" title="1879 Hutt by-election">Hutt, 1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Eastern_Maori_by-election" title="1879 Eastern Maori by-election">Eastern Maori, 1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Southern_Maori_by-election" title="1879 Southern Maori by-election">Southern Maori, 1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_City_of_Dunedin_by-election" title="1879 City of Dunedin by-election">Dunedin, 1879</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/7th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="7th New Zealand Parliament">7th Parliament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1880_Rangitikei_by-election" title="1880 Rangitikei by-election">Rangitikei, 1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Waitaki_by-election" title="1880 Waitaki by-election">Waitaki, 1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Waikaia_by-election" title="1880 Waikaia by-election">Waikaia, 1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Suburbs_of_Nelson_by-election" title="1881 Suburbs of Nelson by-election">Suburbs of Nelson, 1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Southern_Maori_by-election" title="1881 Southern Maori by-election">Southern Maori, 1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_City_of_Nelson_by-election" title="1881 City of Nelson by-election">Nelson, 1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Grey_Valley_by-election" title="1881 Grey Valley by-election">Grey Valley, 1881</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/8th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="8th New Zealand Parliament">8th Parliament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1882_Franklin_North_by-election" title="1882 Franklin North by-election">Franklin North, 1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Wakanui_by-election" title="1882 Wakanui by-election">Wakanui, 1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Stanmore_by-election" title="1882 Stanmore by-election">Stanmore, 1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Peninsula_by-election" title="1883 Peninsula by-election">Peninsula, 1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Selwyn_by-election" title="1883 Selwyn by-election">Selwyn, 1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Inangahua_by-election" title="1883 Inangahua by-election">Inangahua, 1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Bruce_by-election" title="1883 Bruce by-election">Bruce, 1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Selwyn_by-election" title="1884 Selwyn by-election">Selwyn, 1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Thorndon_by-election" title="1884 Thorndon by-election">Thorndon, 1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Kaiapoi_by-election" title="1884 Kaiapoi by-election">Kaiapoi, 1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_East_Coast_by-election" title="1884 East Coast by-election">East Coast, 1884</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/9th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="9th New Zealand Parliament">9th Parliament</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1885_Oamaru_by-election" title="1885 Oamaru by-election">Oamaru, 1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Tauranga_by-elections" title="1885 Tauranga by-elections">Tauranga, 1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Waimea_by-election" title="1885 Waimea by-election">Waimea, 1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Southern_Maori_by-election" title="1885 Southern Maori by-election">Southern Maori, 1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Wakanui_by-election" title="1885 Wakanui by-election">Wakanui, 1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Bruce_by-election" title="1885 Bruce by-election">Bruce, 1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Sydenham_by-election" title="1886 Sydenham by-election">Sydenham, 1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Dunedin_Central_by-election" title="1886 Dunedin Central by-election">Dunedin Central, 1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Waitemata_by-election" title="1886 Waitemata by-election">Waitemata, 1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Western_Maori_by-election" title="1886 Western Maori by-election">Western Maori, 1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Heathcote_by-election" title="1887 Heathcote by-election">Heathcote, 1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Port_Chalmers_by-election" title="1887 Port Chalmers by-election">Port Chalmers, 1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Te_Aro_by-election" title="1887 Te Aro by-election">Te Aro, 1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Northern_Maori_by-election" title="1887 Northern Maori by-election">Northern Maori, 1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Avon_by-election" title="1887 Avon by-election">Avon, 1887</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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