1872 Caversham by-election

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The 1872 Caversham by-election was a by-election held on 28 August 1872 in the Caversham electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent Richard Cantrell, on 31 July 1872.[1]

The by-election was won by William Tolmie. His opponent William Cutten had also stood in the 1870 Caversham by-election. James Crowe Richmond was nominated but withdrew before the election; he received one vote.[2]

Results

1872 Caversham by-election[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Tolmie 217 58.65
Independent William Cutten 152 41.08
Independent James Crowe Richmond 1 0.27
Turnout 370
Majority 65 17.57

There were five polling booths. Tolmie won at four of them, and Cutten had a majority at the Andersons Bay booth.[5]

Tolmie Cutten Richmond
Caversham 85 66 1
Green Island 45 28 0
Andersons Bay 36 51 0
North Harbour 12 0 0
Portobello 39 7 0
217 152 1

References

  1. OCLC 154283103
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  2. ^ "Caversham Election". Otago Witness. No. 1082. 24 August 1872. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2019 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ "The Caversham Election". Otago Witness. No. 1083. 31 August 1872. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Dunedin". The Cromwell Argus. Vol. III, no. 146. 27 August 1872. p. 5.
  5. ^
    Evening Star
    . No. 2975. 31 August 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2019.


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