1875 Kaiapoi by-election

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The 1875 Kaiapoi by-election was a by-election held on 30 October 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Kaiapoi.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Studholme on 8 December 1874.[1]

The by-election was won by Charles Bowen.

Results

The following table gives the election result:

1875 Kaiapoi by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles Bowen 294 60.49
Independent Joseph Beswick 192 39.51
Turnout 486
Majority 102 20.99

Notes

  1. OCLC 154283103
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  2. ^ "Kaiapoi Election". Press. Vol. XXIII, no. 2941. 23 January 1875. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Kaiapoi Election". Press. Vol. XXIII, no. 2943. 26 January 1875. p. 2.


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