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George Grey, around the time of his Premiership.
This is a summary of the electoral history of Sir George Grey , Prime Minister of New Zealand , (1877–1879). He represented six electorates during his political career.
Parliamentary elections
Grey's first electoral contest in 1870 was fought in the
United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of
Newark . Subsequent electoral contests were all in New Zealand.
1870 by-election
1875 by-election
1876 election
a Grey resigned from the
1876 Auckland West by-election
) was held to replace Grey in Auckland West.
1879 election
b Grey was unseated on petition in Christchurch , as he had already been elected in the Thames electorate. The committee decision (decided on the chairman's casting vote after a split three-three committee vote; see 1879 New Zealand general election ) was the opposite to the decision on the 1876 petition.
1881 election
1884 election
1887 election
1891 by-election
1893 election
Notes
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^ "Newark" . Belfast Telegraph . 31 January 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ "The Newark Election" . Morning Advertiser . 28 March 1870. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ "By Electric Telegraph" . Vol. IX, no. 1267. Westport Times. 30 March 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .
^ "Auckland" . Vol. XXIII, no. 1159. North Otago Times. 23 December 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2010 .
^ "Declaration of the Poll at Thames" . The New Zealand Herald . Vol. XIII, no. 4419. 12 January 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .
^ "Thames Election" . Vol. VIII, no. 777. Bay of Plenty Times. 4 September 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .
^ "Christchurch Election" . No. 3563. Star. 11 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .
^ Cooper, G. S. (1882). Votes Recorded for Each Candidate . Government Printer. Retrieved 24 October 2015 .
^ Cooper, G. S. (1884). The General Election, 1884 . National Library . pp. 1–3. Retrieved 24 December 2014 .
^ "The General Election, 1887" . National Library. 1887. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 25 February 2012 .
^ "NEW ZEALAND" . Vol. XXVII, no. 79. Marlborough Express. 6 April 1891. Retrieved 13 April 2010 .
^ The General Election, 1893 . Government Printer. 1894. Retrieved 19 November 2013 .
^ "The General Election" . Otago Daily Times . 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013 .
^ a b c "Electorate City of Auckland" . Auckland Star . Vol. XXIV, no. 274. 18 November 1893. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2013 .
References
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. .