City of Auckland by-election, 1854

The City of Auckland by-election 1854 was a by-election held in the multi-member City of Auckland electorate during the 1st New Zealand Parliament, on 4 August 1854. It was one of the earliest by-elections in New Zealand political history and was triggered by the resignation of Thomas Bartley who took up a place in the Legislative Council.[1] The election was won by William Brown.[2]

Results

City of Auckland by-election, 1854[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Brown 367 63.72
Independent John Williamson 209 36.28
Turnout 576
Majority 158

Notes

  1. Scholefield 1950, p. 73.
  2. Scholefield 1950, p. 97.
  3. "The City Election". Daily Southern Cross XI (742). 8 August 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

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