Selwyn by-election, 1884

Selwyn by-election, 1884
New Zealand
15 February 1884 (1884-02-15)

Turnout 795
 
Candidate Edward Wakefield John McLachlan
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 479 316
Percentage 60.25% 39.75%

MP before election

Edward Lee
Independent

Elected MP

Edward Wakefield
Independent

The Selwyn by-election of 1884 was a by-election held on 15 February 1884 during the 8th New Zealand Parliament in the rural Canterbury electorate of Selwyn.

The by-election was caused by the death, on 18 December 1883, of the previous MP Edward Lee, who had won the previous by-election in April 1883.[1]

The by-election was contested by John McLachlan and Edward Wakefield, the latter winning the show of hands at the nomination meeting.[2] The election was won by Wakefield, with 479 votes to 316.[3][4]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Selwyn by-election, 1884[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edward Wakefield 479 60.25
Independent John McLachlan 316 39.75
Majority 163 20.50
Turnout 795 +177

McLachland won the polling booth at Leeston by one vote, but Wakefield won the other booths at Brookside, Southbridge and Dunsandel.[3] At the 1884 general election on 22 July, Wakefield was returned unopposed in Selwyn.[5]

Notes

  1. Wilson 1985, p. 212.
  2. "Selwyn Election". The Press XL (5739). 9 February 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Selwyn Election". The Press XL (5755). 28 February 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 242.
  5. "The General Election, 1884". National Library. 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2012.

References

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