1884 Kaiapoi by-election

The 1884 Kaiapoi by-election was a by-election held on 16 May 1884 during the 8th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Kaiapoi.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Isaac Wilson on 7 April 1884.[1]

The by-election was won by Edward Richardson, who was unopposed (although earlier J. Lowthian Wilson had considered to stand).[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 246. OCLC 154283103.
  2. "Kaiapoi Election". The Daily Telegraph. No. 4000. 17 May 1884. p. 3.
  3. "Kaiapoi Election". Lyttelton Times. Vol. LXI, no. 7248. 23 May 1884. p. 6.
  4. "Election Items". The Star. No. 5033. 20 June 1884. p. 2.


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