The 1885 Waimea by-election was a by-election held on 3 June 1885 in the Waimea electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Joseph Shephard on 15 April 1885.[1]
The by-election was won by John Kerr. The runner up was William Norris Franklyn (who, at some point, was chair of Waimea County Council) by three votes, with six candidates having contested the election.[2][3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Kerr | 253 | 42.38 | ||
| Independent | William Norris Franklyn[5] | 250 | 41.88 | ||
| Independent | William Whyte | 94 | 15.75 | ||
| Independent | Christian Dencker | 91 | 15.24 | ||
| Independent | William Wastney | 59 | 9.88 | ||
| Independent | Jesse Piper | 32 | 5.36 | ||
| Turnout | 597 | ||||
| Majority | 3 | 0.50 | |||
Notes
edit- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 234. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "The Waimea Election". Colonist. Vol. XXVIII, no. 4140. 16 May 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Waimea County Council". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Waikouaiti Election". Nelson Examiner. 6 July 1872.
- ^ Scholefield 1940, pp. 280.
References
edit- Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs.
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