1879 Coleridge by-election

New Zealand by-election

The 1879 Coleridge by-election was a by-election held on 8 May 1879 in the Coleridge electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand during the 6th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Cathcart Wason on 14 April 1879.[1]

The by-election was won by George Hart. He was unopposed, and "little interest was taken in the election".[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 244. OCLC 154283103.
  2. ^ "Coleridge Election". Poverty Bay Herald. 9 May 1879.
  3. ^ "Coleridge Election". Globe. 9 May 1879.
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