1875 Caversham by-election

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1875 Caversham by-election

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Turnout443
  Robert Stout, 1885.jpg William Larnach, 1890.jpg
Candidate Robert Stout William Larnach
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 232 211

Member before election

William Tolmie
Independent

Elected Member

Robert Stout
Independent

The 1875 Caversham by-election was a by-election held on 20 August 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Caversham electorate in the south-east of the South Island.

The by-election was held because of the death of sitting member of parliament William Tolmie.[1]

The election saw Robert Stout narrowly win the seat by just twenty-one votes over his sole opponent, William Larnach. Both were new to the political arena with neither having stood for Parliament before.

Results[]

The following table gives the election results:

1875 Caversham by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Stout 232 52.37
Independent William Larnach 211 47.63
Majority 11 4.74
Turnout 443

The results by polling booth were as follows:[2]

Polling booth Stout Larnach
Anderson's Bay 35 58
Caversham 116 104
Green Island 47 24
North Harbour 11 1
Portobello 23 34
Total: 232 211

Notes[]

  1. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 241.
  2. ^ a b "Caversham Election". The Evening Post. XII (45). 21 August 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

References[]

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.


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