1872 Wakatipu by-election
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The 1872 Wakatipu by-election was a by-election held on 13 March 1872 in the Wakatipu electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Charles Edward Haughton on 21 December 1871.[1]
The by-election was won by Bendix Hallenstein, a "local".
It appears that Mr James Miller (a miner) was offered "a consideration" to stand down in favour of Mr James Macassey (a Dunedin lawyer), and a legal argument involving the editor of the Lake Wakatip Mail developed, with talk of a "libel action" and whether if the money was to a local charity was it still "a consideration". [2] [3] [4] [5]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Bendix Hallenstein | 432 | 63.53 | ||
Independent | James Macassey | 220 | 22.35 | ||
Independent | J. Miller | 28 | 4.12 | ||
Turnout | 537 | ||||
Majority | 151 | 28.12 |
References
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Telegrams". Wanganui Herald. 5 March 1872.
- ^ "Monthly Letter Home". Southgland Times. 12 March 1872.
- ^ "Political". Wellington Independent. 16 March 1872.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay Times". 21 March 1872.
- ^ "Untitled". Wanganui Herald. 16 March 1872.
- ^ "Queenstown". The Evening Post. 9 March 1872.
- ^ "Untitled". Wellington Independent. 28 May 1872.
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