1875 Caversham by-election

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1875 Caversham by-election

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Turnout443
 
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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 241.
  2. ^ a b "Caversham Election". The Evening Post. Vol. XII, no. 45. 21 August 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

References[edit]

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