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.
1875 Caversham by-election
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Turnout | 443 |
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The by-election was held because of the death of sitting member of parliament William Tolmie.
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.
The following table gives the election results:
The results by polling booth were as follows:[2]
Polling booth
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Stout
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Larnach
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Anderson's Bay
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35 |
58
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Caversham
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116 |
104
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Green Island
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47 |
24
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North Harbour
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11 |
1
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Portobello
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23 |
34
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Total:
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232 |
211
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- 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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