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1884 Kaiapoi by-election

The 1884 Kaiapoi by-election was a by-election held on 16 May 1884 during the 8th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Kaiapoi.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Isaac Wilson on 7 April 1884.[1]

The by-election was won by Edward Richardson, who was unopposed (although earlier J. Lowthian Wilson had considered to stand).[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 246. OCLC 154283103.
  2. ^ "Kaiapoi Election". The Daily Telegraph. No. 4000. 17 May 1884. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Kaiapoi Election". Lyttelton Times. Vol. LXI, no. 7248. 23 May 1884. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Election Items". The Star. No. 5033. 20 June 1884. p. 2.