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1854 Waimea by-election

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The Waimea by-election 1854 was a by-election held in the multi-member Waimea electorate during the 1st New Zealand Parliament, on 21 June 1854, and was the second by-election in New Zealand political history (and the first contested by-election), coming two days after the Town of Nelson by-election.

The Waimea MP William Cautley and the neighbouring Town of Nelson electorate's MP William Travers both resigned on 26 May 1854, two days after the start of the first Parliamentary session of the 1st New Zealand Parliament. On nomination day (20 June) William Travers and Francis Jollie were nominated (Jollie was nominated in absentia), and after a show of hands in favour of Jollie, Travers demanded a poll. William Travers was subsequently elected the following day.[1]

Results

1854 Waimea by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Travers 126 64.0
Independent Francis Jollie 71 36.0
Turnout 197
Majority 55

References

  1. ^ a b "The Elections". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XIII. 24 June 1854. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2013.