The 1861 Napier by-election was a by-election held in the Napier electorate during the 3rd New Zealand Parliament, on 1 July 1861.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Henry Stark and was won by William Colenso. Messrs Colenso, Sealy, Tucker and Ferguson were nominated, with Colenso subsequently elected with a majority of 17.
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Napier by-election, 1861 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA