24 April 1875 (1875-04-24) 1876 general → 112 105 | Turnout 244 | |
Winner John Ballance | ||
The Rangitikei by-election, 1875 was a by-election held on 24 April 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Rangitikei electorate on the West Coast of the North Island.
The by-election was held because of the resignation of sitting MP and previous Premier William Fox in order to pay an extended visit to England.
This election saw John Ballance narrowly win the seat by just seven votes over his main opponent, William Hogg Watt who had represented the Rangitikei electorate from 1866 to 1868 when he resigned. Conservative George Hutchison also ran. He was the son of William Hutchison a former Mayor of Wellington and Member of Parliament, though performed poorly.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
References
Rangitikei by-election, 1875 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA