Two New Zealand by-elections
The 1862 City of Dunedin by-elections were three by-elections held in the City of Dunedin electorate in Dunedin following three resignations.
The City of Dunedin electorate was one of the original 24 electorates used for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853.
In 1862 it was a two-member electorate in the 3rd New Zealand Parliament. That year, the following by-elections were held.
March 1862
Thomas Dick had resigned as his business interests meant that he could not travel to Auckland for the current session.[1] Major Richardson was nominated to replace Dick, who then decided to stand again. At a nomination meeting on Tuesday, 18 March, a show of hands gave 15 for Dick and 14 for Richardson; Richardson called for a poll.[2] But later it was found that Richardson had been nominated by Mr Lloyd who was not an elector for the same district and so was not qualified to nominate him.[3][4] So Dick was re-elected on 18 or 19 March without a poll being held. Apart from the period before his re-election, he was a member for the electorate for the whole of 1862.
May 1862
Edward McGlashan resigned and on 30 May was replaced by John Richardson.[5] He was opposed by James Paterson. The result of the poll was:
November 1862
John Richardson resigned and on 15 November was replaced by James Paterson. Major Richardson was transferred to the new electorate of Dunedin and Suburbs North, and thought it fair to let the electors of the new electorate have a vote. However, the writ was issued for the abolished electorate of the City of Dunedin, and the two individuals present nominated Paterson, the only nomination.[7] As the last person elected, Paterson was transferred to the new electorate of Dunedin and Suburbs South
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1st Parliament | |
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2nd Parliament |
- Motueka and Massacre Bay, 1856
- Christchurch Country, 1856
- Grey and Bell, 1856
- Christchurch, 1856
- Hutt, 1856
- Auckland, 1858
- Pensioner Settlements, 1858
- Southern Division, 1858
- Grey and Bell, 1858
- Waimea, 1858
- Wairau, 1858
- Town of Lyttelton, 1858
- Akaroa, 1858
- Dunedin Country, 1858
- Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, 1858
- Wellington, 1858
- Wellington Country, 1858
- Hutt, 1858
- Dunedin, 1859
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Supplementary elections, 1859 | |
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2nd Parliament (continued) |
- Waimea, 1859
- Christchurch, 1860
- Suburbs of Auckland, Jan 1860
- Suburbs of Auckland, Apr 1860
- Suburbs of Auckland, Aug 1860
- Dunedin Country, 1860
- Christchurch Country, 1860
- Auckland, 1860
- Omata, 1860
- County of Hawke, 1860
- Northern Division, 1860
- Grey and Bell, 1860
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3rd Parliament |
- Grey and Bell, 1861
- Suburbs of Nelson, 1861
- Napier, 1861
- Wanganui, 1861
- Dunedin, 1862
- New Plymouth, 1862
- Ellesmere, 1862
- Avon, 1862
- Heathcote, 1862
- Auckland West, 1862
- Bruce, 1862
- Hampden, 1862
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Supplementary elections, 1863 | |
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3rd Parliament (continued) |
- Dunedin and Suburbs South, 1863
- Hampden, 1863
- Kaiapoi, 1863
- Dunedin and Suburbs North, 1863
- New Plymouth, 1863
- Heathcote, 1863
- Akaroa, 1863
- Franklin, 1864
- New Plymouth, 1864
- Waimea, 1864
- Bruce, Apr 1865
- Raglan, 1865
- Parnell, 1865
- New Plymouth, 1865
- Bruce, Jul 1865
- Gold Fields, 1865
- Rangitikei, 1865
- Omata, 1865
- Wairarapa, 1865
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4th Parliament |
- Mount Herbert, 1866
- Port Chalmers, 1866
- Dunedin, 1867
- City of Christchurch, 1867
- Avon, 1867
- Manuherikia, 1867
- Wanganui, 1867
- New Plymouth, 1867
- Auckland West, 1867
- Raglan, 1867
- Parnell, 1867
- Port Chalmers, 1867
- Waimea, 1867
- Lyttelton, 1867
- Kaiapoi, 1867
- Picton, 1867
- Pensioner Settlements, 1867
- Ashley, 1867
- Omata, 1868
- Collingwood, 1868
- Westland Boroughs, 1868
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Supplementary elections, 1868 | |
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First Māori elections | |
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4th Parliament (continued) |
- Avon, 1868
- Picton, 1868
- Rangitikei, 1868
- Franklin, 1868
- Waikouaiti, 1868
- Lyttelton, 1868
- Timaru, 1868
- Nelson, 1868
- Marsden, 1869
- Roslyn, 1869
- Dunedin, 1869
- Newton, 1869
- Waikouaiti, 1869
- New Plymouth, 1869
- Wallace, 1869
- Oamaru, 1869
- Taieri, 1869
- Bruce, 1870
- Mongonui, 1870
- Caversham, 1870
- Omata, 1870
- Parnell, 1870
- Riverton, 1870
- Westland North, 1870
- City of Christchurch, 1870
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5th Parliament |
- Auckland West, 1871
- Roslyn, 1871
- Wairau, 1872
- Waikato, 1872
- Wakatipu, 1872
- Rodney, 1872
- Nelson, 1872
- Waikouaiti, 1872
- Coleridge, 1872
- Heathcote, 1872
- Caversham, 1872
- Egmont 1872
- Suburbs of Nelson, 1873
- Lyttelton, 1873
- Invercargill, 1873
- Waikouaiti, 1873
- Mongonui and Bay of Islands, 1873
- Wakatipu, 1873
- Collingwood, 1873
- Franklin, 1874
- Akaroa, 1874
- Dunedin, 1874
- Waitemata,1874
- Kaiapoi, 1875
- Auckland West, 1875
- Rangitikei, 1875
- Waikouaiti, 1875
- Wairau, 1875
- Wallace, 1875
- Caversham, 1875
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6th Parliament |
- Auckland West, 1876
- Wanganui, 1876
- Napier, 1877
- Wellington, 1877
- Totara, 1877
- City of Auckland West, 1877
- Wairarapa, 1877
- Wellington, 1878
- Parnell, 1878
- Timaru, 1878
- Port Chalmers, 1878
- Franklin, 1878
- Cheviot, 1878
- Grey Valley, 1878
- Hokitika, 1878
- Dunedin, 1878
- Taieri, 1878
- Invercargill, 1878
- Waipa, 1878
- Roslyn, 1878
- Gladstone, 1879
- Mataura, 1879
- Nelson, 1879
- Auckland West, 1879
- Coleridge, 1879
- Hutt, 1879
- Eastern Maori, 1879
- Southern Maori, 1879
- Dunedin, 1879
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7th Parliament | |
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8th Parliament |
- Franklin North, 1882
- Wakanui, 1882
- Stanmore, 1882
- Peninsula, 1883
- Selwyn, 1883
- Inangahua, 1883
- Bruce, 1883
- Selwyn, 1884
- Thorndon, 1884
- Kaiapoi, 1884
- East Coast, 1884
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9th Parliament |
- Oamaru, 1885
- Tauranga, 1885
- Waimea, 1885
- Southern Maori, 1885
- Wakanui, 1885
- Bruce, 1885
- Sydenham, 1886
- Dunedin Central, 1886
- Waitemata, 1886
- Western Maori, 1886
- Heathcote, 1887
- Port Chalmers, 1887
- Te Aro, 1887
- Northern Maori, 1887
- Avon, 1887
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10th Parliament | |
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