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New Zealand by-election
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The 1875 Rangitikei by-election 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 member of parliament and previous Premier William Fox on 11 March 1875[ 1]
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.
The following table gives the election results:
McIvor, Timothy (1989). The Rainmaker: A biography of John Ballance journalist and politician 1839–1893 . Auckland: Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0024-5 .
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103 .
1st Parliament 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
Supplementary elections, 1859 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
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
Supplementary elections, 1863 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
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
Supplementary elections, 1868 First Māori elections 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
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
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
7th Parliament 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
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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