Template:Did you know nominations/Te Aroha by-election, 1891

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The result was: promoted by Carabinieri (talk) 17:40, 25 February 2013 (UTC).

Te Aroha by-election, 1891

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~~... that the 1891 Te Aroha by-election was the third unsuccessful attempt of New Zealand ornithologist Walter Buller (pictured) of entering Parliament?~~

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Comment: Ok, by-elections don't lend themselves for gripping DYK hooks, but the above is my attempt of keeping is semi-interesting. The reason that I wrote the article is that Huia is going to the today's featured article on 6 February, Buller appears in the caption of the lead photo, and apart from having been a lawyer and ornithologist, he also wanted to become a politician (but he didn't succeed). Would be cool if the DYK could run at the same time as Huia is on the front page, but I realise that it's a steep ask, as 6 Feb isn't that far away. Regarding the image, something needs sorting regarding its permissions, but that's outside of my area of expertise. If that's a stumbling block, there are other images that can be cropped to become portraits.

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:27, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Quibble: "attempt of ... Buller ... of entering" seems awkward. I propose ALT1 below: Aymatth2 (talk) 01:40, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

... that the 1891 Te Aroha by-election was the third unsuccessful attempt by New Zealand ornithologist Walter Buller (pictured) to enter Parliament?

Date, length and hook all OK, Good to go to the alt. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:43, 25 February 2013 (UTC)