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1877 City of Auckland West by-election
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New Zealand by-election
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July 2019
The 1877 City of Auckland West by-election was a by-election held on 2 May 1877 in the City of Auckland West electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament. It was then a two-member electorate.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Benjamin Tonks.
James Wallis a clergyman was elected.
His opponent Robert Graham was a former Superintendent of Auckland Province, and there was some surprise at his defeat.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18770519.2.25.1? Auckland Otago Witness 19 May 1877 Papers Past
Result
The following table gives the election result:
References
Auckland West 1877
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