1872 Waikato by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1872 Waikato by-election was a by-election held on 1 March 1872 in the Waikato electorate in the Waikato region of New Zealand during the 5th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP James McPherson on 20 December 1871. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 217 The by-election was won by Major William Jackson. He was unopposed.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18720302.2.19? The Waikato New Zealand Herald 2 March 1872 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18720207.2.9? Waikato Election New Zealand Herald 7 February 1872 The election was delayed as the principal polling place was moved from Ngāruawāhia to Hamilton.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GLOBE18790509.2.19? Coleridge Election Globe 9 May 1872 References Waikato 1872 Category:1872 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Waikato Category:March 1872 in Oceania