1877 Totara by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1877 Totara by-election was a by-election held on 30 April 1877 in the Totara electorate on the West Coast of New Zealand during the 6th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent MP George Henry Tribe on 19 March 1877. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 241 The by-election was won by William Gisborne. The polling place at Saltwater Creek recorded only a single vote (for Gisborne). https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH18770505.2.9 Untitled Wanganui Herald 5 May 1877 The partial result below has a majority of 57 for Gisborne, although a late return from Hunt's Beach at Jackson's Bay resulted in his majority being 83 or 84.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18770512.2.23? Hon Mr Gisborne's Election The Press 12 May 1877 Totara Election West Coast Times 2 May 1877 Results References Totara 1877 Category:1877 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the West Coast Region Category:April 1877 in Oceania