1885 Oamaru by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 October 2014 1885 Oamaru by-election New Zealand 1885 presidential no 1884 New Zealand general election 1884 general 1887 New Zealand general election 1887 general Oamaru (New Zealand electorate) 1885 5 20 y 817 (57.09%) Thomas Hislop Sr, 1878 (crop).jpg 140x140px Thomas William Hislop Independent politician 439 53.73% Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield.jpg 140x140px Lord Reidhaven Independent politician 378 46.27% MP Samuel Shrimski Thomas William Hislop Independent politician Independent politician The Oamaru by-election 1885 was a by-election held in the Oamaru electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament, on 20 May 1885. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Samuel Shrimski, who was appointed to the Legislative Council, and was won by Thomas William Hislop. Background For the 1876 election, Waitaki became a two-member electorate.McRobie 1989 39–44 Four candidates put their names forward. Steward and Joseph O'Meagher contested the election as abolitionists (i.e. they were in favour of abolishing the provincial government), while Thomas William Hislop and Shrimski were provincialists (i.e. they favoured the retention of provincial government).Latest Telegrams http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ST18751227.2.11 21 November 2010 The Southland Times 27 December 1875 2247 2 The provincialists won the election by quite some margin, and both became members of parliament for the first time.Waitaki Election. Declaration of the Poll. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NOT18760112.2.13 21 November 2010 North Otago Times 12 January 1876 XXIII 1170 2 Hislop and Shrimski were both confirmed in the 1879,Wilson 1985 205, 234 but Hislop resigned on 28 April 1880 "for private reasons".Wilson 1985 205Cyclopedia Company Limited 1897 83 From 1881 onwards, Waitaki became a single-member constituency again, and Shrimski won the re-constituted Oamaru electorate.Wilson 1985 234 In the 1884 general election, Shrimski was challenged by Viscount Reidhaven (who later became the Earl of Seafield when he succeeded his father).The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts 1905 https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d4-d17.html The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Cyclopedia Company Limited 7 February 2011 Christchurch The Hon. S. E. Shrimski Declaration of the Poll http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18840724.2.7 17 October 2014 The Oamaru Mail IV 1322 24 July 1884 2 Shrimski resigned on 28 March 1885 and was appointed to the Legislative Council on 15 May 1885.Wilson 1985 164, 234 Shrimski was one of an unprecedented nine appointments made by the Stout–Vogel Ministry in 1885, which inflated the council's membership to 54.Jackson 1972 50 Three other appointments also caused by-elections in the Tauranga, Waimea, and Southern Maori electorates.Untitled http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18850330.2.7 17 October 2014 The Oamaru Mail IX 2864 30 March 1885 2 The election Shrimski's resignation became public knowledge on 28 March 1885.The Oamaru Mail http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18850328.2.7 17 October 2014 IX 2863 28 March 1885 2 Hislop was first discussed by The Oamaru Mail as a likely candidate three days later, but he declared that he would only become a candidate if the electors so wished.The Oamaru Mail http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18850331.2.7 17 October 2014 IX 2865 31 March 1885 2 Reidhaven first advertised his candidacy on 6 April.Public Notices http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18850406.2.18.2 17 October 2014 The Oamaru Mail IX 2869 6 April 1885 3 William Hutchison's possible candidacy was discussed in the media, but nothing came of it.The Oamaru Mail http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18850410.2.9 17 October 2014 IX 2873 10 April 1885 2 A large meeting was held on Friday evening of 10 April for "liberal electors only" to choose a representative for the upcoming by-election. The candidacies of Hislop, who was in attendance, and Reidhaven, who was otherwise engaged, were discussed. Hislop was eventually proposed by one of the attendees, with three quarters of the electors supporting his nomination, and nobody voting against the motion. Nobody proposed Reidhaven.The Oamaru Mail http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18850411.2.11 17 October 2014 IX 2874 11 April 1885 3 The nomination meeting was held on 13 May, where Hislop and Reidhaven were formally put forward as candidates, with Hislop winning the show of hands.The Election http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18850513.2.10 17 October 2014 The Oamaru Mail IX 2901 13 May 1885 2 A Timaru evening paper wrote the following endorsement of Hislop just before the election, which The Oamaru Mail quoted in its 16 May edition:The Election http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18850516.2.8 17 October 2014 The Oamaru Mail IX 2904 16 May 1885 2 Mr Hislop is an old and active citizen of Oamaru, of liberal views and progressive energy, one too who has seen a good deal of public life. Above all, Mr Hislop has been the consistent foe of land monopoly. His noble opponent has just been called out of a position of obscurity to the enjoyment of a title. His political views have not yet been enunciated, his fitness for parliamentary honors has never yet been tested. He is an entirely untried man. A man who has filled representative public positions with credit is the most eligible candidate. Hislop won the by-election with a majority of 61 votes (7.47%). Election results 1884 election The 1884 general election was contested by two candidates in the Oamaru electorate. 1884 general election: OamaruThe General Election, 1884 http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1884-II.2.2.3.5 National Library 17 March 2012 3 1884 Independent politician Samuel Shrimski 483 55.26% +1.39% Independent politician Lord Reidhaven 391 44.74% 92 10.53% 874 63.29% +8.27% 1,381 1885 by-election Notes References The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District 1897 http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/name-412282.html The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Cyclopedia Company Limited New Zealand Electronic Text Collection 12 May 2020 Wellington Jackson William Keith The New Zealand Legislative Council : a study of the establishment, failure and abolition of an upper house https://archive.org/details/newzealandlegisl0000jack registration 1972 University of Otago Press Dunedin Electoral Atlas of New Zealand McRobie Alan 1989 GP Books Wellington 0-477-01384-8 Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. 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