1883 Peninsula by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1883 Peninsula by-election was a by-election held on 22 January 1883 during the 8th New Zealand Parliament in the Otago electorate of Peninsula. The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent MP James Seaton on 10 November 1882. The by-election was won by William Larnach. He was opposed by Bishop Moran and Michael Donnelly. One sub-headline on the result of the election was "Bishop defeated". https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS18830123.2.7?query=Election&start_date=20-01-1883&end_date=29-01-1883&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE The Peninsula Election Hawera and Normanby Star 23 January 1883 Another report expected a "close run" between Larnarch and Donnelly, but the Bishop came second.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT18830123.2.27?query=Election&page=2&start_date=20-01-1883&end_date=29-01-1883&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Peninsula Election Bay of Plenty Times 23 January 1883 Results The following table gives the election result: Notes Peninsula 1883 Category:1883 elections in New Zealand Category:January 1883 in Oceania Category:Politics of Otago