1863 Akaroa by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1863 Akaroa by-election was a by-election held on 30 October 1863 during the 3rd New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Akaroa. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Augustus White on 28 August 1863. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 245 The by-election was won by Lancelot Walker. It appears that there were no other candidates, and he was declared duly elected. There are no newspaper reports of a poll being held. Although two reports suggested that Captain R. Greaves was proposing to stand, a third said he had withdrawn.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18631031.2.13? Town and Country Lyttelton Times 31 October 1863 Papers Pasthttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NENZC18631013.2.39? The Composition of the House of Representatives Nelson Examiner 13 October 1863 Papers Pasthttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBT18631120.2.20? What will they do in the General Assembly? Hawke's Bay Times 20 November 1863 Papers Pasthttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?snippet=true&query=Akaroa+Greaves&start_date=01-10-1863&end_date=30-11-1863&type=ARTICLE Town and Country Lyttelton Times 13 October 1863 Papers Past Notes Akaroa 1863 Category:1863 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Canterbury Region Category:October 1863 in Oceania