1869 Wallace by-elections

Two New Zealand by-elections April 2024 September 2023 The 1869 Wallace by-elections were two by-elections held in the Wallace electorate in Southland, following two resignations during the 4th New Zealand Parliament Alexander McNeil resigned and was replaced on 30 April by Cuthbert Cowan, who was unopposed. McNeil supported the Stafford Ministry, Cowan did not.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18690507.2.11? Dunedin Evening Post 7 May 1869 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18690503.2.8 District of Wallace Southland Times 3 May 1869 Cuthbert Cowan resigned and was replaced on 17 September by George Webster. Webster won by six votes over his opponent James Clark Brown, who had been associated with the Gold Fields (though not as an MP) and was a resident of Lawrence.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BH18690922.2.24 Lawrence Bruce Herald 22 September 1869 Results References Wallace 1869 Category:1869 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Southland Region Category:April 1869 in Oceania Category:September 1869 in Oceania