1878 Grey Valley by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1878 Grey Valley by-election was a by-election held on 22 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the West Coast electorate of Grey Valley. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Martin Kennedy on 13 April 1878. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 210 The by-election was won by Richard Reeves. He was opposed by William Henry Harrison (who had been elected for the electorate in the 1871) and John Barrowman;Greymouth Nominations https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18780514.2.7.1 21 January 2019 West Coast Times 2843 14 May 1878 2 Heber Newton withdrew but got 25 votes.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/IT18780515.2.8 Untitled Inangahua Times 15 May 1878 Untitled New Zealand Times 15 May 1878 Results The following table gives the election result: Notes Grey Valley 1878 Category:1878 elections in New Zealand Category:May 1878 in Oceania Category:Grey District Category:Politics of the West Coast Region