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1879 City of Nelson by-election
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New Zealand by-election
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The 1879 City of Nelson by-election was a by-election held on 6 February 1879 in the City of Nelson electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Sharp.
The by-election was won by Acton Adams. He was described as the “Secularist” candidate;https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18790207.2.9.4?query=Election&start_date=01-02-1879&end_date=01-03-1879&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Nelson City election West Coast Times 7 February 1879 as with David Goldie in the 1879 City of Auckland West by-election; both favouring secular not denominational education.
The following table gives the election result:
References
Nelson 1879
Category:1879 elections in New Zealand
Category:Politics of Nelson, New Zealand