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1870 Parnell by-election
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New Zealand by-election
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The 1870 Parnell by-election was a by-election held on 12 May 1870 in the Parnell electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Charles Heaphy on 13 April 1870. Wilson James Oakley New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 204
The by-election was won by Reader Wood, who had held the seat from 1861 to 1865. As no other candidates were nominated, he was declared duly elected.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18700513.2.24? Parnell Election New Zealand Herald 13 May 1870 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18650420.2.15? Parnell Election Auckland Star 12 May 1870
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