1879 Mataura by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1879 Mataura by-election was a by-election held on 15 January 1879 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of Mataura in Southland. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP William Wood on 10 December 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 247 The by-election was won by James Shanks. Both Shanks and Kinross were described as "Greyites" or Government supporters, though Shank's views were said to be much more moderate than those of Kinross. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18790103.2.25?query=Kinross&page=2&start_date=02-01-1879&end_date=18-02-1879&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Bluff Auckland Star 3 January 1879 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18790107.2.5.9?query=Kinross&page=2&start_date=02-01-1879&end_date=18-02-1879&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Mataura Election West Coast Times 7 January 1879 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18790107.2.20 Mataura Election Lyttelton Times 7 January 1879 Results The following table gives the election result: Notes Mataura 1879 Category:1879 elections in New Zealand Category:January 1879 in Oceania Category:Politics of the Southland Region