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1870 City of Christchurch by-election
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The 1870 City of Christchurch by-election was a by-election held on 12 August 1870 during the 4th New Zealand Parliament in the Christchurch electorate of Christchurch.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP William Travers.
The by-election was won by William Sefton Moorhouse.
On the appointed day William Sefton Moorhouse was nominated, and as there were no other nominations he was declared elected. He then made a speech which one report said contained "nothing of importance".
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