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1872 City of Nelson by-election
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New Zealand by-election
April 2024
July 2019
The 1872 City of Nelson by-election was a by-election held on 27 May 1872 in the City of Nelson electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Martin Lightband.
The by-election was won by David Luckie.
His victory was described as a victory for the government; his opponents were James Crowe Richmond and Alfred Saunders.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18720528.2.7? Nelson City Election The Colonist 28 May 1872 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NENZC18720529.2.11? The Moral of the Election Nelson examiner 29 May 1872
Results
The following table gives the election result:
References
Nelson 1872
Category:1872 elections in New Zealand
Category:Politics of Nelson, New Zealand