1867 Picton by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 March 2019 The 1867 Picton by-election was a by-election held on 25 July 1867 in the Picton electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Arthur Beauchamp on 12 July 1867. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 183 He had been elected on 14 March 1866 (see 1866 New Zealand general election), but did not have the private income then required to be a parliamentarian. Yska Redmer A Strange Beautiful Excitement: Katherine Mansfield's Wellington 1888–1903 2017 Otago University Press Dunedin 978-0-947522-54-4 94, 96 The by-election was won by William Adams. As no other candidates were nominated, he was declared duly elected.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18670730.2.10?query=Adams&page=5&start_date=19-07-1867&end_date=30-08-1867&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Untitled Nelson Evening Mail 30 July 1867 References Picton 1867 Category:1867 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Marlborough District Category:July 1867 in Oceania