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1883 Selwyn by-election
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New Zealand by-election
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The 1883 Selwyn by-election was a by-election held on 6 April 1883 during the 8th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Selwyn.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Hall.
The by-election was won by Edward Lee.
A government supporter, he was opposed by the Hon. Edward Richardson and John McLachlan. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18830331.2.18.5? Selwyn nominations Daily Telegraph 31 March 1883
Results
The following table gives the election result:
Notes
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Category:1883 elections in New Zealand
Category:Politics of Canterbury
Category:April 1883 in Oceania