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1878 Cheviot by-election
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New Zealand by-election
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The 1878 Cheviot by-election was a by-election held on 21 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of Cheviot in Canterbury.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Leonard Harper on 2 April 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 203
The by-election was won by Alfred Saunders.
Results
The following table gives the election result:
Notes
Cheviot 1878
Category:1878 elections in New Zealand
Category:May 1878 in Oceania
Category:Politics of the Canterbury Region