1873 Waikouaiti by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1873 Waikouaiti by-election was a by-election held on 23 July 1873 in the Waikouaiti electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP David Monro. Candidates for the by-election were John Lillie Gillies, Thomas Slater Pratt, and John Graham.By Electric Telegraph https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18730718.2.18 17 January 2019 Evening Star 3248 18 July 1873 3 Pratt had been mayor of Waikouaiti since July 1870.By Electric Telegraph https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18700729.2.9 17 January 2019 Evening Star 2255 29 July 1870 2 Gillies was Speaker of the Provincial Council at the time.Our Letter Home https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NOT18730610.2.10 17 January 2019 North Otago Times XVIII 840 10 June 1873 2 The by-election was won by Gillies. Results The following table gives the election result: References Waikouaiti 1873 Category:1873 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Otago Category:July 1873 in Oceania Category:Waikouaiti