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1872 Coleridge by-election
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New Zealand by-election
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July 2019
The 1872 Coleridge by-election was a by-election held on 23 July 1872 in the Coleridge electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Karslake Karslake on 12 April 1872. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 209
The by-election was won by William Bluett, by the narrow margin of seven votes (with several votes not allowed as electors were either not qualified or arrived late).
Results
References
Coleridge 1872
Category:1872 elections in New Zealand
Category:Politics of the Canterbury Region
Category:July 1872 in Oceania