1888 Ashley by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1888 Ashley by-election was a by-election held on 25 July 1888 in the Ashley electorate during the 10th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the death on 3 July of the incumbent MP William Fisher Pearson. The three initial candidates, in the order of them announcing themselves, were John Verrall, John Ollivier, and Marmaduke Dixon. Ollivier resigned from the contest on 17 July and at the same time, it became known that Alfred Saunders would become a candidate.The Ashley seat https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18880718.2.13 6 December 2020 Lyttelton Times LXX 8537 18 July 1888 3 At the nomination meeting, Dixon won the show of hands.Ashley election https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18880720.2.9 6 December 2020 The Star 6295 20 July 1888 2 The by-election had a close result and was won by John Verrall, with Dixon in third place just nine votes behind. Results The following table gives the election result: Notes References Scholefield Guy Guy Scholefield A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L I 1940 Department of Internal Affairs Wellington https://nzhistory.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/dnzb-1940/scholefield-dnzb-v1.pdf 24 May 2020 Category:By-elections in New Zealand Category:1888 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Christchurch Category:July 1888 in Oceania