1885 Waimea by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1885 Waimea by-election was a by-election held on 3 June 1885 in the Waimea electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Joseph Shephard on 15 April 1885. Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 234 The by-election was won by John Kerr. The runner up was William Norris Franklyn (who, at some point, was chair of Waimea County Council) by three votes, with six candidates having contested the election. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18850516.2.7 The Waimea Election Colonist XXVIII 4140 16 May 1885 13 November 2020 3The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts 1906 http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d1-d9.html The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Cyclopedia Company Limited 13 November 2020 Christchurch Waimea County Council Results 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 Waimea 1885 Category:1885 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Marlborough District Category:June 1885 in Oceania Category:Politics of the Nelson Region