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1879 City of Dunedin by-election
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New Zealand by-election
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July 2019
The 1879 City of Dunedin by-election was a by-election held on 15 July 1879 in the City of Dunedin electorate in Dunedin during the 6th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Robert Stout.
The winner of the by-election was William Downie Stewart Sr.
His opponent Charles Reeves https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18790711.2.25 Meeting of Mr Reeves supporters Otago Daily Times 5427 11 July 1879 3 "got the Catholic block vote" and religion in education was a factor in several by-elections in 1879 (e.g. in Auckland and Nelson). https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OAM18790715.2.10 IV 1009 2 Dunedin Election Oamaru Mail 15 July 1879 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18790712.2.27.2 The City Election Evening Star 5102 4 12 July 1879
Results
References
Dunedin 1879
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