1884 Thorndon by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1884 Thorndon by-election was a by-election held on 13 May 1884 for the Wellington urban electorate of Thorndon during the 8th Parliament. Wellington businessman William Levin resigned due to ill-health. Scholefield Guy New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 Guy Scholefield 3rd First ed. published 1913 1950 Govt. Printer Wellington 120 He was replaced by Dr Alfred Newman.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18840516.2.19?query=Dwan&page=2&start_date=14-05-1884&end_date=19-05-1884&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Dr Newman at the Arcade The New Zealand Herald 16 May 1884 One of the losing candidates, Henry Bunny had represented the Wairarapa electorate from 1865 to 1881. He was widely expected to win.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS18840514.2.7?query=Dwan&page=2&start_date=14-05-1884&end_date=19-05-1884&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Thorndon Election Hawera and Normanby Star 14 May 1884 Thomas Dwan did not impress one reporter at the opening meeting of the campaign, saying that he did not give his usual "political mountebank" speech but a deadly dull one, and that he showed he knew as much about the country districts as a "Hindoo does about skating".https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIST18840416.2.8?query=Dwan&start_date=01-04-1884&end_date=19-05-1884&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Mr Dwan's Candidature Wairarapa Standard 16 April 1884 Results The following table gives the election results: References Thorndon 1884 Category:1884 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1880s in Wellington