1874 City of Dunedin by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 A by-election was held on 23 April 1874 in the City of Dunedin electorate in Dunedin during the 5th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, John Bathgate to when he resigned to take up the appointments of Dunedin resident magistrate and Otago district judge. The winner of the by-election was Nathaniel Wales. Wales was opposed by George Elliott Barton and James Gordon Stuart Grant.Cromwell Argus https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CROMARG18740428.2.9 3 January 2019 V 233 28 April 1874 4 Grant was a local eccentric and frequent candidate. Results References Dunedin 1874 Category:1874 elections in New Zealand Category:April 1874 in Oceania Category:Politics of Dunedin Category:1870s in Dunedin