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1872 Wakatipu by-election

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The 1872 Wakatipu by-election was a by-election held on 13 March 1872 in the Wakatipu electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Charles Edward Haughton on 21 December 1871.[1]

The by-election was won by Bendix Hallenstein, a "local".

It appears that Mr James Miller (a miner) was offered "a consideration" to stand down in favour of Mr James Macassey (a Dunedin lawyer), and a legal argument involving the editor of the Lake Wakatip Mail developed, with talk of a "libel action" and whether if the money was to a local charity was it still "a consideration". [2] [3] [4] [5]

Results

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1872 Wakatipu by-election[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bendix Hallenstein 432 63.53
Independent James Macassey 220 22.35
Independent J. Miller 28 4.12
Turnout 537
Majority 151 28.12

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC 154283103.
  2. ^ "Telegrams". Wanganui Herald. 5 March 1872.
  3. ^ "Monthly Letter Home". Southgland Times. 12 March 1872.
  4. ^ "Political". Wellington Independent. 16 March 1872.
  5. ^ "Hawke's Bay Times". 21 March 1872.
  6. ^ "Untitled". Wanganui Herald. 16 March 1872.
  7. ^ "Queenstown". The Evening Post. 9 March 1872.
  8. ^ "Untitled". Wellington Independent. 28 May 1872.