Election Name: | 1875 Caversham by-election |
Country: | New Zealand |
Flag Year: | 1900 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1871 New Zealand general election |
Previous Year: | 1871 general |
Next Election: | 1875–1876 New Zealand general election |
Next Year: | 1876 general |
Election Date: | 20 August 1875 |
Turnout: | 443 |
Candidate1: | Robert Stout |
Party1: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote1: | 232 |
Candidate2: | William Larnach |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote2: | 211 |
Member | |
Before Election: | William Tolmie |
After Election: | Robert Stout |
Before Party: | Independent politician |
After Party: | Independent politician |
The 1875 Caversham by-election was a by-election held on 20 August 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Caversham electorate in the south-east of the South Island.
The by-election was held because of the death of sitting member of parliament William Tolmie.
The election saw Robert Stout narrowly win the seat by just twenty-one votes over his sole opponent, William Larnach. Both were new to the political arena with neither having stood for Parliament before.
The following table gives the election results:
The results by polling booth were as follows:
Polling booth | Stout | Larnach | |
---|---|---|---|
Anderson's Bay | 35 | 58 | |
Caversham | 116 | 104 | |
Green Island | 47 | 24 | |
North Harbour | 11 | 1 | |
Portobello | 23 | 34 | |
Total: | 232 | 211 |