1878 Grey Valley by-election explained

The 1878 Grey Valley by-election was a by-election held on 22 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the West Coast electorate of .

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Martin Kennedy on 13 April 1878.^[1]

The by-election was won by Richard Reeves. He was opposed by William Henry Harrison (who had been elected for the electorate in the) and John Barrowman;^[2] Heber Newton withdrew but got 25 votes.^{[3] [4]}

Results

The following table gives the election result:

Notes and References

1. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 210.
2. News: Greymouth Nominations . 21 January 2019 . West Coast Times . 2843 . 14 May 1878 . 2.
3. News: Untitled . Inangahua Times . 15 May 1878 .
4. News: Untitled . New Zealand Times . 15 May 1878 .