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The 1874 Waitemata by-elections were two by-elections held on 28 July and 8 September 1874 in the Waitemata electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.

The first (28 July) by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Thomas Henderson on 24 April 1874.

The first by-election was won by Gustav von der Heyde. William Lee Rees had been nominated but subsequently decided not to stand. This by-election was challenged by petition, as von der Heyde had not yet been naturalised.

However the second (8 September) by-election confirmed von der Heyde as the MP.

In both by-elections he was challenged by John Sangster Macfarlane, who subsequently won the seat in the 1876 general election. Macfarlane favoured abolition of the provinces, and said that the Provincial government was against him.

Results

The following tables gives the election results:

July 1874 Waitemata by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gustav von der Heyde 287 54.77
Independent John Sangster Macfarlane 237 45.23
Majority 50 9.54
Turnout 524

The poll totals for 8 September exclude 18 double votes for von der Heyde, 20 double votes for Macfarlane and 6 informal votes.

September 1874 Waitemata by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gustav von der Heyde 271 56.46
Independent John Sangster Macfarlane 209 43.53
Majority 62 12.92
Turnout 480

References

  1. "Waitemata Election". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXX, no. 5273. 17 July 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. "Waitemata Election". The New Zealand Herald. 8 September 1874.
  3. "Waitemata Election". Auckland Star. 23 August 1874.
  4. "Waitemata Election". Auckland Star. 21 August 1874.
  5. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 242. OCLC 154283103.
  6. "Waitemata Election". Auckland Star. 16 July 1874.
  7. "Waitemata Election". Auckland Star. 29 July 1874.
  8. "Waitemata Election". Auckland Star. 16 September 1874.
  9. "Waitemata Election". Daily Southern Cross. 24 September 1874.
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