1870 Omata by-election
The 1870 Omata by-election was a by-election held on 27 April in the Omata electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Charles Brown.
He was replaced by Frederic Carrington.
Result
The following table gives the election result:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frederic Carrington | 42 | 54.55 | ||
Independent | Captain E. Carthew | 35 | 45.45 | ||
Majority | 7 | 9.09 | |||
Turnout | 77 |
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