1872 Wakatipu by-election

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

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

  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.


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