1885 Bruce by-election

The 1885 Bruce by-election was a by-election held on 5 August 1885 in the Bruce electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was held after the resignation of Robert Gillies for health reasons. He had won the seat at the general 1884 election.

He was replaced by Donald Reid.

The runner-up James McDonald had represented Bruce up to the 1884 election. A former representative of the Bruce electorate, William Murray, was invited to contest the by-election but he declined.[1]

J. C. Anderson was born in Bruce and had farmed there for thirteen years.[2]

William Hutchison wrote that he had "many pleasant memories" of the electorate [3] but another correspondent said it was a "very palpable defeat" and denied that the Kaitangata miners were told how to vote. [4]

Results

The following table gives the election result:

1885 Bruce by-election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Donald Reid 336 31.61
Independent James McDonald 327 30.76
Independent J. C. Anderson 303 28.50
Independent William Hutchison 97 9.13
Majority 9 0.85
Turnout 1063

References

  1. "The Oamaru Mail". The Oamaru Mail. X (3007). 3 August 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2020 via Papers Past.
  2. "Bruce Election". Clutha Leader. 31 July 1885 via Papers Past.
  3. "Random Notes". Clutha Leader. 14 August 1885 via Papers Past.
  4. "Random Notes". Clutha Leader. 21 August 1885 via Papers Past.
  5. "Bruce Election". Otago Daily Times. 6 August 1885.


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