The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Alfred Cox on 13 June 1878.[1]
The by-election was won by Edward Graham McMinn, described as a Government supporter.[2] Special trains ran from Auckland to Mercer to poll the Auckland voters, with 60 to 70 availing themselves of this conveyance.[3]
Frederick Alexander Whitaker opposed the government of George Grey. There were reportedly "nearly forty natives on the roll, besides some ninety votes about Auckland" (for whom the nearest polling booth was Newcastle).[4] Whitaker lost the by-election, but won the seat in the 1879 election, and McMinn came third (Waipa voted on 10 September 1879).[5]
Resultsedit
The following table gives the election result. Note that the Returning officer (in The New Zealand Herald report) had 243 votes for Whitaker and a majority for McMinn of 41; another report from the Otago Witness has 245 and 39 but does give subtotals by booth:
1878, waipa, election, election, held, july, 1878, during, zealand, parliament, electorate, waipa, waikato, election, caused, resignation, incumbent, alfred, june, 1878, election, edward, graham, mcminn, described, government, supporter, special, trains, from,. The 1878 Waipa by election was a by election held on 24 July 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of Waipa in the Waikato The by election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Alfred Cox on 13 June 1878 1 The by election was won by Edward Graham McMinn described as a Government supporter 2 Special trains ran from Auckland to Mercer to poll the Auckland voters with 60 to 70 availing themselves of this conveyance 3 Frederick Alexander Whitaker opposed the government of George Grey There were reportedly nearly forty natives on the roll besides some ninety votes about Auckland for whom the nearest polling booth was Newcastle 4 Whitaker lost the by election but won the seat in the 1879 election and McMinn came third Waipa voted on 10 September 1879 5 Results editThe following table gives the election result Note that the Returning officer in The New Zealand Herald report had 243 votes for Whitaker and a majority for McMinn of 41 another report from the Otago Witness has 245 and 39 but does give subtotals by booth 1878 Waipa by election 6 7 8 Party Candidate Votes Independent Edward Graham McMinn 284 53 89Independent Frederick Alexander Whitaker 243 46 11Majority 39 7 37Turnout 691Notes edit Wilson James Oakley 1985 First ed published 1913 New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 4th ed Wellington V R Ward Govt Printer p 191 OCLC 154283103 Waipa Election Star 25 July 1878 Waipa Election Otago Witness 27 July 1878 Waipa Election Waikato Times 6 July 1878 Waipa Election Auckland Star 12 September 1879 Waipa Election The New Zealand Herald 26 July 1878 Waipa Election Otago Witness 3 August 1878 Waipa Election Grey River Argus 26 July 1878 nbsp This New Zealand election related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1878 Waipa by election amp oldid 1000141103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
