The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Ihaia Tainui.
The by-election was won by Hōri Kerei Taiaroa; he had been disqualified from the Legislative Council and Tainui had resigned so that he could return to the Lower House.
1881, southern, maori, election, election, held, march, 1881, southern, maori, electorate, during, zealand, parliament, election, caused, resignation, incumbent, ihaia, tainui, election, hōri, kerei, taiaroa, been, disqualified, from, legislative, council, tai. The 1881 Southern Maori by election was a by election held on 1 March 1881 in the Southern Maori electorate during the 7th New Zealand Parliament The by election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Ihaia Tainui The by election was won by Hōri Kerei Taiaroa he had been disqualified from the Legislative Council and Tainui had resigned so that he could return to the Lower House There was no vote as Taiaroa was unopposed 1 2 References edit Taiaroa Elected West Coast Times 3 March 1881 Taiaroa Elected Timaru Herald 4 March 1881 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 1881 Southern Maori by election amp oldid 1219311355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
