Turnout was particularly low; in the previous election (which Dunlop lost by a greater margin) 731 valid votes (69%) were cast in an electorate of 1,065 voters, while in the following election (held by Blake) 1,428 valid votes (72%) were cast in an electorate of 1,990 voters.
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^"The Avon Election". Star. 2 June 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2010 – via Papers Past.
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1887, avon, election, avon, election, held, 1887, elect, member, avon, electorate, zealand, house, representatives, during, session, parliament, election, held, june, 1887, less, than, four, months, before, next, general, election, edwin, blake, election, agai. The Avon by election was held in 1887 to elect a member for the Avon electorate to the New Zealand House of Representatives during the 9th session of Parliament The election was held on 1 June 1887 less than four months before the next general election Edwin Blake won the election against William Dunlop with a majority of 3 1887 Avon by election 1 Candidate Votes Papanui Riccarton TotalEdwin Blake 162 93 255 49 32William Dunlop 190 62 252 48 74Informal votes 10 1 93Turnout 517Majority for Blake 3 0 58Turnout was particularly low in the previous election which Dunlop lost by a greater margin 731 valid votes 69 were cast in an electorate of 1 065 voters while in the following election held by Blake 1 428 valid votes 72 were cast in an electorate of 1 990 voters References edit The Avon Election Star 2 June 1887 p 3 Retrieved 23 April 2010 via Papers Past 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 1887 Avon by election amp oldid 1001082817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
