| 词条 | 1875 Rangitikei by-election |
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| election_name = 1875 Rangitikei by-election | country = New Zealand | flag_year = 1900 | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1871 New Zealand general election | previous_year = 1871 general | next_election = 1876 New Zealand general election | next_year = 1876 general | election_date = {{Start date|1875|04|24|df=y}} | turnout = 244 | image1 = | candidate1 = John Ballance | party1 = Independent politician | popular_vote1 = 112 | percentage1 = | swing1 = | image2 = | candidate2 = William Hogg Watt | party2 = Independent politician | popular_vote2 = 105 | percentage2 = | swing2 = | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | title = Member | before_election = William Fox | after_election = John Ballance | before_party = Independent politician | after_party = Independent politician }} The 1875 Rangitikei by-election was a by-election held on 24 April 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Rangitikei electorate on the West Coast of the North Island. The by-election was held because of the resignation of sitting member of parliament and previous Premier William Fox on 11 March 1875[1] in order to pay an extended visit to England.{{sfn|McIvor|1989|p=52}} This election saw John Ballance narrowly win the seat by just seven votes over his main opponent, William Hogg Watt who had represented the Rangitikei electorate from 1866 to 1868 when he resigned.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=181, 244}} Conservative George Hutchison also ran. He was the son of William Hutchison a former Mayor of Wellington and Member of Parliament, though performed poorly. ResultsThe following table gives the election results: {{Rangitikei by-election, 1875}}See also
Notes1. ^{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |origyear= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc=154283103 |page=197}} References
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