| 词条 | 1868 Westland Boroughs by-election | ||||||||
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The Westland Boroughs by-election 1868 was a by-election held in the Westland Boroughs electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament, on 3 April 1868. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP William Moorhouse and was won by William Henry Harrison. On nomination day (1 April) Harrison and William Shaw were nominated.[1] The Westland Boroughs electorate was made up of the boroughs of Greymouth and Hokitika.[1] Harrison was a resident of Greymouth and was the editor of the Grey River Argus.[2] Shaw was the current Mayor of Hokitika, and proprietor of the West Coast Times.[3] After a show of hands in favour of Shaw (eight votes to four), Harrison demanded a poll.[4] William Harrison was subsequently elected two days later. Results{{Westland Boroughs by-election, 1868}}The polling was notable in that each candidate overwhelmingly dominated in their own borough, with Shaw taking 90% of the vote in Hokitika and Harrison all but one of the Greymouth votes.[5]
References1. ^{{cite book |ref=harv |title=Electoral Atlas of New Zealand |last=McRobie |first=Alan |year=1989 |publisher=GP Books |location=Wellington |isbn=0-477-01384-8 | page=36}} {{1853–1890 New Zealand by-elections}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Westland Boroughs by-election, 1856}}{{NewZealand-poli-stub}}{{Oceania-election-stub}}2. ^{{cite book | ref = harv | editor-last = Scholefield | editor-first = Guy | editor-link = Guy Scholefield | title = A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L | volume = I | year = 1940 | publisher = Department of Internal Affairs | location = Wellington | url = http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/documents/dnzb-1940/scholefield-dnzb-v1.pdf | accessdate = 6 October 2013 | page=364}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=West Coast Times|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WCT&essay=1|publisher=National Library of New Zealand|accessdate=23 September 2015}} 4. ^1 {{cite news |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WCT18680402.2.32 |work=West Coast Times |page=5 |date=2 April 1868|issue=788 |accessdate=4 May 2013|title=Election for the Westland Boroughs. The Nomination}} 5. ^{{cite news |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WCT18680404.2.13 |work=West Coast Times |page=5 |date= 4 April 1868|issue=790 |accessdate=4 May 2013|title=West Coast Times (editorial)}} 4 : By-elections in New Zealand|1868 elections in New Zealand|April 1868 events|Politics of the West Coast, New Zealand |
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