Английская Википедия:1879 City of Auckland West by-election
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Short description The 1879 City of Auckland West by-election was a by-election held on 4 March 1879 in the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament. It was then a two-member electorate.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Patrick Dignan, who had previously represented the electorate. He was a Catholic layman, and a supporter of denominational education.[1][2]
David Goldie was elected. He supported secular education, and his victory was headlined "Another election victory for Secularists".[3] Similarly the winner of the 1879 City of Nelson by-election was described as a "Secularist".
Result
The following table gives the election result: Шаблон:1879 City of Auckland West by-election
References
Шаблон:1853–1890 New Zealand by-elections
Шаблон:NewZealand-election-stub
