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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Short description The 1872 Wakatipu by-election was a by-election held on 13 March 1872 in the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Charles Edward Haughton on 21 December 1871.[1]

The by-election was won by Bendix Hallenstein, a "local".

It appears that Mr James Miller (a miner) was offered "a consideration" to stand down in favour of Mr James Macassey (a Dunedin lawyer), and a legal argument involving the editor of the Lake Wakatip Mail developed, with talk of a "libel action" and whether if the money was to a local charity was it still "a consideration". [2] [3] [4] [5]

Results

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References

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Шаблон:1853–1890 New Zealand by-elections


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