New Zealand by-election
The 1873 Collingwood by-election was a by-election held on 9 December 1873 in the Collingwood electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Arthur Collins on 8 October 1873.
The by-election was won by William Gibbs, who had narrowly lost the previous 1868 by-election to Collins.
Gibbs was elected unopposed.
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