New Zealand by-election
The 1878 Cheviot by-election was a by-election held on 21 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of Cheviot in Canterbury.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Leonard Harper on 2 April 1878.
The by-election was won by Alfred Saunders.
Results.
The following table gives the election result:
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
 
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
Notes.
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