New Zealand by-election
The 1872 Coleridge by-election was a by-election held on 23 July 1872 in the Coleridge electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Karslake Karslake on 12 April 1872.
The by-election was won by William Bluett, by the narrow margin of seven votes (with several votes not allowed as electors were either not qualified or arrived late).
Results.
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References.
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