title: 1887 Heathcote by-election
text: # 1887 Heathcote by-election
  
  The 1887 Heathcote by-election was a by-election held on 8 February in the Heathcote electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament.
  
  The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent, John Coster on 17 December 1886.
  
  He was replaced by Frederic Jones.
  
  His opponent Aaron Ayers, the Mayor of Christchurch was expected to win the election.
  
  ## Result
  
  The following table gives the election result:
  
  1887 Heathcote by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Frederic Jones | 527 | 61.07 |
  | | Independent | Aaron Ayers | 336 | 38.93 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 22.13 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 863 | |
  