title: 1880 Waikaia by-election
text: # 1880 Waikaia by-election
  
  The 1880 Waikaia by-election was a by-election held on 21 September 1880 in the Waikaia electorate in the Southland Region during the 7th New Zealand Parliament.
  
  The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent George Ireland, on 15 August 1880.
  
  The by-election was won by Horace Bastings. He was opposed by William Morris of Waikaia.
  
  ## Results
  
  1880 Waikaia by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Horace Bastings | 330 | 63.83 |
  | | Independent | William Morris | 187 | 36.17 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 27.66 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 517 | |
  