title: 1880 Waitaki by-election
text: # 1880 Waitaki by-election
  
  The 1880 Waitaki by-election was a by-election held on 16 June 1880 in the Waitaki electorate in the Otago and Canterbury regions during the 7th New Zealand Parliament.
  
  The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent Thomas William Hislop, on 28 April 1880.
  
  The by-election was won by George Jones. Jones and William Henry Sherwood Roberts were described as Liberals; John Reid and Duncan Sutherland were described as Conservatives.
  
  ## Results
  
  1880 Waitaki by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | George Jones | 775 | 47.26 |
  | | Independent | John Reid | 666 | 40.61 |
  | | Independent | William Henry Sherwood Roberts | 168 | 10.24 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.65 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 1.89 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1640 | |
  