title: 1875 Kaiapoi by-election
text: # 1875 Kaiapoi by-election
  
  The 1875 Kaiapoi by-election was a by-election held on 30 October 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Kaiapoi.
  
  The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Studholme on 8 December 1874.
  
  The by-election was won by Charles Bowen.
  
  ## Results
  
  The following table gives the election result:
  
  1875 Kaiapoi by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Charles Bowen | 294 | 60.49 |
  | | Independent | Joseph Beswick | 192 | 39.51 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 486 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 20.99 |
  