1871 Roslyn by-election

The 1871 Roslyn by-election was a by-election for the electorate of Roslyn in Dunedin on 12 September 1871 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election resulted from the resignation of the previous member Henry Driver on 15 August 1871.[1]

The by-election was won by Edward McGlashan. Five candidates contested the by-election.[2]

  1. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 194. OCLC 154283103.
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