1875 Wairau by-election

1875 Wairau by-election

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Candidate Joseph Ward William Sefton Moorhouse Party Independent Independent Popular vote 202 177 Percentage 53.30 46.70

Member before election Arthur Seymour Independent Elected Member Joseph Ward Independent

The 21 June 1875 Wairau by-election was a by-election held in the Wairau electorate in the Marlborough Province during the 5th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Arthur Seymour and was won by Joseph Ward, who defeated William Sefton Moorhouse. Ward was a well-known politician in Marlborough. Moorhouse had political seniority over Ward and was at the time Mayor of Wellington, but had no personal connection to Marlborough.