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1887 Avon by-election

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252: 1609: 175:(which Dunlop lost by a greater margin) 731 valid votes (69%) were cast in an electorate of 1,065 voters, while in the following election (held by Blake) 1,428 valid votes (72%) were cast in an electorate of 1,990 voters. 218: 240: 248: 233: 1646: 841: 836: 596: 591: 431: 426: 421: 416: 263: 226: 380: 1108: 457: 467: 627: 612: 462: 310: 1148: 1670: 1639: 1306: 1216: 1191: 1028: 800: 760: 565: 477: 340: 192: 1010: 955: 755: 735: 677: 652: 632: 545: 452: 325: 315: 208: 1665: 32: 1675: 1568: 1226: 1206: 390: 385: 1364: 1088: 820: 525: 497: 365: 345: 1632: 540: 482: 335: 292: 172: 44: 1500: 1331: 1266: 1133: 940: 730: 492: 472: 400: 375: 256: 1530: 1480: 1397: 1374: 1369: 1326: 1301: 1058: 1005: 925: 282: 1520: 1510: 1321: 1241: 775: 725: 720: 520: 502: 350: 320: 1276: 1098: 28: 1379: 1256: 1118: 815: 745: 687: 662: 1583: 1545: 1447: 1349: 1158: 1153: 1138: 1103: 1063: 950: 910: 900: 692: 682: 1515: 1505: 1470: 1457: 1422: 1412: 1389: 1341: 1311: 1291: 1221: 1183: 1173: 1093: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1020: 985: 915: 785: 712: 702: 637: 560: 550: 512: 302: 274: 36: 1495: 1437: 1407: 1261: 1246: 1196: 1123: 1113: 1048: 1000: 980: 960: 905: 750: 647: 535: 1558: 1485: 1442: 1402: 1359: 1354: 1296: 1251: 1231: 1168: 1143: 1128: 1043: 995: 930: 790: 770: 672: 622: 617: 575: 851: 1588: 1573: 1563: 1553: 1525: 1475: 1465: 1432: 1417: 1286: 1271: 1236: 1211: 1201: 1163: 1083: 1053: 1038: 1033: 970: 965: 945: 935: 920: 895: 805: 795: 780: 765: 667: 657: 642: 530: 447: 370: 360: 355: 287: 1620: 1578: 1490: 1427: 1281: 990: 975: 810: 697: 570: 487: 78: 40: 1316: 890: 740: 555: 395: 330: 8: 1616: 869: 864: 1659: 874: 859: 140: 251: 157: 125: 88: 48: 43:. The election was held on 1 June 1887, less than four months before the 73: 51:
won the election against William Dunlop, with a majority of 3.
1608: 1657: 1615:This New Zealand election-related article is a 1640: 234: 109: 98: 95: 1647: 1633: 241: 227: 259:in the pre-party era (1853–1890)   56: 161: 145: 130: 1658: 222: 171:Turnout was particularly low; in the 61: 1603: 67: 33:New Zealand House of Representatives 13: 14: 1687: 1109:Mongonui and Bay of Islands, 1873 1607: 250: 628:Dunedin and Suburbs North, 1863 613:Dunedin and Suburbs South, 1863 381:Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, 1858 311:Motueka and Massacre Bay, 1856 185: 1: 1671:1887 elections in New Zealand 830:Supplementary elections, 1868 585:Supplementary elections, 1863 468:Suburbs of Auckland, Aug 1860 463:Suburbs of Auckland, Apr 1860 458:Suburbs of Auckland, Jan 1860 410:Supplementary elections, 1859 178: 1619:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 1666:By-elections in New Zealand 1217:City of Auckland West, 1877 801:Pensioner Settlements, 1867 341:Pensioner Settlements, 1858 257:By-elections in New Zealand 164: 152: 148: 133: 123: 118: 115: 112: 101: 92: 10: 1692: 1676:New Zealand election stubs 1602: 1011:City of Christchurch, 1870 884:4th Parliament (continued) 736:City of Christchurch, 1867 606:3rd Parliament (continued) 478:Christchurch Country, 1860 441:2nd Parliament (continued) 316:Christchurch Country, 1856 27:to elect a member for the 1544: 1456: 1388: 1340: 1182: 1019: 883: 850: 829: 711: 605: 592:Dunedin and Suburbs North 584: 511: 440: 409: 301: 273: 64: 1569:Christchurch North, 1889 391:Wellington Country, 1858 199:. 2 June 1887. p. 3 82: 77: 72: 1365:Suburbs of Nelson, 1881 1089:Suburbs of Nelson, 1873 821:Westland Boroughs, 1868 526:Suburbs of Nelson, 1861 498:Northern Division, 1860 366:Town of Lyttelton, 1858 346:Southern Division, 1858 16:New Zealand by-election 293:City of Auckland, 1854 57:1887 Avon by-election 1501:Dunedin Central, 1886 852:First Māori elections 493:County of Hawke, 1860 473:Dunedin Country, 1860 376:Dunedin Country, 1858 45:next general election 1531:Northern Maori, 1887 1481:Southern Maori, 1885 1398:Franklin North, 1882 1370:Southern Maori, 1881 1327:Southern Maori, 1879 1006:Westland North, 1870 1521:Port Chalmers, 1887 1511:Western Maori, 1886 1322:Eastern Maori, 1879 1307:Auckland West, 1879 1242:Port Chalmers, 1878 1192:Auckland West, 1876 1149:Auckland West, 1875 1029:Auckland West, 1871 776:Port Chalmers, 1867 761:Auckland West, 1867 726:Port Chalmers, 1866 721:Mount Herbert, 1866 566:Auckland West, 1862 521:Grey and Bell, 1861 503:Grey and Bell, 1860 351:Grey and Bell, 1858 321:Grey and Bell, 1856 193:"The Avon Election" 1277:Invercargill, 1878 1099:Invercargill, 1873 956:New Plymouth, 1869 756:New Plymouth, 1867 678:New Plymouth, 1865 653:New Plymouth, 1864 633:New Plymouth, 1863 546:New Plymouth, 1862 453:Christchurch, 1860 326:Christchurch, 1856 1628: 1627: 1597: 1596: 1380:Grey Valley, 1881 1257:Grey Valley, 1878 1119:Collingwood, 1873 816:Collingwood, 1868 746:Manuherikia, 1867 688:Gold Fields, 1865 268: 173:previous election 169: 168: 1683: 1649: 1642: 1635: 1611: 1604: 1584:East Coast, 1889 1448:East Coast, 1884 1350:Rangitikei, 1880 1227:Wellington, 1878 1207:Wellington, 1877 1159:Waikouaiti, 1875 1154:Rangitikei, 1875 1104:Waikouaiti, 1873 1064:Waikouaiti, 1872 951:Waikouaiti, 1869 911:Waikouaiti, 1868 901:Rangitikei, 1868 693:Rangitikei, 1865 386:Wellington, 1858 260: 255: 254: 243: 236: 229: 220: 219: 213: 212: 206: 204: 189: 54: 53: 21:Avon by-election 1691: 1690: 1686: 1685: 1684: 1682: 1681: 1680: 1656: 1655: 1654: 1653: 1600: 1598: 1593: 1546:10th Parliament 1540: 1516:Heathcote, 1887 1506:Waitemata, 1886 1452: 1423:Inangahua, 1883 1413:Peninsula, 1883 1384: 1336: 1312:Coleridge, 1879 1292:Gladstone, 1879 1222:Wairarapa, 1877 1178: 1174:Caversham, 1875 1094:Lyttelton, 1873 1079:Caversham, 1872 1074:Heathcote, 1872 1069:Coleridge, 1872 1015: 986:Caversham, 1870 916:Lyttelton, 1868 879: 846: 825: 786:Lyttelton, 1867 707: 703:Wairarapa, 1865 683:Bruce, Jul 1865 663:Bruce, Apr 1865 638:Heathcote, 1863 601: 580: 561:Heathcote, 1862 551:Ellesmere, 1862 507: 436: 405: 297: 269: 249: 247: 217: 216: 202: 200: 191: 190: 186: 181: 107:William Dunlop 29:Avon electorate 17: 12: 11: 5: 1689: 1679: 1678: 1673: 1668: 1652: 1651: 1644: 1637: 1629: 1626: 1625: 1612: 1595: 1594: 1592: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1566: 1561: 1556: 1550: 1548: 1542: 1541: 1539: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1496:Sydenham, 1886 1493: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1473: 1471:Tauranga, 1885 1468: 1462: 1460: 1458:9th Parliament 1454: 1453: 1451: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1438:Thorndon, 1884 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1408:Stanmore, 1882 1405: 1400: 1394: 1392: 1390:8th Parliament 1386: 1385: 1383: 1382: 1377: 1372: 1367: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1346: 1344: 1342:7th Parliament 1338: 1337: 1335: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1262:Hokitika, 1878 1259: 1254: 1249: 1247:Franklin, 1878 1244: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1197:Wanganui, 1876 1194: 1188: 1186: 1184:6th Parliament 1180: 1179: 1177: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1146: 1141: 1139:Waitemata,1874 1136: 1131: 1126: 1124:Franklin, 1874 1121: 1116: 1114:Wakatipu, 1873 1111: 1106: 1101: 1096: 1091: 1086: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1049:Wakatipu, 1872 1046: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1025: 1023: 1021:5th Parliament 1017: 1016: 1014: 1013: 1008: 1003: 1001:Riverton, 1870 998: 993: 988: 983: 981:Mongonui, 1870 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 906:Franklin, 1868 903: 898: 893: 887: 885: 881: 880: 878: 877: 872: 870:Southern Maori 867: 865:Northern Maori 862: 856: 854: 848: 847: 845: 844: 842:Westland South 839: 837:Westland North 833: 831: 827: 826: 824: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 751:Wanganui, 1867 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 717: 715: 713:4th Parliament 709: 708: 706: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 648:Franklin, 1864 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 609: 607: 603: 602: 600: 599: 594: 588: 586: 582: 581: 579: 578: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 541:Dunedin, 1862 538: 536:Wanganui, 1861 533: 528: 523: 517: 515: 513:3rd Parliament 509: 508: 506: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 483:Auckland, 1860 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 444: 442: 438: 437: 435: 434: 429: 424: 419: 413: 411: 407: 406: 404: 403: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 373: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 343: 338: 336:Auckland, 1858 333: 328: 323: 318: 313: 307: 305: 303:2nd Parliament 299: 298: 296: 295: 290: 285: 279: 277: 275:1st Parliament 271: 270: 246: 245: 238: 231: 223: 215: 214: 183: 182: 180: 177: 167: 166: 163: 160: 150: 149: 147: 144: 136: 135: 132: 129: 126:Informal votes 121: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 104: 103: 100: 97: 94: 91: 85: 84: 81: 76: 70: 69: 66: 63: 59: 58: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1688: 1677: 1674: 1672: 1669: 1667: 1664: 1663: 1661: 1650: 1645: 1643: 1638: 1636: 1631: 1630: 1624: 1622: 1618: 1613: 1610: 1606: 1605: 1601: 1590: 1587: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1577: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1562: 1560: 1559:Lincoln, 1889 1557: 1555: 1552: 1551: 1549: 1547: 1543: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1517: 1514: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1486:Wakanui, 1885 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1464: 1463: 1461: 1459: 1455: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1443:Kaiapoi, 1884 1441: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1403:Wakanui, 1882 1401: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1393: 1391: 1387: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1363: 1361: 1360:Waikaia, 1880 1358: 1356: 1355:Waitaki, 1880 1353: 1351: 1348: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1339: 1333: 1332:Dunedin, 1879 1330: 1328: 1325: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1297:Mataura, 1879 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1267:Dunedin, 1878 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1252:Cheviot, 1878 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1232:Parnell, 1878 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1185: 1181: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1169:Wallace, 1875 1167: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1145: 1144:Kaiapoi, 1875 1142: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1134:Dunedin, 1874 1132: 1130: 1127: 1125: 1122: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1110: 1107: 1105: 1102: 1100: 1097: 1095: 1092: 1090: 1087: 1085: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1070: 1067: 1065: 1062: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1045: 1044:Waikato, 1872 1042: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1032: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1022: 1018: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 996:Parnell, 1870 994: 992: 989: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 961:Wallace, 1869 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 941:Dunedin, 1869 939: 937: 934: 932: 931:Marsden, 1869 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 888: 886: 882: 876: 875:Western Maori 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 860:Eastern Maori 858: 857: 855: 853: 849: 843: 840: 838: 835: 834: 832: 828: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 791:Kaiapoi, 1867 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 771:Parnell, 1867 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 731:Dunedin, 1867 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 718: 716: 714: 710: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 673:Parnell, 1865 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 623:Kaiapoi, 1863 621: 619: 618:Hampden, 1863 616: 614: 611: 610: 608: 604: 598: 595: 593: 590: 589: 587: 583: 577: 576:Hampden, 1862 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 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1272:Taieri, 1878 1237:Timaru, 1878 1212:Totara, 1877 1202:Napier, 1877 1164:Wairau, 1875 1129:Akaroa, 1874 1059:Nelson, 1872 1054:Rodney, 1872 1039:Wairau, 1872 1034:Roslyn, 1871 971:Taieri, 1869 966:Oamaru, 1869 946:Newton, 1869 936:Roslyn, 1869 926:Nelson, 1868 921:Timaru, 1868 896:Picton, 1868 806:Ashley, 1867 796:Picton, 1867 781:Waimea, 1867 766:Raglan, 1867 668:Raglan, 1865 658:Waimea, 1864 643:Akaroa, 1863 531:Napier, 1861 448:Waimea, 1859 371:Akaroa, 1858 361:Wairau, 1858 356:Waimea, 1858 288:Waimea, 1854 283:Nelson, 1854 262: 207:– via 201:. Retrieved 196: 187: 170: 153: 139: 124: 24: 23:was held in 20: 18: 1579:Waipa, 1889 1491:Bruce, 1885 1428:Bruce, 1883 1282:Waipa, 1878 1084:Egmont 1872 991:Omata, 1870 976:Bruce, 1870 811:Omata, 1868 698:Omata, 1865 597:Gold Fields 571:Bruce, 1862 488:Omata, 1860 264:(1891–1911) 209:Papers Past 89:Edwin Blake 49:Edwin Blake 37:9th session 1660:Categories 1536:Avon, 1887 1317:Hutt, 1879 891:Avon, 1868 741:Avon, 1867 556:Avon, 1862 396:Hutt, 1858 331:Hutt, 1856 179:References 62:Candidate 41:Parliament 427:Wairarapa 79:Riccarton 203:23 April 154:Majority 432:Wallace 422:Marsden 417:Cheviot 261:» 141:Turnout 74:Papanui 31:to the 267:» 119:48.74 102:49.32 83:Total 65:Votes 165:0.58 158:Blake 134:1.93 1617:stub 205:2010 197:Star 156:for 146:517 116:252 110:190 99:255 93:162 25:1887 19:The 131:10 113:62 96:93 39:of 1662:: 195:. 162:3 68:% 47:. 1648:e 1641:t 1634:v 1623:. 242:e 235:t 228:v 211:.

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Avon electorate
New Zealand House of Representatives
9th session
Parliament
next general election
Edwin Blake
Papanui
Riccarton
Edwin Blake
Informal votes
Turnout
Blake
previous election
"The Avon Election"
Papers Past
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New Zealand
By-elections in New Zealand
(1891–1911)
1st Parliament
Nelson, 1854
Waimea, 1854
City of Auckland, 1854
2nd Parliament
Motueka and Massacre Bay, 1856
Christchurch Country, 1856
Grey and Bell, 1856
Christchurch, 1856

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