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1885 Bruce By-election
The 1885 Bruce by-election was a by-election held on 5 August 1885 in the electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was held after the resignation of Robert Gillies (New Zealand politician), Robert Gillies for health reasons. He had won the seat at the general . He was replaced by Donald Reid (politician born 1850), Donald Reid. The runner-up James McDonald (New Zealand politician), James McDonald had represented Bruce up to the . A former representative of the Bruce electorate, William Murray (New Zealand politician), William Murray, was invited to contest the by-election but he declined. J. C. Anderson was born in Bruce and had farmed there for thirteen years. William Hutchison (New Zealand politician), William Hutchison wrote that he had "many pleasant memories" of the electorate but another correspondent said it was a "very palpable defeat" and denied that the Kaitangata miners were told how to vote. Results The following table gives the election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumbent dying or resigning, or when the incumbent becomes ineligible to continue in office (because of a recall, election or appointment to a prohibited dual mandate, criminal conviction, or failure to maintain a minimum attendance), or when an election is invalidated by voting irregularities. In some cases a vacancy may be filled without a by-election or the office may be left vacant. Origins The procedure for filling a vacant seat in the House of Commons of England was developed during the Reformation Parliament of the 16th century by Thomas Cromwell; previously a seat had remained empty upon the death of a member. Cromwell de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |