The 1863 Hampden by-election was a

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held on 2 July 1863 in the electorate during the

3rd New Zealand Parliament The 3rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Elections for this term were held between 12 December 1860 and 28 March 1861 in 43 electorates to elect 53 MPs. Two electorates were added to this during this term, Go ...

. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent,

John Richard Jones John Richard Jones (died 4 May 1911) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. Jones was the eldest son of Johnny Jones, a ship owner from Sydney and one of the earliest pioneers in Otago, where he bought a whaling stati ...

Frederick Wayne Frederick Wayne (1834–1901) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an ...

was declared elected unopposed, as he was the only candidate nominated.

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Hampden 1863 1863 elections in New Zealand July 1863 events Politics of Otago {{NewZealand-election-stub