The 1866 Mount Herbert by-election was a
by-election held on 27 July in the electorate in Canterbury during the
4th New Zealand Parliament
The 4th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.
Elections for this term were held in 61 electorates between 12 February and 6 April 1866 to elect 70 MPs. Parliament was prorogued in late 1870. During the term of this ...
.
The by-election was caused by
William Sefton Moorhouse who was elected for two electorates in the , and chose to represent .
He was replaced by
Thomas Potts.
Potts was the only nomination, so was declared elected unopposed.
References
Mount Herbert, 1866
1866 elections in New Zealand
July 1866 events
Politics of Canterbury, New Zealand
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