The 1867 Pensioner Settlements by-election was a

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 f ...

held in the multi-member then single member electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament, on 5 August 1867. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP

Paul Frederick de Quincey Paul Frederick de Quincey (26 November 1828 – 15 April 1894) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand. Early life De Quincey was born at Grasmere, Westmoreland. He was the son of the great English writer Thomas De Qui ...

on 1 July 1867. The successful candidate was John Kerr. Kerr was declared duly elected as the only eligible candidate, as Mr J. J. Jackson's name was not on the current electoral roll (though he was registered for next year). Jackson had been proposed by Hugh McNeil and seconded by John Lord.

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