The 1867 Waimea 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 on 28 June 1867 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 MP

Arthur Robert Oliver Arthur Robert Oliver (born 1829/30) was a New Zealand politician and a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand. He was born in London, the son of Thomas Oliver. He was admitted to Wadham College, Oxford Wadham College ...

on 9 January 1867. The by-election was won by

Edward Baigent Edward Baigent (22 June 1813 – 9 November 1892) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand. He was one of the most successful saw-millers of the region, and his company existed for well over 100 years. Family Edward Baige ...

Results

References

Waimea 1867 1867 elections in New Zealand Politics of the Marlborough Region Politics of the Nelson Region June 1867 events {{NewZealand-election-stub