The 1869 Oamaru 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 ...

on 25 May 1869 in the electorate 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 the resignation of the incumbent MP Robert Campbell. He was replaced by

Charles Christie Graham Charles Christie Graham (22 April 1835 – 27 December 1915) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. Biography Born on 22 April 1835 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, Graham was educated at the University of Edinburgh. He emigr ...

. As there were no other nominations, he was duly declared elected. He acknowledged that he was not a local man.

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