The 1869 Wallace by-elections were two by-elections held in the electorate in

Southland Southland may refer to: Places Canada * Dunbar–Southlands, Vancouver, British Columbia New Zealand * Southland Region, a region of New Zealand * Southland County, a former New Zealand county * Southland District, part of the wider Southland Re ...

, following two resignations 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 ...

* Alexander McNeil resigned and was replaced on 30 April by

Cuthbert Cowan Cuthbert Cowan (1835 – 4 April 1927) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand. Biography Political career Cowan represented the Wallace electorate in 1869, but he resigned after only three months, and then th ...

, who was unopposed. McNeil supported the Stafford Ministry, Cowan did not. *

resigned and was replaced on 17 September by George Webster. Webster won by six votes over his opponent

James Clark Brown James Clark Brown (December 1830 – 6 February 1891) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He stood unsuccessfully in the for ; a contemporary report saying that his loss was due to ''his own inaction'' and al ...

, who had been associated with the Gold Fields (though not as an MP) and was a resident of Lawrence.

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