The 1870 Caversham 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 25 April 1870 in the electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand 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

Arthur John Burns Arthur John Burns (22 October 1830 – 15 September 1901) was a prominent early settler of Otago, New Zealand, a member of the Otago Provincial Council, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and founder of the Mosgiel Woollen Compa ...

, on 25 March 1870. The by-election was won by James McIndoe. He was opposed by: William Cutten, John Graham and William Robertson.

Results

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Caversham 1870 1870 elections in New Zealand April 1870 events Politics of Otago {{NewZealand-election-stub