The 1870 Omata 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 27 April in the electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Charles Brown. He was replaced by

Frederic Carrington Frederic Alonzo Carrington (Oct 1807 – 15 July 1901) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician and surveyor. He is regarded as the Father of New Plymouth. Carrington was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England, in 1807, the son of Captain Willi ...

Result

The following table gives the election result:

References

Omata 1870 1870 elections in New Zealand April 1870 events Politics of Taranaki {{NewZealand-election-stub