The 1877 City of Auckland West 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 2 May 1877 in the electorate during the

6th New Zealand Parliament The 6th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Elections for this term were held in 69 European electorates between 20 December 1875 and 29 January 1876. Elections in the four Māori electorates were held on 4 and 1 ...

. It was then a two-member electorate. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent,

Benjamin Tonks Benjamin Tonks (1832 – 27 June 1884) was a 19th-century mayor and Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand. Tonks was elected to the Parnell electorate of the Auckland Provincial Council in 1871. He represented Parnell in the 6th and ...

. James Wallis a clergyman was elected. His opponent Robert Graham was a former Superintendent of Auckland Province, and there was some surprise at his defeat.

Result

The following table gives the election result:

References

Auckland West 1877 1877 elections in New Zealand May 1877 events Politics of the Auckland Region 1870s in Auckland {{NewZealand-election-stub