The 1878 Cheviot 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 21 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of in Canterbury. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Leonard Harper on 2 April 1878. The by-election was won by Alfred Saunders.

Results

The following table gives the election result:

Notes

Cheviot 1878 1878 elections in New Zealand May 1878 events Politics of Canterbury, New Zealand {{NewZealand-election-stub