The 1879 City of Nelson 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 6 February 1879 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 ...

. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Sharp. The by-election was won by

Acton Adams William Acton Blakeway Adams (1843 – 24 January 1924), known as Acton Adams, was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand. Early life Adams was born at Wilden Manor, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, Engl ...

. He was described as the “Secularist” candidate; as with David Goldie in the

1879 City of Auckland West by-election The 1879 City of Auckland West by-election was a by-election held on 4 March 1879 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 we ...

; both favouring secular not denominational education. The following table gives the election result:

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