The 1881 Grey Valley 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 16 June 1881 during the 7th New Zealand Parliament in the West Coast electorate of . The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Edward Masters on 9 May 1881. The by-election was won by

Thomas S. Weston Thomas Shailer Weston (7 June 1836 – 15 October 1912), often referred to as Thomas S. Weston, was a judge and 19th-century Member of Parliament from Westland District, Westland, New Zealand. Weston was the patriarch of one of two dominant Cant ...

Results

The following table gives the election result:

Notes

Grey Valley 1881 1881 elections in New Zealand June 1881 events Grey District Politics of the West Coast, New Zealand {{NewZealand-election-stub