The 1889 Oamaru 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 30 September 1889 in the electorate during the 10th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP

Thomas William Hislop Thomas William Hislop (8 April 1850 – 2 October 1925) was the Mayor of Wellington from 1905 to 1908, and had represented two South Island electorates in the New Zealand Parliament. Early life He was born in Kirknewton, West Lothian in 1850. ...

. Hislop was returned as the MP. He was opposed by Mr D. Dunn. Hislop's majority was reduced from 136 to 134 after two votes were removed. One person was charged with voting twice (personation).

Results

The following table gives the election result:

References

Oamaru 1889 1889 elections in New Zealand Politics of Otago September 1889 events {{NewZealand-election-stub