The 1868 Lyttelton 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 November 1868 during the

4th New Zealand Parliament The 4th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Elections for this term were held in 61 electorates between 12 February and 6 April 1866 to elect 70 MPs. Parliament was prorogued in late 1870. During the term of this ...

in the Canterbury electorate of . The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent MP

George Macfarlan George Macfarlan (1837/1838 – 9 October 1868) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament representing the Lyttelton electorate. Professional career Macfarlan was the only son of the Rev. George Macfarlan of Gainford, County Durham. He was educate ...

; he had been elected by the

1867 Lyttelton by-election The 1867 Lyttelton by-election was a by-election held on 1 July 1867 during the 4th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of . The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Edward Hargreaves Edward Allan Har ...

. The by-election was won by

John Thomas Peacock John Thomas Peacock MLC JP (1827 – 20 October 1905) was a New Zealand businessman, philanthropist and politician. He came to Canterbury in 1844, several years before organised settlement started. Early life Peacock was born in 1827 in the H ...

. As there were no other candidates, he was declared duly elected.

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Lyttelton 1868 1868 elections in New Zealand Politics of Canterbury, New Zealand November 1868 events {{NewZealand-election-stub