1867_Manuherikia_by-election
1867 Manuherikia by-election
New Zealand by-election
The 1867 Manuherikia by-election was a by-election held on 29 November 1864 in the Manuherikia electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP William Baldwin on 15 February 1867.[1]
The by-election was contested by David Mervyn and John Jack. When Jack won the "show of hands" at the nomination meeting, the by-election was demanded and won by Mervyn.[2]