1870_Riverton_by-election

1870 Riverton by-election

1870 Riverton by-election

New Zealand by-election

The 1870 Riverton by-election was a by-election held on 18 March 1870 during the 4th New Zealand Parliament in the Southland electorate of Riverton.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Donald Hankinson on 2 April 1870.[1]

The by-election was won by Lauchlan McGillivray, he was unopposed.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 202. OCLC 154283103.
  2. [2]
    "Summary for Europe". Otago Daily Times. 30 May 1870.
  3. [3]
    "By Electric Telegraph". Otago Witness. 20 May 1870.


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