The 1884 Thorndon by-election was a by-election held on 13 May 1884 for the Wellington urban electorate of Thorndon during the 8th Parliament.

Wellington businessman William Levin resigned due to ill-health.[1]

He was replaced by Dr Alfred Newman.[2]

One of the losing candidates, Henry Bunny had represented the Wairarapa electorate from 1865 to 1881. He was widely expected to win.[3]

Thomas Dwan did not impress one reporter at the opening meeting of the campaign, saying that he did not give his usual "political mountebank" speech but a deadly dull one, and that he showed he knew as much about the country districts as a "Hindoo does about skating".[4]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1884 Thorndon by-election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alfred Newman 636 55.99
Independent Henry Bunny 379 33.36
Independent Thomas Dwan 121 10.65
Majority 257 22.62
Turnout 1136

References

  1. Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 120.
  2. "Dr Newman at the Arcade". The New Zealand Herald. 16 May 1884.
  3. "Thorndon Election". Hawera and Normanby Star. 14 May 1884.
  4. "Mr Dwan's Candidature". Wairarapa Standard. 16 April 1884.
  5. "Thorndon Election". Hawkes Bay Herald. 14 May 1884.
  6. "Thorndon Election". The Evening Post. 16 May 1884.


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