The Akaroa by-election 1858 was a by-election held in the Akaroa electorate during the 2nd New Zealand Parliament, on 31 May 1858. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP John Cuff on 12 January 1878.[1]
The election and was won unopposed by William Moorhouse, who had represented the seat in the previous parliament.[2]
References
edit- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 191. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Local Intelligence". Lyttelton Times. Vol. IX, no. 583. 5 June 1858. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2013 – via Papers Past.
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