Template:1878 City of Wellington by-election

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1878 City of Wellington by-election[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Elliott Barton 506 41.04
Independent Colonel E. Pearce 463 21.41
Independent William Hutchison 263 37.58
Majority 43 3.49
Informal votes
Turnout 1232
Registered electors
  1. "City Election: the polling". The Evening Post. Papers Past. 18 February 1878.
  2. "Wellington Election". Grey River Argus. Papers Past. 19 February 1878.
  3. "City Election". New Zealand Times. Papers Past. 19 February 1878.
  4. "Election: Final Result (go down)". The Evening Post. Papers Past. 21 February 1878.