Roslyn by-election, 1869

The Roslyn by-election of 1869 was a by-election for the electorate of Roslyn in Dunedin on 12 February 1869 during the 4th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the resignation of the previous member George Hepburn.

The by-election was won by Henry Driver who defeated Colin Allen by 215 votes to 89, giving him a majority of 126 votes. In his acceptance speech Driver doubted if the result would be received with pleasure by the Government in Wellington. Driver got a majority of votes in North East Valley, Mornington and Caversham, while Allen got a majority of votes in his home district of Kaikorai.[1]

References

  1. "Roslyn Election". Otago Daily Times (2192). 13 February 1869. p. 2.
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