1858 Wellington Country by-election

The 1858 Wellington Country by-election was a New Zealand by-election held in the single-member electorate of Wellington Country during the 2nd New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 1858, following the resignation of Dudley Ward.^[1]^[2] The election was won by Alfred Brandon, who beat the only other candidate, Francis Bradey, easily.^[3]

Results

1858 Wellington Country by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alfred Brandon^[4]	268	86.73	-
	Independent	Francis Bradey^[a]^[5]^[6]^[4]	41	13.27	-
Majority			227	73.46	-
Total votes			309	-	-

Results by polling booth

Polling booth	Brandon	Bradey
Town	127	39
Karori	29	1
Porirua Road	32	0
Pahautanui	27	0
Otaki	21	0
Manawatu	32	1
Total	268	41^[3]

Table footnotes

^ full name is Francis Henry Badey, but common name does not use his middle name

References

^ "List of New Zealand by-elections". Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 146.
^ ^a ^b ^c "COUNTRY DISTRICTS ELECTION". The Wellington Independent. Vol. X, no. 1310. 4 August 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b *Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
^ "Historic site: Francis Bradey's Grave". Porirua City Council. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ Ward, Louis E. (1928). "Biographical Sketches". Early Wellington. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. p. 337. Retrieved 18 December 2016.