1875 Waikouaiti by-election
# 1875 Waikouaiti by-election

The 1875 Waikouaiti by-election was a by-election held on 3 May 1875 in the Waikouaiti electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Lillie Gillies. The by-election was won by George McLean, who had represented the electorate in 1871–72. He was opposed by Francis Rich who had previously represented the electorate in 1869–70.

## Results

The following table gives the election result:

1875 Waikouaiti by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | George McLean | 227 | 56.47 |
| | Independent | Francis Rich | 175 | 43.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 12.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 402 | |
