1883 Bruce by-election
# 1883 Bruce by-election

The 1883 Bruce by-election was a by-election held on 29 June in the Bruce electorate during the 8th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the death on 16 May of the incumbent MP James Rutherford.

On a show of hands Mr Gillies won, but the third candidate William A. Mosley demanded a poll.

The by-election was won by James McDonald.

However in the 1884 election Gillies won the seat and McDonald came third.

## Results

The following table gives the election result:

1883 Bruce by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | James McDonald | 472 | 46.64 |
| | Independent | Robert Gillies | 451 | 44.57 |
| | Independent | William A. Mosley | 89 | 8.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 2.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1136 | |
