1875 Kaiapoi by-election
# 1875 Kaiapoi by-election

The 1875 Kaiapoi by-election was a by-election held on 30 October 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Kaiapoi.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Studholme on 8 December 1874.

The by-election was won by Charles Bowen.

## Results

The following table gives the election result:

1875 Kaiapoi by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Charles Bowen | 294 | 60.49 |
| | Independent | Joseph Beswick | 192 | 39.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 486 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 20.99 |
