1878 Taieri by-election
# 1878 Taieri by-election

The 1878 Taieri by-election was a by-election held on 11 July 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of Taieri in Otago.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Donald Reid on 6 June 1878.

The by-election was won by William Cutten.

## Results

The following table gives the election result:

1878 Taieri by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | William Cutten | 234 | 33.86 |
| | Independent | William Snow | 232 | |
| | Independent | Mr Barron | 225 | 32.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 691 | |
