1878 Port Chalmers by-election
# 1878 Port Chalmers by-election

The 1878 Port Chalmers by-election was a by-election held on 12 April 1878 in the Port Chalmers electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP William Reynolds.

The by-election was won by James Green.

he was opposed by the ex-Mayor Mr Henry Dench.

## Results

The following table gives the election result (possibly missing one booth, but no later result has been found):

1878 Port Chalmers by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | James Green | 269 | 60.04 |
| | Independent | Henry Dench | 179 | 39.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 20.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 448 | |
