1884 East Coast by-election
# 1884 East Coast by-election

The 1884 East Coast by-election was a by-election held on 16 June 1884 in the East Coast electorate during the 8th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Allan McDonald.

He was replaced by Samuel Locke. A show of hands had preferred Rees, who said he was opposed by the government.

Rees subsequently accused Locke of "corrupt practices" during the by-election. Michael Gannon decided to stand for the Bay of Islands in the 1884 election (general election) held on 22 July, and came second.

## Results

The following table gives the election result:

1884 East Coast by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Samuel Locke | 509 | 45.49 |
| | Independent | Michael Gannon | 315 | 28.15 |
| | Independent | William Lee Rees | 295 | 26.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1119 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 17.34 |
