1870 Omata by-election

The 1870 Omata by-election was a by-election held on 27 April in the Omata electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Charles Brown.

He was replaced by Frederic Carrington.

Result

The following table gives the election result:

1870 Omata by-election^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frederic Carrington	42	54.55
	Independent	Captain E. Carthew	35	45.45
Majority			7	9.09
Turnout			77