1878 Cheviot by-election

The 1878 Cheviot by-election was a by-election held on 21 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of Cheviot in Canterbury.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Leonard Harper on 2 April 1878.^[1]

The by-election was won by Alfred Saunders.

Results

The following table gives the election result:

1878 Cheviot by-election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alfred Saunders	94	57.67
	Independent	Henry Ingles	69	42.33
Turnout			163
Majority			25	15.34