1882 Franklin North by-election

The 1882 Franklin North by-election was a by-election held on 9 June 1882 during the 8th New Zealand Parliament in the rural South Auckland electorate of Franklin North.

The by-election was caused by the election of Benjamin Harris in the 1881 election being declared void on a petition of the losing candidate Frank Buckland. Chief Justice James Prendergast, and Justice Gillies declared the election void.^[1] Allegations were made of "intimidation".^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

However Benjamin Harris won the subsequent by-election.

Results

The following table gives the election result:

1882 Franklin North by-election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Benjamin Harris	529	51.46
	Independent	Frank Buckland	499	48.54
Majority			30	2.92
Turnout			1,028	71.69
Registered electors			1,434