1879 Coleridge by-election

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The 1879 Coleridge by-election was a by-election held on 8 May 1879 in the {{NZ electorate link|Coleridge}} electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand during the 6th New Zealand Parliament.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP Cathcart Wason on 14 April 1879.{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc=154283103 |page=244}}

The by-election was won by George Hart. He was unopposed, and "little interest was taken in the election".{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH18790509.2.9.1? |title= Coleridge Election | work = Poverty Bay Herald |date= 9 May 1879 }}{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GLOBE18790509.2.19? |title= Coleridge Election | work = Globe |date= 9 May 1879 }}