1889 Christchurch North by-election

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The Christchurch North by-election of 1889 was a by-election held to elect a member to the New Zealand House of Representatives' 10th session. It was held to fill the gap left by Sir Julius Vogel, the former Premier of New Zealand, by resigning from the {{NZ electorate link|Christchurch North}} electorate.

Samuel Charles Jolly, who in {{NZ election link year|1884}} had contested {{NZ electorate link|Ashburton}}, was one of the candidates campaigning for election, but after he was poorly received at public meetings did not proceed to nomination.{{cite news |title=Latest Locals |url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18890509.2.20 |access-date=6 June 2015 |work=The Star |issue=6541 |date=9 May 1889 |page=3}}{{cite news |title=Christchurch North |url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18890523.2.9.1 |access-date=6 June 2015 |work=The Star |issue=6553 |date=23 May 1889 |page=2}}

The election was held on 19 June 1889{{cite news|title=Christchurch North Election |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP18890620.2.33 |access-date=23 April 2012|newspaper=The Press|volume=XLVI |issue=7341 |date=20 June 1889|page=5}} and the official result was released the following day at noon, declaring Edward Humphreys as the elected representative.{{cite news |title=Christchurch North Election |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP18890621.2.14 |access-date=23 April 2012 |newspaper=The Press |volume=XLVI |issue=7342 |date=21 June 1889|page=3}}

{{Christchurch North by-election, 1889}}