4th New Zealand Parliament
Changes during term
There were numerous changes during the term of the 4th Parliament. By-electionElectorateDateIncumbentReasonWinner 1866Mount Herbert27 July William MoorhouseChose to represent WestlandThomas Potts1866Port Chalmers15 December Thomas DickResignation Thomas Dick 1867City of Dunedin19 January William ReynoldsResignation William Reynolds 1867City of Christchurch13 February James FitzGeraldResignation William Travers1867Avon11 March Crosbie WardResignation William Reeves1867City of Auckland West25 April James WilliamsonResignation Patrick Dignan1867Manuherikia27 April William BaldwinResignation David Mervyn1867Wanganui27 April John BryceResignation Henry Harrison1867Town of New Plymouth29 April John RichardsonResignation Harry Atkinson1867Raglan4 June Joseph NewmanResignation James Farmer1867Parnell5 June Frederick WhitakerResignation Charles Heaphy1867Port Chalmers15 June Thomas DickResignation David Main1867Waimea28 June Arthur OliverResignation Edward Baigent1867Lyttelton1 July Edward HargreavesResignation George Macfarlan1867Kaiapoi5 July Joseph BeswickResignation John Studholme1867Picton25 July Arthur BeauchampResignation William Adams1867Pensioner Settlements5 August Paul de QuinceyResignation John Kerr1867Ashley7 August Lancelot WalkerResignation Henry Tancred1868Omata7 February Arthur Samuel AtkinsonResignation Charles Brown1868Collingwood18 March Andrew RichmondResignation Arthur Collins1868Westland Boroughs3 April William MoorhouseResignation William Harrison

4th New Zealand Parliament

Section Title: Changes during term
Table Section Text: There were numerous changes during the term of the 4th Parliament. By-electionElectorateDateIncumbentReasonWinner 1866Mount Herbert27 July William MoorhouseChose to represent WestlandThomas Potts1866Port Chalmers15 December Thomas DickResignation Thomas Dick 1867City of Dunedin19 January William ReynoldsResignation William Reynolds 1867City of Christchurch13 February James FitzGeraldResignation William Travers1867Avon11 March Crosbie WardResignation William Reeves1867City of Auckland West25 April James WilliamsonResignation Patrick Dignan1867Manuherikia27 April William BaldwinResignation David Mervyn1867Wanganui27 April John BryceResignation Henry Harrison1867Town of New Plymouth29 April John RichardsonResignation Harry Atkinson1867Raglan4 June Joseph NewmanResignation James Farmer1867Parnell5 June Frederick WhitakerResignation Charles Heaphy1867Port Chalmers15 June Thomas DickResignation David Main1867Waimea28 June Arthur OliverResignation Edward Baigent1867Lyttelton1 July Edward HargreavesResignation George Macfarlan1867Kaiapoi5 July Joseph BeswickResignation John Studholme1867Picton25 July Arthur BeauchampResignation William Adams1867Pensioner Settlements5 August Paul de QuinceyResignation John Kerr1867Ashley7 August Lancelot WalkerResignation Henry Tancred1868Omata7 February Arthur Samuel AtkinsonResignation Charles Brown1868Collingwood18 March Andrew RichmondResignation Arthur Collins1868Westland Boroughs3 April William MoorhouseResignation William Harrison

By-election	Electorate	Date	Incumbent	Reason	Winner

1866	Mount Herbert	27 July	William Moorhouse	Chose to represent Westland	Thomas Potts

1866	Port Chalmers	15 December	Thomas Dick	Resignation	Thomas Dick

1867	City of Dunedin	19 January	William Reynolds	Resignation	William Reynolds

1867	City of Christchurch	13 February	James FitzGerald	Resignation	William Travers

1867	Avon	11 March	Crosbie Ward	Resignation	William Reeves

1867	City of Auckland West	25 April	James Williamson	Resignation	Patrick Dignan

1867	Manuherikia	27 April	William Baldwin	Resignation	David Mervyn

1867	Wanganui	27 April	John Bryce	Resignation	Henry Harrison

1867	Town of New Plymouth	29 April	John Richardson	Resignation	Harry Atkinson

1867	Raglan	4 June	Joseph Newman	Resignation	James Farmer

1867	Parnell	5 June	Frederick Whitaker	Resignation	Charles Heaphy

1867	Port Chalmers	15 June	Thomas Dick	Resignation	David Main

1867	Waimea	28 June	Arthur Oliver	Resignation	Edward Baigent

1867	Lyttelton	1 July	Edward Hargreaves	Resignation	George Macfarlan

1867	Kaiapoi	5 July	Joseph Beswick	Resignation	John Studholme

1867	Picton	25 July	Arthur Beauchamp	Resignation	William Adams

1867	Pensioner Settlements	5 August	Paul de Quincey	Resignation	John Kerr

1867	Ashley	7 August	Lancelot Walker	Resignation	Henry Tancred

1868	Omata	7 February	Arthur Samuel Atkinson	Resignation	Charles Brown

1868	Collingwood	18 March	Andrew Richmond	Resignation	Arthur Collins

1868	Westland Boroughs	3 April	William Moorhouse	Resignation	William Harrison

Supplementary election, 1868[edit]

Westland North	9 April 1868	Timothy Gallagher

Westland South	6 April 1868	Edmund Barff

First Māori elections[edit]

Eastern Maori	15 April 1868	Tareha Te Moananui

Northern Maori	15 April 1868	Frederick Russell

Southern Maori	20 June 1868	John Patterson

Western Maori	1 May 1868	Mete Paetahi

By-election	Electorate	Date	Incumbent	Reason	Winner

4th Parliament (continued)[edit]

1868	Avon	8 June	William Reeves	Resignation	William Rolleston

1868	Picton	11 June	William Adams	Resignation	Courtney Kenny

1868	Rangitiki	22 June	William Watt	Resignation	William Fox

1868	Franklin	2 July	Robert Graham	Resignation	William Swan

1868	Waikouaiti	27 July	William Murison	Resignation	Robert Mitchell

1868	Lyttelton	2 November	George Macfarlan	Death	John Peacock

1868	Timaru	20 November	Alfred Cox	Resignation	Edward Stafford

1868	City of Nelson	24 December	Edward Stafford	Resignation	Nathaniel Edwards

1869	Marsden	25 January	Francis Hull	Resignation	John Munro

1869	Roslyn	12 February	George Hepburn	Resignation	Henry Driver

1869	City of Dunedin	5 March	James Paterson	Resignation	Thomas Birch

1869	Newton	19 March	George Graham	Resignation	Robert Creighton

1869	Waikouaiti	27 April	Robert Mitchell	Resignation	Francis Rich

1869	Town of New Plymouth	28 April	Harry Atkinson	Resignation	Thomas Kelly

1869 (1st)	Wallace	30 April	Alexander McNeil	Resignation	Cuthbert Cowan

1869	Oamaru	25 May	Robert Campbell	Resignation	Charles Graham

1869	Taieri	19 June	Donald Reid	Resignation	Henry Howorth

1869 (2nd)	Wallace	17 September	Cuthbert Cowan	Resignation	George Webster

1870	Bruce	21 March	John Cargill	Resignation	James Brown

1870	Mongonui	30 March	Thomas Ball	Resignation	Thomas Gillies

1870	Caversham	25 April	Arthur John Burns	Resignation	James McIndoe

1870	Omata	27 April	Charles Brown	Resignation	Frederic Carrington

1870	Parnell	12 May	Charles Heaphy	Resignation	Reader Wood

1870	Riverton	18 May	Donald Hankinson	Resignation	Lauchlan McGillivray

1870	City of Christchurch	12 August	William Travers	Resignation	William Moorhouse

Sentence(s)

Waikouaiti Murison resigned in 1868, and was succeeded by Robert Mitchell.

final_sentence: Waikouaiti Murison resigned in 1868, and was succeeded by Robert Mitchell.