by - election      electorate         date              incumbent                  reason             winner
0           1882  franklin north       9 june        benjamin harris  election declared void    benjamin harris
1           1882         wakanui      16 june         cathcart wason  election declared void       joseph ivess
2           1882        stanmore      11 july         walter pilliet  election declared void     walter pilliet
3           1883       peninsula   22 january           james seaton                   death    william larnach
4           1883          selwyn      6 april              john hall             resignation   edward james lee
5           1883       inangahua       14 may  thomas shailer weston             resignation        edward shaw
6           1883           bruce      29 june       james rutherford                   death     james mcdonald
7           1884          selwyn  15 february       edward james lee                   death   edward wakefield
8           1884        thorndon       13 may          william levin             resignation      alfred newman
9           1884         kaiapoi       16 may           isaac wilson             resignation  edward richardson

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