1880 Waitaki by-election
The 1880 Waitaki by-election was a by-election held on 16 June 1880 in the electorate in the Otago and Canterbury regions during the 7th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent Thomas William Hislop, on 28 April 1880. The by-election was won by George Jones. Jones and William Henry Sherwood Roberts were described as Liberals; John Reid and Duncan Sutherland were described as Conservatives.