The 1872 Caversham by-election was a by-election held on 28 August 1872 in the electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent Richard Cantrell, on 31 July 1872.
The by-election was won by William Tolmie. His opponent William Cutten had also stood in the 1870 Caversham by-election. James Crowe Richmond was nominated but withdrew before the election; he received one vote.
Results
There were five polling booths. Tolmie won at four of them, and Cutten had a majority at the Andersons Bay booth.
Tolmie Cutten Richmond Caversham 85 66 1 Green Island 45 28 0 Andersons Bay 36 51 0 North Harbour 12 0 0 Portobello 39 7 0 217 152 1
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