The 1877 Napier by-election was a by-election held in the Napier electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament, on 15 February 1877.
[1] The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Donald McLean[2] and was won by Fred Sutton.
[1] John Buchanan, Henry Stokes Tiffen, William Colenso, and William Barnard Rhodes were the unsuccessful candidates, with Sutton subsequently elected with a majority of 23 votes.
[3][4] Rhodes had retired from the election but was still regarded as an official candidate.
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