1875 Caversham by-election
The 1875 Caversham by-election was a by-election held on 20 August 1875 during the 5th New Zealand Parliament in the Caversham electorate in the south-east of the South Island.
The by-election was held because of the death of sitting member of parliament William Tolmie.
The election saw Robert Stout narrowly win the seat by just twenty-one votes over his sole opponent, William Larnach. Both were new to the political arena with neither having stood for Parliament before.Results
The following table gives the election results:
The results by polling booth were as follows:
| Polling booth | Stout | Larnach |
| Anderson's Bay | 35 | 58 |
| Caversham | 116 | 104 |
| Green Island | 47 | 24 |
| North Harbour | 11 | 1 |
| Portobello | 23 | 34 |
| Total: | 232 | 211 |
