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The 1856 Motueka and Massacre Bay by-election was a by-election held in the Motueka and Massacre Bay electorate during the 2nd New Zealand Parliament caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Charles Parker. The by-election was set for 19 May 1856, with a nomination meeting two days prior to that. The resident magistrate of Nelson, John Poynter, was the returning officer. George White, the clerk of the Nelson Provincial Council, was the first to announce their candidacy; he was barely known to the electorate. Herbert Curtis, who was a merchant in Nelson in partnership with his brother Oswald, was asked to become a candidate. After Curtis was well received at his one public address, White withdrew. Curtis was declared elected at the nomination meeting, as he was the only candidate proposed.
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