Joseph Ward was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Marlborough, New Zealand.
Ward in the 1880s
1872 Wairau by-election
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The Wairau by-election 1872 was a by-election held in the Wairau electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament, on 19 February 1872. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Wi
Joseph Ward (Marlborough politician)
…continuous representation until the abolition of the provincial system in 1876. Ward's first attempt of getting elected to the general assembly was in the 1872 Wairau by-election, but he was beaten by Arthur Seymour. When Seymour resigned in 1875 prior to a trip to England, Ward won the resulting 1875 by-election and represented…
Arthur Seymour, NZETC