<page_title> List of New Zealand by-elections </page_title> <section_title> Pre-party era </section_title> <table> <cell> 1878 <col_header> By-election and electorate </col_header> <col_header> By-election </col_header> <col_header> By-election </col_header> <col_header> By-election </col_header> </cell> <cell> Cheviot <col_header> By-election and electorate </col_header> <col_header> Electorate </col_header> <col_header> Electorate </col_header> <col_header> Electorate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 21 May <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 1878 Cheviot by-election was held on 21 May 1878 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate of Cheviot.