<page_title> 4th New Zealand Parliament </page_title> <section_title> Changes during term </section_title> <table> <cell> 1869 <col_header> By-election </col_header> <col_header> By-election </col_header> </cell> <cell> City of Dunedin <col_header> Electorate </col_header> <col_header> Electorate </col_header> </cell> <cell> James Paterson <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> </cell> <cell> Resignation <col_header> Reason </col_header> <col_header> Reason </col_header> </cell> <cell> Thomas Birch <col_header> Winner </col_header> <col_header> Winner </col_header> </cell> </table>
City of Dunedin Representative Paterson resigned in 1869 and was succeeded by Thomas Birch.