<page_title> List of New Zealand by-elections </page_title> <section_title> Pre-party era </section_title> <table> <cell> 6th Parliament (1876–1879)[edit] <col_header> By-election and electorate </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Reason </col_header> <col_header> Winner </col_header> <col_header> By-election </col_header> <col_header> Electorate </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Reason </col_header> <col_header> Winner </col_header> <col_header> By-election </col_header> <col_header> Electorate </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Reason </col_header> <col_header> Winner </col_header> <col_header> By-election </col_header> <col_header> Electorate </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Reason </col_header> <col_header> Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1879 <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> City of Dunedin <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> 15 July <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 1879 City of Dunedin by-election was held on 15 July 1879 during the 6th New Zealand Parliament.