Talk:1879 New Zealand general election

A fact from 1879 New Zealand general election appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 April 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that George Grey was the winner in two different electorates in both the 1875–76 and 1879 elections in New Zealand? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/New Zealand general election, 1875–76.

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The election dates as given (between 15 August and 1 September) are not correct. The Taranaki elections, for example, were held between 3 and 8 September. Schwede66 00:15, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]