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The Christchurch Country by-election 1856 was a by-election held in the multi-member Christchurch Country electorate during the 2nd New Zealand Parliament on 14 October 1856 and was along with the Grey and Bell 1856 by-election the second equal contested by-election in New Zealand political history.The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Dingley Brittin and was won by John Ollivier.
