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:
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Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
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
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