Editing John Ballance (section)

==Death==
[[File:John Ballance Gravestone Whanganui.jpg|thumbnail|Ballance's gravestone in Whanganui]]
In 1893, at the height of his success and popularity, he died in Wellington of cancer.<ref name="Ballance DNZB" /><ref name=":0" /> He was succeeded by [[Richard Seddon]] despite supporting Stout as his preferred successor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2017 |title=Robert Stout |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/sir-robert-stout |publisher=Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage}}</ref> He was the first New Zealand Prime Minister to die in office.

A statue was erected to his memory in front of [[New Zealand Parliament Buildings|Parliament House]], Wellington, in front of what is now the parliamentary library – Parliament has since moved to a bigger, adjacent building.<ref name="Ballance DNZB" /> Another statue was erected in [[Moutoa Gardens]] in Wanganui.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schrader |first=Ben |date=20 June 2012 |title=Ballance beheaded |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/35094/ballance-beheaded |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand}}</ref>