1900 City of Auckland by-election
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The City of Auckland by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of City of Auckland, an urban seat in the Auckland region, in the upper North Island.
Summary
The by-election was held on 27 April 1900, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP William Crowther.[1] The seat was won by Liberal candidate Joseph Witheford who defeated four other candidates including Prime Minister Richard Seddon's personally endorsed candidate, the former Mayor of Auckland James Job Holland.
Table of results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Joseph Witheford | 4,927 | 44.79 | ||
Conservative | Richard Hobbs | 2,823 | 25.66 | -10.39 | |
Liberal | James Job Holland | 2,236 | 20.32 | -15.80 | |
Conservative | William Richardson | 991 | 9.00 | ||
Labour | Leonard William Snellar Small | 23 | 0.20 | ||
Majority | 2,104 | 19.12 | |||
Turnout | 11,000 |
References
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 102.
- ^ "Auckland By-Election". Manawatu Standard. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 6683. 28 April 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "The Auckland Election". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXVII, no. 8820. 28 April 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
Notes
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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