1892 Bruce by-election
The Bruce by-election, 1892 was a by-election held on 4 May 1892 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the rural lower South Island electorate of Bruce.
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Background
The by-election was triggered after the resignation of sitting Member James William Thomson.[1] The election was a two-way contest and was won by James Allen, previously the Member for Dunedin East.[2]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | James Allen | 1,085 | 66.85 | ||
Liberal | Alfred Lee Smith | 538 | 33.14 | ||
Majority | 547 | 33.70 | |||
Turnout | 1,623 | 75.06 | |||
Registered electors | 2,162 |
Allen held the electorate until his own resignation in 1920 to become New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, which triggered another by-election.[2]
Notes
- Wilson 1985, p. 240.
- McGibbon, Ian. "Allen, James". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- "The Bruce Election". Manawatu Herald. 7 May 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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