1893 Wanganui by-election
The Wanganui by-election of 1893 was a by-election held on 9 June 1893 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the central North Island seat of Wanganui.
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The election was held due to death of sitting Member, Prime Minister John Ballance. The contest for his former seat was won by his longtime friend and business partner Archibald Willis, who received support from the constituents by keeping the "Ballance tradition" alive.[1]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Archibald Willis | 1,031 | 62.37 | ||
Conservative | Gilbert Carson | 622 | 37.62 | ||
Majority | 409 | 24.74 | |||
Turnout | 1,653 |
Notes
- McIvor 1989, p. 241.
- "Wanganui Election". Woodville Examiner. VIII (2054). 12 June 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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References
- McIvor, Timothy (1989). The Rainmaker: A biography of John Ballance journalist and politician 1839–1893. Auckland: Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0024-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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