1905 City of Wellington by-election
The 1905 City of Wellington by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of City of Wellington, a multi-member urban seat at the bottom of the North Island.
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The by-election was held on 6 April 1905, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal member of parliament George Fisher.
The by-election was won by Fisher's son Francis Fisher who stood as an Independent Liberal. Fisher beat Charles Izard and John Hutcheson.[1] Izard would be successful in the Wellington North electorate in the 1905 election later in the year, and Hutcheson had previously represented the electorate.[2]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent Liberal | Francis Fisher | 4,692 | 42.06 | ||
Liberal | Charles Izard | 3,441 | 30.84 | ||
Liberal–Labour | John Hutcheson | 3,021 | 27.08 | ||
Majority | 1,251 | 11.21 | |||
Turnout | 11,154 | ||||
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing |
Fisher would represent the electorate until his defeat at the 1914 election.[3]
Notes
- "The Wellington Election". North Otago Times. 7 April 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- Wilson 1985, p. 207.
- Wilson 1985, p. 196.
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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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