1920 Stratford by-election
The 1920 Stratford by-election was a by-election during the 20th New Zealand Parliament for the rural Taranaki seat of Stratford. The by-election was called following the previous election being declared void, invalidating the preceding 1919 general election results. It was held on 6 May 1920.
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Candidates
Only two candidates contested the seat. Robert Masters (Liberal Party), who had previously taken the seat off the incumbent John Bird Hine (Reform Party).[1]
Result
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Robert Masters | 3,394 | 51.12 | ||
Reform | John Bird Hine | 3,246 | 48.88 | ||
Majority | 148 | 2.22 | |||
Turnout | 6,640 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Notes
- "Stratford by-election". Dominion. 13 (181). 27 April 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "Final Figures". Wanganui Herald. LIII (160648). 11 May 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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References
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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