1941 Bay of Plenty by-election

The Bay of Plenty by-election of 1941 was a by-election for the electorate of Bay of Plenty held on 13 December 1941 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Gordon Hultquist of the Labour Party who was killed in World War II.

1941 Bay of Plenty by-election
13 December 1941
Turnout7,699
 
Candidate Bill Sullivan Charles Mills
Party National Labour
Popular vote 4,675 3,024
Percentage 60.72 39.27
MP before election

Gordon Hultquist
Labour

 Elected MP

Bill Sullivan
National

The by-election was won by Bill Sullivan of the National Party; Labour lost a seat.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1941 Bay of Plenty by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Bill Sullivan 4,675 60.72
Labour Charles Mills 3,024 39.27
Informal votes 136 1.76
Majority 1,651 21.44
Turnout 7,699
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References
  1. Declaration of Result of Poll. Bay of Plenty Beacon. 4. 5 January 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 23 December 2015.


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