1929 Bay of Islands by-election
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The Bay of Islands by-election of 1929 was a by-election held on 10 April 1929 during the 22nd New Zealand Parliament in the Northland electorate of Bay of Islands. The by-election came about because Harold Rushworth's win in the general election of the previous year was declared void. The seat was won again by Harold Rushworth of the Country Party.
General election
Template:Bay of Islands general election, 1928
Harold Rushworth was originally declared the winner of the general election.[1]
Cause of by-election
Supporters of Allen Bell filed a petition to the electoral court complaining of voting irregularities.[2] Bell, however, claimed that he would take no part in any attempts to upset the election, leaving it up to his supporters.[3] This petition was ultimately successful and it was announced by the court that a by-election should take place for the seat.[4]
Selection process
Both Rushworth and Bell decided to run again for the seat.[5]
The Labour party refused to put up a candidate, believing that the two candidates who had tied with each other should compete in the by-election.[6]
Result
Rushworth won the by-election.[7][8]
This by-election clearly created much interest as the turnout was higher here than it was at the general election. Rushworth's improved showing can be put down to the fact that he got most of the votes that were previously cast for Hornblow.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Country Party | Harold Rushworth | 4,385 | 52.86 | +5.03 | |
| Reform | Allen Bell | 3,911 | 47.14 | −0.66 | |
| Majority | 474 | 5.71 | +5.69 | ||
| Informal votes | 35 | 0.42 | −0.31 | ||
| Turnout | 8,331 | 89.49 | +3.06 | ||
| Country Party gain from Reform | Swing | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,309 | ||||
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
1928 electionwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Petition to be lodged". The Evening Post. Vol. CVI, no. 145. 21 December 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Bay of Islands seat". The Evening Post. 8 December 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Election Upset". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 24. 29 January 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Bay of Island Seat - Two Nominees". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 70. 26 March 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "The by-election - no Labour Candidate". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 51. 5 March 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 136.
- ^ a b "Bay of Islands Seat – Final Figures Announced". The Evening Post. Vol. CVII, no. 91. 20 April 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
