1892 Bruce by-election

Bruce by-election, 1892
Turnout	75.06%
MP before election; James William Thomson; Independent	Elected MP ; James Allen; Independent

The Bruce by-election, 1892 was a by-election held on 4 May 1892 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the rural lower South Island electorate of Bruce.

Background

The by-election was triggered after the resignation of sitting Member James William Thomson.^[1] The election was a two way contest and was won by James Allen, previously the Member for Dunedin East.^[2]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1892 Bruce by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Allen	1,085	66.85
	Liberal	Alfred Lee Smith	538	33.14
Majority			547	33.70
Turnout			1,623	75.06
Registered electors			2,162

Allen held the electorate until his own resignation in 1920 to become New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, which triggered another by-election.^[2]

Notes

^ Wilson 1985, p. 240.
^ ^a ^b McGibbon, Ian. "Allen, James". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
^ "The Bruce Election". Manawatu Herald. 7 May 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

[FOOTNOTEWilson1985240-1] Wilson 1985, p. 240.

[DNZB_Allen-2] McGibbon, Ian. "Allen, James". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[The_Bruce_Election-3] "The Bruce Election". Manawatu Herald. 7 May 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

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