The election was held due to death of sitting Member, Prime Minister John Ballance. The contest for his former seat was won by his longtime friend and business partner Archibald Willis, who received support from the constituents by keeping the "Ballance tradition" alive.[1]
^"Wanganui Election". Woodville Examiner. Vol. VIII, no. 2054. 12 June 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
References
McIvor, Timothy (1989). The Rainmaker: A biography of John Ballance journalist and politician 1839–1893. Auckland: Heinemann Reed. ISBN0-7900-0024-5. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)