1918 Wellington Central by-election
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The Wellington Central seat in the House of Representatives. Election by simple majority using first-past-the-post voting. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 84.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Wellington Central by-election of 1918 was a by-election held in the Wellington Central electorate during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 3 October 1918. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Robert Fletcher of the Liberal Party and was won by Peter Fraser with a majority of 1,624.
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robert Fletcher | 5,208 | 64.40 | ||
Reform | Francis Fisher | 2,879 | 35.60 | ||
Majority | 2,329 | 28.80 | |||
Informal votes | 84 | 1.03 | |||
Turnout | 8,171 | 84.47 | |||
Registered electors | 9,673 | ||||
Liberal gain from Reform | Swing |
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Fraser | 2,668 | 56.54 | ||
Independent Labour | Joe Mack | 1,044 | 22.12 | ||
Liberal | William Hildreth | 784 | 16.61 | ||
Independent | Harry Atmore | 185 | 3.92 | ||
Independent | Lindsay John Frederick Garmston | 29 | 0.61 | ||
Independent | William Cyril Tanner | 9 | 0.19 | ||
Majority | 1,624 | 34.41 | |||
Turnout | 4,719 | 51.43 | -33.04 | ||
Registered electors | 9,176 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
References
- ^ The General Election, 1914. Government Printer. 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "A victory for Labour". The Evening Post. Vol. XCVI, no. 83. 4 October 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.