Oamaru by-election, 1923

The Oamaru by-election of 1923 was a by-election during the 21st New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was called following the invalidation of the preceding 1922 general election result due to irregularities. It was held on 1 May 1923.^[1]

Two candidates contested the seat. John MacPherson (Liberal Party), who had taken the seat off the incumbent Ernest Lee (Reform Party), again won the vote.^[2]

Oamaru by-election, 1923
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John MacPherson	4,492	51.9
	Reform	Ernest Lee	4,147	47.9
Informal votes			21	0.2
Majority			345	0.40
Turnout			8,660

Notes

^ Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
^ Scholefield 1950, p. 119.

References

Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer.

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