Auckland West by-election, 1940

Auckland West by-election, 1940

18 May 1940 (1940-05-18)

MP before election Michael Joseph Savage Labour Elected MP Peter Carr Labour

The Auckland West by-election of 1940 was a by-election for the electorate of Auckland West held on 18 May 1940 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death on 27 March 1940 of the previous member Michael Joseph Savage, the revered prime minister whose terminal illness had not been made public.

The by-election was won by Peter Carr; also of the Labour Party. Carr also died in office (in 1946). Because of the war, the National Party did not nominate a candidate, and four of the five candidates who stood against the Labour candidate lost their deposit.

Wilfred Fortune who stood as an independent subsequently became a National candidate (1943) and MP (1946) for the Eden electorate.

References

• New Zealand Official Yearbook 1941 p825
• Four lose Deposits (Auckland Star, 20 May 1940 p5)

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