Wellington Central by-election, 1918

The Wellington Central by-election 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

1914 general election: Wellington Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Wellington Central by-election, 1918[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Fraser 2,668 56.54
Independent Labour Joe Mack 1,044 22.12
Reform William Hildreth 784 16.61
Radical Harry Atmore 185 3.92
Returned Soldier L J F Garmston 29 0.61
Independent Will C Tanner 9 0.19
Majority 1,624 34.41
Turnout 4,719 51.43
Registered electors 9,176
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

References

  1. The General Election, 1914. Government Printer. 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. "A victory for Labour". The Evening Post XCVI (83). 4 October 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.