City of Wellington by-election, 1899

The 25 July 1899 City of Wellington by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP John Hutcheson over the Marine Scandal.^[1] Hutcheson, along with MP Frederick Pirani had accused Premier Richard Seddon and Minister of Marine William Hall-Jones amongst others, of using influence to obtain Mariners certificates for unqualified candidates in contravention of the recent Shipping and Seamen's Act.^[2] When the Marine Commission report ^[3] declared that the charges were unfounded Hutcheson resigned in order to exonerate himself by means of a by-election win.

1896 election result

General election, 1896 results: City of Wellington^[4]

New Zealand general election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal-Labour	John Hutcheson	6,411	48.69
	Independent	Robert Stout	6,306	47.89
	Liberal	George Fisher	5,859	44.49
	Independent	Arthur Atkinson	5,831	44.28
	Independent	C Wilson	5,570	42.30
	Independent	A A S Menteath	5,560	42.22
	Independent	F H Fraser	1,811	13.75
	Independent	J J K Powell	185	1.40
	Independent	A Warburton	91	0.69
Majority			28 ¹	0.21
Turnout			13,168 ²	69.77
Registered electors			18,874

¹ Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher, 5859) and highest losing poll (Atkinson, 5831)

² Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,624)

1899 by-election result

City of Wellington by-election, 1899^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal-Labour	John Hutcheson	6,945	58.28
	Independent	Edwin George Jellicoe^[5]	4,971	41.72
Majority			1,974	16.57
Turnout			11,916

References

↑ McLintock, A. H., ed. (22 April 2009) [First published in 1966]. ""Marine Scandal", 1899". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ "Shipping and Seamen's Act Amendment Act 1894 (58 VICT 1894 No 62)". Parliamentary Counsel Office. 1894. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ "Marine Commission: Commission to Inquire into Certain Matters Relating to the Marine Department". National Library of New Zealand. 1899. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
1 2 "The Wellington Election". Clutha Leader XXVI (1319). 28 July 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
↑ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Barristers and Solicitors". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

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City of Wellington by-election, 1899

1896 election result

1899 by-election result

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