Thames by-election, 1893

Thames by-election, 1893

26 July 1893 (1893-07-26)

Candidate James McGowan Party Liberal Popular vote elected unopposed

Member before election Alfred Cadman Liberal Elected Member James McGowan Liberal

The Thames by-election of 1893 was a by-election held during the 11th New Zealand Parliament.

Background

The by-election was caused after the resignation of Liberal Party MP Alfred Cadman. The Liberals selected the incumbent Mayor of Thames, James McGowan as their candidate for Cadman's seat. After a large public gathering, it was decided not to run another candidate against McGowan in light of a general election being only months away, resulting in McGowan being elected unopposed.^[1]

References

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