Westland by-election, 1947

Westland by-election, 1947

3 December 1947 (1947-12-03)

Turnout 90.4%   Candidate James Kent J. F. Lockington Party Labour National Popular vote 7,427 5,405 Percentage 57.9% 42.1%

Member before election James O'Brien Labour Elected Member James Kent Labour

The 1947 Westland by-election was a by-election held during the 28th New Zealand Parliament in the South Island electorate of Westland. The by-election occurred following the death of MP James O'Brien and was won by James Kent.

Background

James O'Brien, who was first elected to represent Westland for the Labour Party in 1922 and had been Westland's MP continuously since 1928, died on 28 September 1947. This triggered the Westland by-election, which occurred on 3 December 1947. James Kent was the candidate for the Labour Party, and J. F. Lockington was the candidate for the National Party. Kent obtained 57.9% of the votes and was successful.^[1]

Previous election

Results

See also

• List of New Zealand by-elections

Notes

References

• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8. 

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