Grey by-election, 1913

14 July 1913 (1913-07-14)


Candidate	Paddy Webb	Henry Michel
Party	Social Democrat	Reform
Popular vote	3,477	2,811
Percentage	55.30	44.70

Member before election

Arthur Guinness
Liberal

Elected Member

Paddy Webb
Social Democrat

The Grey by-election of 1913 was a by-election during the 18th New Zealand Parliament. As no candidate won an absolute majority on the first ballot on 17 July, a second round was held on 24 July.^[1] The seat had become vacant due to the death of Arthur Guinness. Three candidates contested the seat, and it was won by the left-wing candidate, who was elected on the second ballot with Liberal support.

Results

The following tables give the election results:

First ballot

Grey by-election, 1913: First ballot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Henry Michel	2,189	34.64
	Social Democrat	Paddy Webb	2,091	33.09
	Liberal	Michael Hannan	2,039	32.27
Turnout			6,319

Second ballot

Grey by-election, 1913: Second ballot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Social Democrat	Paddy Webb	3,477	55.30
	Reform	Henry Michel	2,811	44.70
Majority			666	10.60
Turnout			6,288
	Social Democrat gain from Liberal		Swing

References

↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll and Notification of Second Ballot". Grey River Argus. 24 July 1913. p. 1. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

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24th Parliament	Southern Maori, 1932 Motueka, 1932 Lyttelton, 1933 Buller, 1933 Lyttelton, 1935
25th Parliament	Manukau, 1936

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