Taumarunui by-election, 1915

15 June 1915 (1915-06-15)

Turnout

4,551


Candidate	William Jennings	Charles Wilson
Party	Liberal	Reform
Popular vote	2,853	2,643
Percentage	50.95%	47.20%

Member before election

William Jennings
Liberal

Elected Member

William Jennings
Liberal

The Taumarunui by-election of 1915 was a by-election during the 18th New Zealand Parliament in the Taumarunui electorate. It was held on the 15 June 1915. The seat had become vacant in May 1915 when incumbent Taumarunui MP's William Jennings' election the previous year was declared void. Jennings stood again and successfully retained his seat.^[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Taumarunui by-election, 1915^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	William Jennings	3,850	50.98
	Reform	Charles Wilson	3,701	49.02
Majority			149	1.97
Turnout			4,551

Taumarunui

References

1 2 Taumarunui by-election. Auckland Star. XLVI. 17 June 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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