Auckland West by-election, 1940
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The Auckland West by-election of 1940 was a by-election for the electorate of Auckland West held on 18 May 1940 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death on 27 March 1940 of the previous member Michael Joseph Savage, the revered prime minister whose terminal illness had not been made public.
Background
The by-election was won by Peter Carr; also of the Labour Party. Because of the war, the National Party did not nominate a candidate, and four of the five candidates who stood against the Labour candidate lost their deposit. The freshly forged Democratic Labour Party (DLP) by expelled Labour rebel John A. Lee also abstained from contesting. Lee's chief lieutenant Norman Douglas was approached by the DLP to contest the by-election in an effort to boost the new party's publicity, but Douglas declined to stand.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
In 1946, Carr also died in office. Wilfred Fortune, who stood as an independent, subsequently became a National candidate (1943) and MP (1946) for the Eden electorate.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- Olssen, Erik (1978), "The Impact of John A. Lee's Expulsion upon the Labour Party", New Zealand Journal of History, 12 (1)
- New Zealand Official Yearbook 1941 p825
- Four lose Deposits (Auckland Star, 20 May 1940 p5)
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26th Parliament |
- Christchurch South, 1939
- Auckland West, 1940
- Waipawa, 1940
- Waitemata, 1941
- Bay of Plenty, 1941
- Mid-Canterbury, 1942
- Temuka, 1942
- Hauraki, 1942
- Christchurch East, 1943
- Northern Maori, 1943
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27th Parliament | |
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28th Parliament | |
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29th Parliament | |
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30th Parliament | |
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31st Parliament | |
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32nd Parliament | |
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33rd Parliament | |
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34th Parliament |
- There were no by-elections during the term of the 34th Parliament.
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35th Parliament | |
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36th Parliament | |
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37th Parliament | |
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38th Parliament | |
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39th Parliament | |
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40th Parliament |
- There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th Parliament.
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41st Parliament | |
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42nd Parliament |
- There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd Parliament.
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43rd Parliament | |
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44th Parliament | |
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