Wellington by-election, 1898
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Turnout |
77.26% |
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The City of Wellington by-election 1898 was held on 9 March 1898 to decide the next member of parliament for the City of Wellington electorate. The contest was caused by resignation of Robert Stout and was won by former mayor of Wellington John Duthie.
Results
1896 election
New Zealand general election, 1896[1][2][3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Liberal–Labour |
John Hutcheson |
6,410 |
48.68 |
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Independent |
Robert Stout |
6,305 |
47.88 |
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Liberal |
George Fisher |
5,858 |
44.49 |
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Conservative |
Arthur Richmond Atkinson |
5,830 |
44.27 |
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Liberal |
Charles Wilson |
5,569 |
42.29 |
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Conservative |
Andrew Agnew Stuart Menteath |
5,559 |
42.22 |
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Liberal |
Francis Fraser |
1,811 |
13.75 |
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Independent |
Justinian John Kivern Powell |
185 |
1.40 |
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Liberal |
Arthur Warburton |
91 |
0.69 |
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Majority |
28 1 |
0.21 |
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Total votes |
37,618 |
Turnout |
13,168[4]2 |
68.21 |
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Registered electors |
19,304 |
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1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher: 5,858) and highest losing poll (Atkinson: 5,830)
2 Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,618)
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References
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11th Parliament |
- Northern Maori, 1891
- Egmont, 1891
- Newton, 1891
- Te Aroha, 1891
- Waikato, 1891
- City of Christchurch, 1891
- City of Wellington, 1892
- Bruce, 1892
- Rangitikei, 1892
- Inangahua, 1893
- Wanganui, 1893
- Thames, 1893
- City of Auckland, 1893
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