1947 Westland by-election
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 Jim Kent.
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Turnout | 12,886 (90.35%) | |||||||||||||||
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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. Jim Kent was the candidate for the Labour Party, and Jack Lockington was the candidate for the National Party. Kent obtained 57.9% of the votes and was successful.[1]
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | James O'Brien | 9,097 | 67.50 | ||
National | E Frank Chivers[2][3] | 4,381 | 32.50 | ||
Majority | 4,716 | 34.99 | |||
Informal votes | 57 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,330 | ||||
Turnout | 13,535 | 94.45 |
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Jim Kent | 7,427 | 57.88 | ||
National | Jack Lockington | 5,405 | 42.12 | ||
Majority | 2,022 | 15.76 | |||
Informal votes | 54 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,262 | ||||
Turnout | 12,886 | 90.35 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
See also
Notes
- Norton 1988, p. 391.
- "General Election". Auckland Star. LXXIV (203). 27 August 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- "Chivers, E Frank, DSM, MID". Torpedo Bay Navy Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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