- Motueka by-election, 1932
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Motueka by-election, 1932 1931 general ← December 1, 1932 → 1935 general Candidate Keith Holyoake Paddy Webb Roderick McKenzie Party Reform Labour Independent
Member before election
George Black
IndependentElected Member
The Motueka by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Motueka, a rural seat at the top of the South Island.
The by-election occurred on 1 December 1932, and was precipitated by the suicide of sitting Independent MP George Black on 17 October 1932.[1]
The by-election was contested by Keith Holyoake (Reform Party candidate for the United/Reform Coalition), Paddy Webb (Labour Party), and Roderick McKenzie, ex-MP for Motueka (1896–1914) standing as Independent Liberal-Labour.
1931 general election result
1931 election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent George Black 4180 53.30 Reform Keith Holyoake 3663 46.70 Majority 677 8.63 Turnout 7843 88.09 Registered electors 8903 Independent hold Swing 1932 by-election result
Motueka by-election, 1932 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Reform Keith Holyoake 3887 49.04 +2.34 Labour Paddy Webb 3210 40.50 Ind Lib-Lab Roderick McKenzie 829 10.45 Majority 677 8.54 Turnout 7926 Registered electors 8903 (Dec. 1931) Reform gain from Independent Swing References
- ^ "Death by Poisoning". Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 101. 26 October 1932. p. 10. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19321026.2.83. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "NELSON AND MOTUEKA". Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 97. 21 October 1935. p. 11. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19351021.2.132. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Govt. wins Motueka by-election". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1402. 6 December 1932. p. 2. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OSWCC19321206.2.9. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
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