- Selwyn by-election 1994
The Selwyn by-election was a
by-election in theNew Zealand electorate of Selwyn, a predominantly rural district in the middle of New Zealand'sSouth Island . It took place on13 August 1994 , and was precipitated by the resignation from parliament of siting MPRuth Richardson . Richardson was retiring from politics, having been removed as Minister of Finance the previous year.The by-election was contested by all major parties. It was won by
David Carter , the National Party candidate, and therefore did not change the distribution of seats in Parliament. In second place, and only around four hundred votes behind Carter, was the Alliance's John Wright, a result that surprised many commentators. National's traditional opponent, the Labour Party, placed a distant third. The fourth major candidate was from theNew Zealand First party,Tim Shadbolt , who was actually the Mayor of Invercargill at that time.
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