Dunedin Central by-election, 1915

Dunedin Central by-election, 1915

3 February 1915 (1915-02-03)

Turnout 84.55%   Candidate Charles Statham James Munro Party Reform United Labour Popular vote 4,033 3,926 Percentage 50.67% 49.33%

Member before election Charles Statham Reform Elected Member Charles Statham Reform

The Dunedin Central by-election of 1915 was a by-election during the 19th New Zealand Parliament held on 3 February in the Dunedin Central electorate. The by-election was sparked by the resignation of the incumbent, Charles Statham,^[1] after irregularities in the counting of the vote during the 1914 general election turned a 12-vote lead for his competitor James Munro into a 12-vote loss. There were only two nominees.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Results by locality

Following table showcases the detailed results by locality by ballot location:

Notes

References

Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. 

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18th Parliament	Egmont, 1912 Grey, 1913 Lyttelton, 1913
19th Parliament	Dunedin Central, 1915 Bay of Islands, 1915 Taumarunui, 1915 Pahiatua, 1916 Hawke's Bay, 1917 Bay of Islands, 1917 Grey, 1917 Wellington North, 1918 Southern Maori, 1918 Grey, 1918 Wellington Central, 1918 Taranaki, 1918 Palmerston, 1918 Wellington South, 1918
20th Parliament	Bruce, 1920 Stratford, 1920 Bay of Plenty, 1920 Patea, 1921 Auckland East, 1921 Southern Maori, 1922 Dunedin North, 1922
21st Parliament	Tauranga, 1923 Oamaru, 1923 Franklin, 1925
22nd Parliament	Eden, 1926 Raglan, 1927
23rd Parliament	Bay of Islands, 1929 Hutt, 1929 Parnell, 1930 Invercargill, 1930 Waipawa, 1930 Western Maori, 1930 Hauraki, 1931
24th Parliament	Southern Maori, 1932 Motueka, 1932 Lyttelton, 1933 Buller, 1933 Lyttelton, 1935
25th Parliament	Manukau, 1936