Auckland West by-election, 1940

Auckland West by-election, 1940
New Zealand
18 May 1940 (1940-05-18)

 
Candidate Peter Carr Wilfred Fortune
Party Labour Independent
Popular vote 6,151 2,958
Percentage 63.24 30.41

MP before election

Michael Joseph Savage
Labour

Elected MP

Peter Carr
Labour

The Auckland West by-election of 1940 was a by-election for the electorate of Auckland West held on 18 May 1940 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death on 27 March 1940 of the previous member Michael Joseph Savage, the revered prime minister whose terminal illness had not been made public.

Results

The by-election was won by Peter Carr; also of the Labour Party. Because of the war, the National Party did not nominate a candidate, and four of the five candidates who stood against the Labour candidate lost their deposit.

Auckland West by-election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Carr 6,151 63.24
Independent Wilfred Fortune 2,958 30.41
Communist L G Watson 375 3.86
Independent Socialist L Pickles 132 1.36
Liberal I B Kennedy 15 0.15
Independent E Naden 8 0.08
Majority 3,193 32.83
Informal votes 68 0.70
Turnout 8,136 60.03
Registered electors 16,170
Labour hold Swing

In 1946, Carr also died in office. Wilfred Fortune, who stood as an independent, subsequently became a National candidate (1943) and MP (1946) for the Eden electorate.

References

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