Patea by-election, 1921

Patea by-election, 1921

13 April 1921

Turnout 5,481   Candidate Edwin Dixon William Morrison Lewis McIlvride Party Reform Liberal Labour Popular vote 2,620 2,315 546

Member before election Walter Powdrell Reform Elected Member Edwin Dixon Reform

The Patea by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Patea, a rural seat on the west coast of the North Island.

Background

The by-election was held on 13 April 1921, and was precipitated by the resignation of sitting Reform MP, Walter Powdrell.

Labour candidate Lewis McIlvride polled a small vote compared to Dixon and Morrison, however he was the only one of the three candidates who increased the vote for his party compared with 1919 and was rewarded with contesting a winnable seat in 1922 in Napier, which he won.^[1]

Result

Patea by-election, 1921[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Edwin Dixon	2,620	47.80
	Liberal	William Morrison	2,315	42.23	-24.37
	Labour	Lewis McIlvride	546	9.96
Majority			305	5.56
Turnout			5,481

References

1. "The Herald". Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette. 4 May 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
2. "Patea by-election". The Northern Advocate. 14 April 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2015.