Wellington Central by-election, 1918

Wellington Central by-election, 1918

3 October 1918

The Wellington Central seat in the House of Representatives. Election by simple majority using first-past-the-post voting. Turnout 84.4%   Candidate Peter Fraser Joe Mack Party Labour Independent Labour Popular vote 2,668 1,044 Percentage 56.5% 22.1%   Candidate William Hildreth Harry Atmore Party Liberal Radical Party Popular vote 784 185 Percentage 16.6% 3.9%

Member before election Robert Fletcher Liberal Elected Member Peter Fraser Labour

The Wellington Central by-election of 1918 was a by-election held in the Wellington Central electorate during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 3 October 1918. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Robert Fletcher of the Liberal Party and was won by Peter Fraser with a majority of 1,624.

Previous election

1914 general election: Wellington Central[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Fletcher	5,208	64.40
	Reform	Francis Fisher	2,879	35.60
Majority			2,329	28.80
Informal votes			84	1.03
Turnout			8,171	84.47
Registered electors			9,673
	Liberal gain from Reform		Swing

Results

Wellington Central by-election, 1918[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Fraser	2,668	56.54
	Independent Labour	Joe Mack	1,044	22.12
	Liberal	William Hildreth	784	16.61
	Radical	Harry Atmore	185	3.92
	Returned Soldier	L J F Garmston	29	0.61
	Independent	Will C Tanner	9	0.19
Majority			1,624	34.41
Turnout			4,719	51.43
Registered electors			9,176
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

References

1. The General Election, 1914. Government Printer. 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
2. "A victory for Labour". The Evening Post XCVI (83). 4 October 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.