The 1890 Timaru by-election was a by-election held on 18 August 1890 during the 10th New Zealand Parliament in the seat of Timaru, a partly urban seat in Canterbury on the East Coast of the South Island.
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Background
editThe by-election was triggered because of the death of sitting member of parliament Richard Turnbull.[1] The election saw William Hall-Jones win the seat over his main opponent, Edward George Kerr.
Kerr had contested the 1887 election against Turnbull,[2] and was the proprietor of The Timaru Herald. Former Prime Minister Sir Robert Stout was invited to contest the seat, but he declined.[3] William Hall-Jones had initially refused nomination citing crucial upcoming business interests. However, several locals persisted and Hall-Jones eventually accepted.[1] Jeremiah Twomey, a newspaper proprietor and owner of the Temuka Leader and Geraldine Guardian also announced his candidacy, but later retired from the race before nominations closed.[4]
Hall-Jones, Kerr and W F Alpin were nominated, and after a show of hands went in favour of Hall-Jones a poll was demanded by the supporters of Kerr and Alpin.[5]
Results
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 422 | 48.61 | ||
| Independent | Edward G. Kerr | 344 | 39.63 | −0.58 | |
| Independent Labour | W F Alpin | 88 | 10.13 | ||
| Informal votes | 14 | 1.61 | |||
| Majority | 78 | 8.98 | |||
| Turnout | 868 | 67.28 | −0.27 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Hall-Jones 1969, p. 24.
- ^ "The Nominations". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. VII, no. 1667. 20 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Late Telegrams". Mount Ida Chronicle. Vol. XXI, no. 1077. 26 July 1890. p. 1 (Supplement).
- ^ "The Timaru Seat". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XVII, no. 5842. 12 August 1890. p. 3.
- ^ a b "The Timaru Seat". The Star. No. 6929. 12 August 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "The Timaru Seat - Result of the Election". The Press. Vol. XLVII, no. 7634. 19 August 1890. p. 5.
References
edit- Hall-Jones, Frederick G. (1969), Sir William Hall-Jones, the Last of the Old Liberals, Invercargill: Hall-Jones and Sons
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