The Taranaki by-election of 1918 was a by-election in the Taranaki electorate on the west coast of the North Island. It was held during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 10 October 1918. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Henry Okey of the Reform Party and was won by Sydney George Smith, the son of previous Taranaki MP Edward Smith,[1] who stood as an independent Labour candidate. Smith supported the war effort unlike most Labour politicians, gaining him support of voters who likewise supported the war.[2]
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| Turnout | 74.19% | ||||||||||||
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Result
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Labour | Sydney George Smith | 2,840 | 51.44 | ||
| Reform | John Connett | 2,680 | 48.55 | ||
| Majority | 160 | 2.89 | |||
| Turnout | 5,520 | 74.19 | −12.62 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Lambert, Ron. "Smith, Edward Metcalf". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Bassett 1982, p. 23.
- ^ "Taranaki By-Election". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LV, no. 16978. 11 October 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
References
edit- Bassett, Michael (1982). Three Party Politics in New Zealand 1911–1931. Auckland: Historical Publications. ISBN 0-86870-006-1.
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