1916 Pahiatua by-election

1916 Pahiatua by-election

17 July 1916 (1916-07-17)
Turnout	3,197
Candidate Harold Smith Robert Ross Party Reform Liberal Popular vote 1,521 1,438 Percentage 47.57 44.97
member before election James Escott Reform Elected member Harold Smith Reform

The Pahiatua by-election of 1916 was a by-election held in the Pahiatua electorate during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 17 August 1916. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP James Escott of the Reform Party on 28 July,[1] and was won by Harold Smith with a majority of 420.[2]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1916 Pahiatua by-election[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Harold Smith	1,521	47.57
	Liberal	Robert Ross	1,438	44.97
	Labour	George McFarlane	238	7.44
Majority			83	2.59
Turnout			3,197	51.23
Registered electors			6,241[5]
	Reform hold		Swing

Notes

1. Wilson 1985, p. 195.
2. Wilson 1985, p. 235.
3. "Pahiatua by-election". Bay of Plenty Times. 18 August 1916. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
4. "Pahiatua by-election". Sun. 7 August 1916. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
5. McRobie 1989, p. 75.

References

• McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.