Auckland East by-election, 1910

Auckland East by-election, 1910

16 June 1910 (1910-06-16)

Turnout 5,443   Candidate Arthur Myers George Davis William Richardson Party Independent Liberal Labour Reform Popular vote 3,180 1,087 754 Percentage 58.42 19.97 13.85

Member before election Frederick Baume Liberal Elected Member Arthur Myers Independent Liberal

The Auckland East by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Auckland East, an urban seat at the top of the North Island.

The by-election was held on 16 June 1910, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal MP Frederick Baume.

Background

The election was won by Baume's cousin and former Mayor of Auckland, Arthur Myers who stood as an independent Liberal.

William Richardson, former secretary to opposition leader William Massey ran as a prohibitionist candidate. He opposed moves the Ward administration was making claiming it was working "hand in glove" with the liquor industry.^[1] Another opposition candidate was R W Hill, who ran as an independent supporter of the Reform Party who only registered candidacy at the last minute.^[2]

Two Labour Party candidates ran against each other, with George Davis coming in second place. G J McKnight was originally chosen by the Labour Party, but proved unsatisfactory. His endorsement was revoked and the party chose to sponsor Davis instead.^[3] The prohibition league also endorsed Davis as Myers owned a brewery.^[4]

Result

The following table gives the election results:

Notes

References

• Gustafson, Barry (1980). Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party 1900–1919. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. ISBN 0-19-647986-X. 

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