1900 City of Auckland by-election

1900 City of Auckland by-election
Turnout	11,000
Member before election; William Crowther ; Independent	Elected Member; Joseph Witheford ; Liberal

Last updated April 17, 2024

The City of Auckland by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of City of Auckland, an urban seat in the Auckland region, in the upper North Island.

Summary

The by-election was held on 27 April 1900, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP William Crowther.^[1] The seat was won by Liberal candidate Joseph Witheford who defeated four other candidates including Prime Minister Richard Seddon's personally endorsed candidate, the former Mayor of Auckland James Job Holland.

Table of results

City of Auckland by-election, 1900 ^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Witheford	4,927	44.79
	Conservative	Richard Hobbs	2,823	25.66	-10.39
	Liberal	James Job Holland	2,236	20.32	-15.80
	Conservative	William Richardson	991	9.00
	Labour	Leonard William Snellar Small	23	0.20
Majority			2,104	19.12
Turnout			11,000

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References

↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 102.
↑ "Auckland By-Election". Manawatu Standard . Vol. XXXVIII, no. 6683. 28 April 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
↑ "The Auckland Election". Poverty Bay Herald . Vol. XXVII, no. 8820. 28 April 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

Notes

Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.

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[FOOTNOTEScholefield1950102-1] Scholefield 1950, p. 102.

[Auckland_By-Election-2] "Auckland By-Election". Manawatu Standard . Vol. XXXVIII, no. 6683. 28 April 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[The_Auckland_Election-3] "The Auckland Election". Poverty Bay Herald . Vol. XXVII, no. 8820. 28 April 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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