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The Palmerston by-election of 1918 was a by-election held in the Palmerston electorate during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 19 December 1918. The by-election was won by the sitting Mayor of Palmerston North, Jimmy Nash with a majority of 315.
The contest was triggered by the death of incumbent MP David Buick of the Reform Party on 18 November 1918 during the influenza epidemic. [1] Under the terms of the coalition agreement between Reform and the Liberal's a condition was made not to oppose each other in by-elections for deceased or retiring MP's from their own parties. However, both contested the seat after failing to agree on a joint National Government nominee. [2]
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Reform | Jimmy Nash | 2,229 | 41.56 | ||
| Labour | Alexander Galbraith | 1,914 | 35.68 | ||
| Liberal | Ernest Hugh Crabb [4] | 1,119 | 20.86 | ||
| Independent Reform | A. Buchanan | 101 | 1.88 | ||
| Majority | 315 | 5.87 | |||
| Turnout | 5,363 | ||||
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