1920 Stratford by-election

1920 Stratford by-election

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Turnout	6,640
Candidate Robert Masters John Bird Hine Party Liberal Reform Popular vote 3,394 3,246 Percentage 51.12 48.88
Member before election Robert Masters Liberal Elected Member Robert Masters Liberal

The 1920 Stratford by-election was a by-election during the 20th New Zealand Parliament for the rural Taranaki seat of Stratford. The by-election was called following the previous election being declared void, invalidating the preceding 1919 general election results. It was held on 6 May 1920.

Candidates

Only two candidates contested the seat. Robert Masters (Liberal Party), who had previously taken the seat off the incumbent John Bird Hine (Reform Party). ^{[1] [2]}

Result

The following table gives the election results:

1920 Stratford by-election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Masters	3,394	51.12
	Reform	John Bird Hine	3,246	48.88
Majority			148	2.22
Turnout			6,640
	Liberal hold		Swing

Notes

1. "Stratford by-election". Dominion. Vol. 13, no. 181. 27 April 1920. p. 7. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
2. "Stratford By-Election". Stratford Evening Post . Vol. XXXX, no. 24. 17 April 1920. p. 5. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021– via paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
3. "Final Figures". Wanganui Herald . Vol. LIII, no. 160648. 11 May 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

References

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