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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.
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]
The following table gives the election results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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