This is a summary of the electoral history of Francis Bell , Prime Minister of New Zealand (1925), Mayor of Wellington (1891–93; 1896–97), Member of Parliament for Wellington (1893–96).
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Fisher | 2,828 | 53.64 | ||
Conservative | John Duthie | 2,779 | 52.71 | ||
Liberal | Kennedy Macdonald | 2,482 | 47.08 | ||
Conservative | Francis Bell | 2,299 | 43.61 | ||
Liberal | Edwin George Jellicoe | 1,921 | 35.98 | ||
Liberal | Francis Fraser | 1,755 | 33.29 | ||
Liberal | William McLean | 1,060 | 20.11 | ||
Liberal | Robert Winter [2] | 716 | 13.58 | ||
Majority | 183 | 3.47 | |||
Total votes | 15,816 | ||||
Turnout | 5,272 | 60.00 | |||
Registered electors | 8,786 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William McLean | 3,388 | 51.08 | +30.97 | |
Conservative | Francis Bell | 3,245 | 48.92 | +5.31 | |
Majority | 143 | 2.16 | -1.32 | ||
Turnout | 6,633 | 75.50 | +15.49 | ||
Registered electors | 8,786 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Stout | 6,218 | 46.73 | ||
Conservative | Francis Bell | 5,773 | 43.39 | ||
Conservative | John Duthie | 4,840 | 36.37 | ||
Liberal | Kennedy Macdonald | 3,863 | 29.03 | ||
Liberal | Francis Fraser | 3,729 | 28.02 | ||
Independent | Harry Vogel | 3,606 | 27.10 | ||
Liberal | William McLean | 3,438 | 25.84 | ||
Liberal | George Fisher | 2,385 | 17.92 | ||
Independent | Thomas Dwan | 1,157 | 8.70 | ||
Independent | William Travers | 1,093 | 8.21 | ||
Majority | 9771 | ||||
Informal votes | 147 | ||||
Total votes | 36,249 | ||||
Turnout | 13,306 | 80.66 | |||
Registered electors | 16,497 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Francis Bell | 1,060 | 62.31 | ||
Independent | C F Worth | 641 | 37.68 | ||
Majority | 419 | 24.63 | |||
Turnout | 1,701 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Francis Bell | 1,405 | 70.88 | +8.57 | |
Independent | George Fisher | 572 | 28.85 | ||
Informal votes | 5 | 0.25 | |||
Majority | 883 | 44.55 | 19.92 | ||
Turnout | 1,982 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Francis Bell | 1,239 | 59.25 | ||
Independent | George Fisher | 852 | 40.74 | ||
Majority | 387 | 18.50 | |||
Turnout | 2,091 | ||||
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