Oamaru by-election, 1923

Oamaru by-election, 1923

1 May 1923

Candidate John MacPherson Ernest Lee Party Liberal Reform Popular vote 4,492 4,147

Member before election John MacPherson Liberal Elected Member John MacPherson Liberal

The Oamaru by-election of 1923 was a by-election during the 21st New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was called following the invalidation of the preceding 1922 general election result due to irregularities. It was held on 1 May 1923.^[1]

Candidates

Two candidates contested the seat. John Andrew MacPherson (Liberal Party), who had taken the seat off the incumbent Ernest Lee (Reform Party), again won the vote.^[2]

Result

The following table gives the election results:

Oamaru by-election, 1923^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John MacPherson	4,492	52.00
	Reform	Ernest Lee	4,147	48.00
Informal votes			21	0.24
Majority			345	3.99
Turnout			8,660	94.18
Registered electors			9,195

Notes

1. Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
2. Scholefield 1950, p. 119.
3. Hislop 1923, p. 11.

References

• Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
• Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.