Taranaki by-election, 1918
Taranaki by-election, 1918
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10 October 1918 (1918-10-10) |
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The Taranaki by-election of 1918 was a by-election in the Taranaki electorate on the west coast of the North Island. It was held during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 10 October 1918. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Henry Okey of the Reform Party and was won by Sydney George Smith, the son of previous Taranaki MP Edward Metcalf Smith,[1] who stood as an independent Labour candidate. Smith supported the war effort unlike most Labour politicians, gaining him support of voters who likewise supported the war.
Result
The following table gives the election results:
Notes
References
- Bassett, Michael (1982). Three Party Politics in New Zealand 1911–1931. Auckland: Historical Publications. ISBN 0-86870-006-1.
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19th Parliament |
- Dunedin Central, 1915
- Bay of Islands, 1915
- Taumarunui, 1915
- Pahiatua, 1916
- Hawke's Bay, 1917
- Bay of Islands, 1917
- Grey, 1917
- Wellington North, 1918
- Southern Maori, 1918
- Grey, 1918
- Wellington Central, 1918
- Taranaki, 1918
- Palmerston, 1918
- Wellington South, 1918
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