The 1901 Caversham by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Caversham, an urban seat in Dunedin at the south-east of the South Island.
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Background
editThe by-election was held on 19 December 1901, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP, Arthur Morrison. The seat was won by fellow Liberal Thomas Sidey.
There was a large crowd at the declaration of the results, the crowd was rather rowdy and many rotten eggs were thrown at runner-up William Earnshaw.[1]
Results
editThe following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Thomas Sidey | 1,620 | 35.58 | ||
| Liberal–Labour | William Earnshaw | 1,515 | 33.27 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Hally | 1,120 | 24.59 | ||
| Independent | Harry Bedford | 149 | 3.27 | ||
| Conservative | William Henry Warren | 122 | 2.67 | −35.32 | |
| Independent | John James Meikle | 27 | 0.59 | ||
| Majority | 105 | 2.30 | |||
| Turnout | 4,553 | −59 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "The Caversham By-election". The Marlborough Express. Vol. XXXV, no. 295. 20 December 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Election Notices". Evening Star. No. 11729. 12 December 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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