1892 Bruce by-election
New Zealand by-election
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The Bruce by-election, 1892 was a by-election held on 4 May 1892 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the rural lower South Island electorate of Bruce.
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4 May 1892
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| Turnout | 1,623 (75.06%) | |||||||||||||||
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Background
The by-election was triggered after the resignation of sitting Member James William Thomson.[1] The election was a two-way contest and was won by James Allen, previously the Member for Dunedin East.[2]
Results
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Allen | 1,085 | 66.85 | ||
| Liberal | Alfred Lee Smith | 538 | 33.14 | ||
| Majority | 547 | 33.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,623 | 75.06 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,162 | ||||
Allen held the electorate until his own resignation in 1920 to become New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, which triggered another by-election.[2]
