1898 City of Wellington by-election
New Zealand by-election
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The City of Wellington by-election 1898 was held on 9 March 1898 to decide the next member of parliament for the City of Wellington electorate. The contest was caused by resignation of Robert Stout and was won by former mayor of Wellington John Duthie.
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9 March 1898
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| Turnout | 77.26% | |||||||||||||||
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Results
1896 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal–Labour | John Hutcheson | 6,410 | 48.68 | ||
| Independent | Robert Stout | 6,305 | 47.88 | ||
| Liberal | George Fisher | 5,858 | 44.49 | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Atkinson | 5,830 | 44.27 | ||
| Liberal | Charles Wilson | 5,569 | 42.29 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Agnew Stuart Menteath | 5,559 | 42.22 | ||
| Liberal | Francis Fraser | 1,811 | 13.75 | ||
| Independent | Justinian John Kivern Powell | 185 | 1.40 | ||
| Liberal | Arthur Warburton | 91 | 0.69 | ||
| Majority | 28 1 | 0.21 | |||
| Total votes | 37,618 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,168[4]2 | 68.21 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,304[5] | ||||
1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher: 5,858) and highest losing poll (Atkinson: 5,830)
2 Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,618) )
1898 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Duthie | 7,283 | 53.80 | ||
| Liberal | Richard Clement Kirk | 6,254 | 46.20 | ||
| Majority | 1,029 | 7.60 | |||
| Turnout | 13,537 | 77.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,522[7] | ||||
