1904 Pahiatua by-election
New Zealand by-election
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The Pahiatua by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Pahiatua, a rural seat at the south-east of the North Island. The election was won by Bill Hawkins who stood as an independent Liberal.
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28 July 1904
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| Turnout | 3,369 (79.16%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
The by-election was held on 28 July 1904, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal member of parliament John O'Meara on 3 July 1904.[1]
Former Wairau MP Lindsay Buick was selected by the government as the official Liberal candidate.[2] Frank C. Perry announced himself as a candidate, but later withdrew his candidature. His supporters then met to decide whether to support either Hawkins or Bolton in order to defeat the government candidate (Buick).[3]
Result
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Liberal | Bill Hawkins | 1,418 | 41.74 | ||
| Liberal | Lindsay Buick | 1,323 | 38.94 | ||
| Conservative | Samuel Bolton | 476 | 14.01 | â27.40 | |
| Liberal | David Crewe | 138 | 4.06 | ||
| Independent | Donald Munro | 14 | 0.42 | ||
| Informal votes | 28 | 0.82 | |||
| Majority | 95 | 2.79 | |||
| Turnout | 3,397 | 79.16 | +2.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,291 | ||||
