1916 Pahiatua by-election
New Zealand by-election
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The Pahiatua by-election of 1916 was a by-election held in the Pahiatua electorate during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 17 August 1916. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP James Escott of the Reform Party on 28 July,[1] and was won by Harold Smith with a majority of 420.[2]
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17 July 1916
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| Turnout | 3,197 | |||||||||||||||
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Results
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Reform | Harold Smith | 1,521 | 47.57 | ||
| Liberal | Robert Ross | 1,438 | 44.97 | ||
| Labour | George McFarlane | 238 | 7.44 | ||
| Majority | 83 | 2.59 | |||
| Turnout | 3,197 | 51.23 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,241[5] | ||||
| Reform hold | Swing | ||||
