Electoral history of Alfred Hindmarsh
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List of elections featuring Alfred Hindmarsh as a candidate
This is a summary of the electoral history of Alfred Hindmarsh, Leader of the Labour Party (1916–18) and Member of Parliament for Wellington South (1911–18).
1905 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Barber | 3,231 | 42.87 | +15.27 | |
| Conservative | Thomas William Hislop | 2,018 | 26.78 | −0.26 | |
| Independent Liberal | William Chapple | 1,795 | 23.82 | +3.56 | |
| Ind. Labour League | Alfred Hindmarsh | 383 | 5.08 | +5.08 | |
| Majority | 1213 | 16.09 | +15.54 | ||
| Informal votes | 108 | 1.43 | |||
| Turnout | 7,535 | 84.13 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,956 | ||||
1911 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Robert Wright | 2,974 | 41.37 | ||
| Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 2,670 | 37.14 | ||
| Liberal | William Barber | 1,264 | 17.58 | ||
| Independent | Albert Couzens | 185 | 2.57 | ||
| Informal votes | 95 | 1.32 | |||
| Turnout | 7,188 | 79.27 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,067 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 3,598 | 51.76 | +14.62 | |
| Reform | Robert Wright | 3,344 | 48.10 | +6.73 | |
| Majority | 254 | 3.65 | |||
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.12 | −1.18 | ||
| Turnout | 6,951 | 76.66 | −2.61 | ||
1914 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 4,279 | 56.12 | +4.36 | |
| Reform | John Luke | 3,064 | 40.18 | ||
| Independent | Robert Bradford Williams | 221 | 2.89 | ||
| Majority | 1,215 | 15.93 | |||
| Informal votes | 60 | 0.78 | |||
| Turnout | 7,624 | 86.29 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,835 | ||||
Local elections
1911 local elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens League | Robert Fletcher | 12,478 | 96.28 | ||
| Citizens League | John Fitzgerald | 8,219 | 63.41 | ||
| Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 7,455 | 57.52 | ||
| Citizens League | James Trevor | 6,500 | 50.15 | ||
| Citizens League | William Hildreth | 5,819 | 44.89 | ||
| Labour | Tom Young | 5,716 | 44.10 | ||
| Independent | Paul Coffey | 3,842 | 29.64 | ||
| Independent | George Farland | 1,809 | 13.95 | ||
| Turnout | 12,960 | ||||
1913 local elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Fletcher | 12,230 | 74.81 | 21.47 | |
| Civic League | Robert Wright | 9,261 | 56.65 | ||
| Civic League | James Trevor | 7,855 | 48.05 | −2.10 | |
| United Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 7,507 | 45.92 | −11.60 | |
| Civic League | A. Leigh Hunt | 7,458 | 45.62 | ||
| Independent | John Edward Fitzgerald | 7,023 | 42.96 | ||
| United Labour | Michael Reardon | 4,310 | 26.36 | ||
| United Labour | Elijah Carey | 4,018 | 24.58 | ||
| Independent | Michael Francis Bourke | 3,604 | 22.04 | ||
| Independent | George Farland | 2,152 | 13.16 | −0.79 | |
| Total votes | 16,346 | ||||
1915 local elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert Fletcher | 9,861 | 61.59 | −13.22 | |
| Civic League | William Cable | 9,030 | 56.40 | ||
| United Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 8,977 | 56.07 | +10.15 | |
| Civic League | Robert Wright | 8,607 | 53.76 | −2.89 | |
| Civic League | A. Leigh Hunt | 5,835 | 36.44 | −9.18 | |
| Independent | John Edward Fitzgerald | 5,747 | 35.89 | −7.07 | |
| Civic League | Herbert G. Hill | 4,701 | 29.36 | ||
| Independent | William Hildreth | 4,504 | 28.13 | ||
| United Labour | George Bruce | 3,529 | 22.04 | ||
| United Labour | Tom Young | 3,243 | 20.25 | ||
| Total votes | 16,009 | ||||
1917 local elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens League | William Cable | 7,658 | 79.13 | +22.73 | |
| Citizens League | Robert Wright | 6,922 | 71.53 | +17.77 | |
| Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 6,914 | 71.44 | +15.37 | |
| Independent | Robert Fletcher | 6,579 | 67.98 | +6.39 | |
| Citizens League | Charles Norwood | 5,359 | 55.37 | ||
| Independent | William Hildreth | 5,277 | 54.53 | +26.40 | |
| Total votes | 9,677 | ||||
Notes
- ↑ The General Election, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- 1 2 "The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Wellington Harbour Board". The Evening Post. Vol. LXXXI, no. 99. 28 April 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "Wellington Harbour Board". Free Lance. Vol. XIII, no. 671. 10 May 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ↑ "Wellington Harbour Board". The Dominion. Vol. 6, no. 2456. 8 May 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ↑ "Wellington Harbour Board". Free Lance. Vol. XVI, no. 878. 4 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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