Electoral history of William Hall-Jones
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This is a summary of the electoral history of William Hall-Jones, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1906).
1890 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 422 | 48.61 | ||
| Independent | Edward G. Kerr | 344 | 39.63 | −0.58 | |
| Independent Labour | W F Alpin | 88 | 10.13 | ||
| Informal votes | 14 | 1.61 | |||
| Majority | 78 | 8.98 | |||
| Turnout | 868 | 67.28 | −0.27 | ||
1890 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 472 | 31.78 | −16.83 | |
| Independent | Edward G. Kerr[4] | 420 | 28.28 | −11.35 | |
| Liberal | Jeremiah Twomey | 366 | 24.65 | ||
| Conservative | Samuel Frederick Smithson | 218 | 14.68 | ||
| Liberal | Philip E. Thoreau | 9 | 0.61 | ||
| Majority | 52 | 3.50 | −5.48 | ||
| Turnout | 1,485 | 60.44 | −6.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,457 | ||||
1893 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 1,914 | 55.94 | +24.16 | |
| Liberal | Edward G. Kerr | 1,507 | 44.05 | +15.77 | |
| Majority | 407 | 11.89 | +8.39 | ||
| Turnout | 3,421 | 81.22 | +20.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,212 | ||||
1896 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 2,180 | 57.36 | +1.42 | |
| Conservative | Frank Smith | 1,539 | 40.50 | ||
| Informal votes | 81 | 2.14 | |||
| Majority | 641 | 16.86 | +4.97 | ||
| Turnout | 3,800 | ||||
James Stephen Keith (independent) withdrew before election day.[8]
1899 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 3,091 | 77.68 | +20.32 | |
| Independent Liberal | James Stephen Keith[nb 1] | 816 | 20.51 | ||
| Independent Labour | Joseph Mahoney[nb 2] | 72 | 1.81 | ||
| Majority | 2,275 | 57.18 | +40.32 | ||
| Turnout | 3,979 | 79.29 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,018 | ||||
1902 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 3,046 | 63.60 | −14.08 | |
| Conservative | Frank Smith | 1,395 | 29.13 | ||
| Independent | Frank Isitt | 348 | 7.27 | ||
| Majority | 1,651 | 34.47 | −22.71 | ||
| Turnout | 4,789 | 81.76 | +2.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,857 | ||||
1905 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 3,541 | 58.50 | −5.10 | |
| Conservative | Frank Rolleston | 2,478 | 40.94 | ||
| Informal votes | 33 | 0.54 | |||
| Majority | 1,063 | 17.56 | −16.91 | ||
| Turnout | 6,052 | 84.92 | +3.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,126 | ||||
