1892_Bruce_by-election

1892 Bruce by-election

1892 Bruce by-election

New Zealand by-election

For articles about related by-elections, see Bruce by-election.

The Bruce by-election, 1892 was a by-election held on 4 May 1892 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the rural lower South Island electorate of Bruce.

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Background

The by-election was triggered after the resignation of sitting Member James William Thomson.[1] The election was a two-way contest and was won by James Allen, previously the Member for Dunedin East.[2]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

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Allen held the electorate until his own resignation in 1920 to become New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, which triggered another by-election.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Wilson 1985, p. 240.
  2. [2]
    McGibbon, Ian. "Allen, James". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    "The Bruce Election". Manawatu Herald. 7 May 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

References

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.


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