1905_City_of_Wellington_by-election

1905 City of Wellington by-election

1905 City of Wellington by-election

New Zealand by-election

The 1905 City of Wellington by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of City of Wellington, a multi-member urban seat at the bottom of the North Island.

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The by-election was held on 6 April 1905, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal member of parliament George Fisher.

The by-election was won by Fisher's son Francis Fisher who stood as an Independent Liberal. Fisher beat Charles Izard and John Hutcheson.[1] Izard would be successful in the Wellington North electorate in the 1905 election later in the year, and Hutcheson had previously represented the electorate.[2]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

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Fisher would represent the electorate until his defeat at the 1914 election.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "The Wellington Election". North Otago Times. 7 April 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. [2]
    Wilson 1985, p. 207.
  3. [3]
    Wilson 1985, p. 196.

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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