Английская Википедия:1915 Dunedin Central by-election

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election The Dunedin Central by-election of 1915 was a by-election during the 19th New Zealand Parliament held on 3 February in the Dunedin Central electorate. The by-election was sparked by the resignation of the incumbent, Charles Statham,Шаблон:Sfn after irregularities in the counting of the vote during the 1914 general election turned a 10-vote lead for his competitor Jim Munro into a 12-vote loss. There were only two nominees.

Background

On election night 1914 Jim Munro had a provisional lead of one vote in Dunedin Central. Due to the closeness of the polling there were several re-counts of the ballots which took many days. To general surprise the final magisterial re-count resulted in the seat being awarded to Charles Statham by a 12 vote margin. It was soon revealed however that this was due to a "careless" polling clerk scribbling notes and numbers on ballot papers (rather than counterfoil). All affected ballot papers just happened to be votes for Munro and were thus declared void. If included the 22 disqualified votes would have resulted in a 10 vote final victory for Munro.Шаблон:Sfn

Under the circumstances Statham felt honour bound to resign the seat, though he was in no way obligated to do so. He did and thereby triggered a by-election. The Reform government had a bare minimum majority and therefore much was at stake. As a result the Liberal Party did not contest the election and its leader Sir Joseph Ward actively toured the electorate to encourage the electors to vote for Munro. In the event of a Labour victory it was conceivable for Ward to form a minority government with Labour support.Шаблон:Sfn

Results

The following table gives the election results: Шаблон:Dunedin Central by-election, 1915

Results by locality

Following table showcases the detailed results by locality by ballot location:

Locality Statham (Reform) Munro (ULP)
Votes % Votes %
Baptist Hall 200 48.54 Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color
Berwick's Store Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 151 44.02
Caversham 153 40.58 Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color
Council Chambers Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 435 40.85
Green Island Church 66 33.84 Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color
High Street School Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 48 20.09
Kirkland Hall 256 39.26 Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color
Methodist Church Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 97 39.92
Odd Fellows' Hall 150 26.64 Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color
Old Council Chambers Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 145 48.83
Russell Street Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 195 43.73
Victoria Hall 819 46.45 Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color
Walker Street Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 447 41.55
Absentees & Seamen Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 102 35.42
Total Шаблон:Background color Шаблон:Background color 3,926 49.33

Aftermath

As a result of Statham's victory, the government retained its scant 41:39 majority, allowing them to continue in office. At the next general election in 1919 Statham once again defeated Munro. Statham was to remain MP for Dunedin Central until he retired at the 1935 general election. Munro won election to Parliament at another by-election in 1922 for the neighboring seat of Dunedin North.

Notes

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References

Шаблон:1912–1938 New Zealand by-elections