Английская Википедия:1941 Waitemata by-election

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election The Waitemata by-election was held on 19 July 1941 was caused by the death of Jack Lyon during the term of the 26th New Zealand Parliament. Mary Dreaver of the Labour Party won the by-election; she was the third woman elected to the House of Representatives.

Background and candidates

Mary Dreaver was chosen as the Labour Party candidate. Previously, she had unsuccessfully sought Labour nomination for the Шаблон:By-election link in the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate and Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate in 1931.[1] In the Шаблон:NZ election link she stood for Labour in Шаблон:NZ electorate link, coming second.[2] Lyon's widow Alison considered but, after receiving medical advice, opted not to accept nomination to stand for the seat.[3]

The National Party chose not to stand an official candidate for the by-election. However, William Brockway Darlow entered the contest as an "independent" National candidate. He was subsequently endorsed by the National Party for the next general election scheduled to take place later that year, but was postponed until 1943 due to World War II.[4] Darlow had previously contested the seat in 1931 for the United Party, one of National's predecessors.[5]

Former Auckland City Councilor Norman Douglas stood for the Labour splinter group, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP). As was predicted, the inclusion of a Democratic Labour candidate split Labour's vote. He was president of the DLP's Grey Lynn branch, secretary of the district council and a member of the DLP national executive.[6]

Results

The following table contains the election results: Шаблон:Waitemata by-election, 1941

Dreaver became the third woman to enter New Zealand's House of Representatives. She was defeated in the next (1943) general election, by the National Party candidate, Henry Thorne Morton.Шаблон:Sfn

Notes

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References

Шаблон:1939–1995 New Zealand by-elections