Английская Википедия:1959 Hamilton by-election
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The Hamilton by-election 1959 was a by-election held in the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate in Hamilton in the Waikato during the term of the 32nd New Zealand Parliament, on 2 May 1959.
Background
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Hilda Ross of the National Party on 6 March 1959.Шаблон:Sfn The by-election was won by Lance Adams-Schneider, also of the National Party.Шаблон:Sfn
Candidates
- Labour
There were two candidates for the Labour Party nomination:[1]
- Iris Martin, matron of Wellington Hospital and daughter of former Labour cabinet minister Lee Martin
- Ben Waters, a member of Labour's national executive and candidate for Шаблон:NZ electorate link in Шаблон:NZ election link year, Шаблон:NZ election link year and Шаблон:NZ election link year
Labour chose Waters as its candidate. Waters had recently been appointed a trustee of the Waikato Savings Bank.[2] Contesting the seat three times prior, he slightly increased Labour share of the vote from 41.63 to 43.16 percent.Шаблон:Sfn
- National
There were seven candidates for the National Party nomination:[3]
- Lance Adams-Schneider, a member of the Taumarunui Borough Council and candidate for Шаблон:NZ electorate link in Шаблон:NZ election link year
- Dorothy Blomfield, a member of the Hamilton City Council
- Victor Allan de Lacey, a Hamilton businessman and a member of several National Party executive committees
- A. R. Griffiths, a member of the Hamilton City Council and former chairman of the Hamilton National Party
- Francis Dewsbury Pinfold, the chairman of the Hamilton Fire Board and former Mayor of Hamilton
- Deena Sergel, a war widow and candidate for Шаблон:NZ electorate link in 1957
- Geoffrey Taylor, an Auckland businessman and candidate for Шаблон:NZ electorate link in 1957
The local National Party members selected Adams-Schneider as candidate for the seat.[4]
- Social Credit
Frederick Charles Roberts, a Hamilton businessman, stood as the candidate for the Social Credit Party. In 1957 he stood for Social Credit in the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate.[5]
Results
The following table gives the election results: Шаблон:Hamilton by-election, 1959
Notes
References
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