1901 Northern Maori by-election

The 1901 Northern Maori by-election was a by-election for the seat of Northern Maori during the 14th New Zealand Parliament. The election was held on 9 January 1901.

The sitting member Hone Heke Ngapua was declared bankrupt and had to resign from the seat.

However following the precedent of Sir Joseph Ward in 1897 (see 1897 Awarua by-election) he was eligible to stand in the resulting by-election.

He won the by-election with a substantial majority.

Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa had won the seat in the 1891 by-election, but had been defeated in the 1896 election and 1899 election.

Results

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The following table gives the election results:

1901 Northern Maori by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hone Heke Ngapua 1,751 71.41
Independent Riapo Puhipi 416 16.97
Independent Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa 285 11.62
Independent Hapeta Henare 97 3.96
Independent Kiri Pararea 94 3.83
Independent Pouaka Parore 76 3.10
Turnout 2452
Majority 1335 54.45

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Maori Election". Auckland Star. 19 January 1901.