The Manukau by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Manukau, a seat in the north of the North Island.
 | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 3,780 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Background edit
The by-election was held on 6 December 1906, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP Matthew Kirkbride who had held the seat since the 1902 election.[1] The election was won by Frederic Lang who stood as an independent conservative. His sole opponent was George Ballard of the Liberal Party, who contested in the Government's interests.
Result edit
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederic Lang | 2,514 | 66.50 | ||
| Liberal | George Ballard | 1,266 | 33.49 | ||
| Majority | 1,248 | 33.01 | |||
| Turnout | 3,780 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Death of an MHR". Otago Witness. No. 2747. 7 November 1906. p. 21. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Manukau by-election". Wairarapa Daily Times. Vol. LVI, no. 8626. 7 December 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
 | This New Zealand election-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |