1906 Westland by-election

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13 July 1906 (1906-07-13)

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Turnout

91.12%


Candidate	Tom Seddon	Henry Michel
Party	Liberal	Conservative
Popular vote	2,403	1,683
Percentage	58.81	41.18

Member before election

Richard Seddon
Liberal

Elected Member

Tom Seddon
Liberal

The Westland by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Westland, a semi-urban seat at the west coast of the South Island.

The by-election was held on 13 July 1906, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP, Prime Minister Richard Seddon. The seat was won by his son, Thomas. His sole opponent was Henry Michel, former Mayor of Hokitika.^[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1906 Westland by-election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Seddon	2,403	58.81
	Conservative	Henry Michel	1,683	41.18
Majority			720	17.62
Turnout			4,086	91.12	+10.05
Registered electors			4,484

References

^ "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CIX, no. 53. 4 March 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "The Westland By-election". The Marlborough Express. Vol. XXXIX, no. 163. 16 July 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

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1906 Westland by-election

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Results

References