Brooklyn by-election, 1951

Brooklyn by-election, 1951
New Zealand
17 February 1951 (1951-02-17)

 
Candidate Arnold Nordmeyer Leonard Theodor Jacobsen
Party Labour National
Popular vote 5,287 2,902

Member before election

Peter Fraser
Labour

Elected Member

Arnold Nordmeyer
Labour

The Brooklyn by-election 1951 was a by-election held in the Brooklyn electorate in Wellington during the 29th New Zealand Parliament, on 17 February 1951.

The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Peter Fraser, who had been Prime Minister until 30 November 1949, on 17 December 1950.

The by-election was won by Arnold Nordmeyer.[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Brooklyn by-election, 1951
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Arnold Nordmeyer 5,287 63.6
National Leonard Theodor Jacobsen[2] 2,902 34.9
Communist Connie Birchfield 129 1.5
Majority 2385 28.7
Turnout 8,318 63.6
Registered electors 13,077
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
  2. "Public Notices". The Evening Post. CXXXVI (136). 6 December 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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