Wanganui by-election, 1893

Wanganui by-election, 1893

9 June 1893 (1893-06-09)

Candidate Archibald Willis Gilbert Carson Party Liberal Conservative Popular vote 1,031 622 Percentage 62.37 37.62

Member before election John Ballance Liberal Elected Member Archibald Willis Liberal

The Wanganui by-election of 1893 was a by-election held on 9 June 1893 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the central North Island seat of Wanganui.

The election was held due to death of sitting Member, Prime Minister John Ballance. The contest for his former seat was won by his longtime friend and business partner Archibald Willis, who received support from the constituents by keeping the "Ballance tradition" alive.^[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Notes

References

• McIvor, Timothy (1989). The Rainmaker: A biography of John Ballance journalist and politician 1839–1893. Auckland: Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0024-5. 

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