1893 Inangahua by-election explained

Election Name:1893 Inangahua by-election
Country:New Zealand
Flag Year:1893
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1890 New Zealand general election
Previous Year:1890 general
Next Election:1893 New Zealand general election
Next Year:1893 general
Candidate1:Sir Robert Stout
Party1:New Zealand Liberal Party
Popular Vote1:1,899
Percentage1:70.67
Candidate2:Patrick O'Regan
Party2:New Zealand Liberal Party
Popular Vote2:788
Percentage2:29.33
Member
Before Election:Richard Reeves
After Election:Robert Stout
Before Party:Independent politician
After Party:New Zealand Liberal Party

The Inangahua by-election of 1893 was a by-election held on 8 June 1893 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the West Coast seat of Inangahua.

The by-election was held because of the bankruptcy of the previous member of parliament Richard Reeves who had won the seat by just one vote.

This election saw Robert Stout, a twice former premier, who had been out of parliament since 1887 return under the newly organised New Zealand Liberal Party. Patrick O'Regan would also stand for the New Zealand Liberal Party in later years and won the seat of Inangahua at the 1893 New Zealand general election.[1] This was the last by-election (or general election) in New Zealand held before the introduction of universal suffrage.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Notes and References

  1. News: His first election contest . 23 December 2015 . . CXXIII . 121 . 24 May 1937 . 10.