The Southern Maori by-election of 1932 was a by-election during the 24th New Zealand Parliament. The election was held on 3 August 1932.
The seat of Southern Maori became vacant following the death of the sitting member Tuiti Makitanara.
Six candidates contested the seat, which was won by Eruera Tirikatene.[1] This was the first seat ever won by the Ratana party.
The following table gives the election results:
Tirikatene stayed in parliament until his death in 1967. He eventually joined the Labour Party after they merged with Ratana.