1908 Tuapeka by-election

1908 Tuapeka by-election

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Turnout	2,966
Candidate William Chapple James Horn Robert Scott Party Independent Liberal Liberal Conservative Popular vote 1,075 1,045 846 Percentage 36.24 35.23 28.52
Member before election James Bennet Liberal Elected Member William Chapple Independent Liberal

The Tuapeka by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Tuapeka, a rural seat at the bottom of the South Island.

The by-election was held on 5 June 1908, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal member of parliament James Bennet. The election was won by William Chapple who stood as an independent Liberal.

Result

The following table gives the election results:

References

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12th Parliament

• Waitemata, 1894
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• City of Auckland, 1895
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13th Parliament

• Wellington Suburbs, 1897
• Awarua, 1897
• City of Dunedin, 1897
• City of Wellington, 1898
• Mataura, 1898
• Tuapeka, 1898
• City of Wellington, 1899

14th Parliament

• Otaki, 1900
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15th Parliament

• Pahiatua, 1904
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16th Parliament

• Westland, 1906
• Manukau, 1906
• Taranaki, 1907
• Tuapeka, 1908

17th Parliament

• Thames, 1909
• Northern Maori, 1909
• Rangitikei, 1909
• Auckland East, 1910
• Christchurch North, 1911

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