1920 Bruce by-election

The Bruce by-election of 1920 was a by-election held on 14 April 1920 during the 20th New Zealand Parliament in the rural lower South Island electorate of the Bruce.

For articles about related by-elections, see Bruce by-election.

1920 Bruce by-election
14 April 1920
Turnout4,734 (63.92%)
 
Candidate John Edie James Begg
Party Liberal Reform
Popular vote 2,421 2,297
Percentage 51.14 48.52
MP before election

James Allen
Reform

 Elected MP

John Edie
Liberal

Background

The contest was triggered due to the resignation from Parliament of James Allen, who took up the position of New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[1] The Liberal Party's chosen candidate was John Edie. He had contested the Bruce electorate in the 1919 election against James Allen and was beaten by the mere margin of 126 votes (only 2.15%).[2]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1920 Bruce by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Edie 2,421 51.14 +2.22
Reform James Begg 2,297 48.52
Informal votes 16 0.33 -0.87
Majority 124 2.61
Turnout 4,734 63.92 -16.28
Registered electors 7,406

Aftermath

The Bruce electorate was abolished for the 1922 general election. Edie won the Clutha electorate, holding it until 1925.[4]

Notes
  1. McGibbon, Ian. "Allen, James". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1920. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. "The Bruce Election". The Southland Times. No. 18805. 26 April 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. Wilson 1985, pp. 194, 242.

References
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.


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