1940 Waipawa by-election

The Waipawa by-election of 1940 was a by-election for the electorate of Waipawa held on 16 November 1940 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Albert Jull on 24 September 1940.

1940 Waipawa by-election
16 November 1940 (1940-11-16)
Turnout8,136 (76.14%)
 
Candidate Cyril Harker Max Christie
Party National Labour
Popular vote 4,913 3,189
Percentage 60.64 39.36
MP before election

Albert Jull
National

 Elected MP

Cyril Harker
National

Background

The by-election was won by Cyril Harker, also of the National Party. The rural seat was usually safe for non-Labour parties, but in the 1935 general election had been won by Max Christie of the Labour Party. Christie lost the seat to the former holder Albert Jull in the 1938 general election.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1940 Waipawa by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Cyril Harker 4,913 60.64
Labour Max Christie 3,189 39.36 -7.93
Majority 1,724 21.28
Informal votes 34 0.42 -0.41
Turnout 8,136 76.14 -18.77
Registered electors 10,685
National hold Swing

References
  1. "Final Figures". Gisborne Herald. Vol. LXVII, no. 20413. 25 November 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  • New Zealand Official Yearbook 1941 p825


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