1897 City of Dunedin by-election

1891 Dunedin by-election
Turnout	75.59%
Member before election; Henry Fish; Independent	Elected Member ; Alexander Sligo; Conservative

The City of Dunedin by-election 1897 was a by-election held in the multi-member City of Dunedin electorate during the 13th New Zealand Parliament, on 13 October 1897.

Background

The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Henry Fish^[1] and was won by Alexander Sligo. On nomination day (5 October) Alexander Sligo, Hugh Gourley and William Hutchison were the nominated candidates.^[2] Sligo contested the election as the Conservative candidate whilst Gourley and Hutchinson both stood in Liberal interests.^[3] Alexander Sligo was subsequently elected the following week.^[4]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1897 City of Dunedin by-election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alexander Sligo	5,045	45.29
	Liberal	Hugh Gourley	4,065	36.49
	Independent Liberal	William Hutchison	2,030	18.22
Informal votes			55
Majority			980
Turnout			11,140	75.59
Registered electors			14,811

Notes

^ Wilson 1985, p. 196.
^ "The Dunedin Election". Marlborough Express. Vol. 28, no. 1457. 6 October 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^ "Late Telegrams". Mount Ida Chronicle. Vol. XXXII, no. 217. 1 October 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b "The Dunedin Election". The Marlborough Express. Vol. XXXII, no. 224. 14 October 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

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.