28 May 1947 (1947-05-28) 1949 general → 8,513 4,422 | Turnout 84.7 65.31 33.92 | |
The 1947 Avon by-election was a by-election held during the 28th New Zealand Parliament in the Christchurch electorate of Avon. The by-election occurred following the death of MP Dan Sullivan and was won by Jock Mathison.
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Background
Dan Sullivan, who was first elected to represent Avon for the Labour Party in 1919, died on 8 April 1947. This triggered the Avon by-election, which occurred on 28 May 1947. Jock Mathison was the candidate for the Labour Party, R. A. McDowell was the candidate for the National Party and J. R. Robertson was an independent candidate. Mathison obtained 65.31% of the votes and was successful.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
References
Avon by-election, 1947 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA