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Buller by election, 1933

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22 November 1933 (1933-11-22)
  
1935 general →

4,799
  
2,249

Turnout
  
7,048

The Buller by-election of 1933 was a by-election during the 24th New Zealand Parliament in the Buller electorate. It was held on Wednesday 22 November 1933. The seat had become vacant due to the death of Labour party leader Harry Holland who was also the leader of the opposition. Two candidates contested the seat, and it was won by Labour's Paddy Webb, who defeated Liberal-Labour candidate H. Ian Simpson who had support from the governing United Party.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

References

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