19 December 1901 (1901-12-19) 1902 general → 1,620 1,515 35.58 33.27 | Turnout 4,553 1,515 1,120 33.27 24.59 | |
The Caversham by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Caversham, an urban seat in Dunedin at the south-east of the South Island.
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Background
The by-election was held on 19 December 1901, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP, Arthur Morrison. The seat was won by fellow Liberal Thomas Sidey.
There was a large crowd at the declaration of the results, the crowd was rather rowdy and many rotten eggs were thrown at runner-up William Earnshaw.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
References
Caversham by-election, 1901 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA