27 April 1900 1902 general → 4,927 2,823 44.79 25.66 | Turnout 11,000 2,823 2,236 25.66 20.32 | |
The City of Auckland by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of City of Auckland, an urban seat in the Auckland region, in the upper North Island.
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Background
The by-election was held on 27 April 1900, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP, William Crowther. The seat was won by Liberal candidate Joseph Witheford who defeated four other candidates, including Prime Minister Richard Seddon's personally endorsed candidate James Job Holland and ex-Mayor of Auckland.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
References
City of Auckland by-election, 1900 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA