16 December 1913 (1913-12-16) 1914 general → 2,628 2,402 | Turnout 5,030 52.25% 47.75% | |
The Lyttelton by-election of 1913 was a by-election during the 18th New Zealand Parliament. As no candidate won an absolute majority on the first ballot on 9 December, a second round was held on 16 December. The seat had become vacant due to the death of sitting MP George Laurenson. Five candidates stood. It was the last by-election in New Zealand to use the Two-round voting system to elect a member.
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Results
The following tables give the election results:
First ballot
The two highest candidates were McCombs and Miller, so they contested the second ballot.
References
Lyttelton by-election, 1913 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA