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Manukau by election, 1906

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6 December 1906 (1906-12-06)
  
1908 general →

2,514
  
1,266

Turnout
  
3,780

66.50
  
33.49

Winner
  
Frederic Lang

The Manukau by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Manukau, a seat in the north of the North Island.

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Background

The by-election was held on 6 December 1906, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP Matthew Kirkbride who had held the seat since the 1902 election. The election was won by Frederic Lang who stood as an independent conservative. His sole opponent was George Ballard of the Liberal Party, who contested in the Government's interests.

Result

The following table gives the election results:

References

Manukau by-election, 1906 Wikipedia