17 July 1916 (1916-07-17) 1919 general → 1,521 1,438 Winner Harold Smith | Turnout 3,197 47.57 44.97 | |
The Pahiatua by-election of 1916 was a by-election held in the Pahiatua electorate during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 17 August 1916. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP James Escott of the Reform Party on 28 July, and was won by Harold Smith with a majority of 420.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
References
Pahiatua by-election, 1916 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA