27 October 1956 1957 general → 6,549 2,691 61.45 25.25 | B G Dingwall Wilfrid Owen 2,691 1,379 25.25 12.94 | |
Winner Mick Connelly | ||
The Riccarton by-election 1956 was a by-election held in the Riccarton electorate in Christchurch during the term of the 31st New Zealand Parliament, on 27 October 1956.
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Angus McLagan of the Labour Party on 4 September 1956.
The by-election was won by Mick Connelly, also of the Labour Party.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
References
Riccarton by-election, 1956 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA