3 October 1918 (1918-10-03) 1919 general → 2,412 1,181 | Turnout 3,990 60.45% 29.59% | |
Winner Bob Semple | ||
The Wellington South by-election of 1918 was a by-election held in the Wellington South electorate during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 19 December 1918. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Alfred Hindmarsh, the leader of the Labour Party and was won by fellow party member Bob Semple with a majority of 1,231.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
References
Wellington South by-election, 1918 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA