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2 1899 by-election result  





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1899 Wellington by-election

← 1896 general 25 July 1899 1899 general →
Turnout77.26%
 
Candidate John Hutcheson Edwin G. Jellicoe
Party Liberal–Labour Independent
Popular vote 6,945 4,971
Percentage 58.28 41.72

Member before election

John Hutcheson
Liberal–Labour

Elected Member

John Hutcheson
Liberal–Labour

The 25 July 1899 City of Wellington by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP John Hutcheson over the Marine Scandal.[1] Hutcheson, along with MP Frederick Pirani had accused Premier Richard Seddon and Minister of Marine William Hall-Jones amongst others, of using influence to obtain Mariners certificates for unqualified candidates in contravention of the recent Shipping and Seamen's Act.[2] When the Marine Commission report [3] declared that the charges were unfounded Hutcheson resigned in order to exonerate himself by means of a by-election win.

1896 election result[edit]

General election, 1896 results: City of Wellington[4]

1896 New Zealand general election[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Labour John Hutcheson 6,410 48.68
Independent Robert Stout 6,305 47.88
Liberal George Fisher 5,858 44.49
Conservative Arthur Atkinson 5,830 44.27
Liberal Charles Wilson 5,569 42.29
Conservative Andrew Agnew Stuart Menteath 5,559 42.22
Liberal Francis Fraser 1,811 13.75
Independent Justinian John Kivern Powell 185 1.40
Liberal Arthur Warburton 91 0.69
Majority 281 0.21
Total votes 37,618
Turnout 13,168[8]2 68.21
Registered electors 19,304[9]

1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher, 5859) and highest losing poll (Atkinson, 5831)

2 Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,624)

1899 by-election result[edit]

The following table gives the election results:

1899 City of Wellington by-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Labour John Hutcheson 6,945 58.28
Independent Edwin George Jellicoe[10] 4,971 41.72
Majority 1,974 16.57
Turnout 11,916

See also[edit]

1898 City of Wellington by-election

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (22 April 2009) [First published in 1966]. ""Marine Scandal", 1899". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  • ^ "Shipping and Seamen's Act Amendment Act 1894 (58 VICT 1894 No 62)". Parliamentary Counsel Office. 1894. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  • ^ "Marine Commission: Commission to Inquire into Certain Matters Relating to the Marine Department". National Library of New Zealand. 1899. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  • ^ a b "The Wellington Election". Clutha Leader. Vol. XXVI, no. 1319. 28 July 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  • ^ "A Mistake in the Wellington Vote". The Evening Post. 10 December 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  • ^ "Page 1 Advertisements Column 3". The Evening Post. 28 November 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  • ^ "List of Candidates". Hawera & Normanby Star. Vol. XXXIII, no. 3411. 2 December 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  • ^ "The Wellington Election". Clutha Leader. 28 July 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  • ^ McRobie 1989, p. 63.
  • ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Barristers and Solicitors". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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