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New Zealand by-election
1940 Waipawa by-election Turnout 8,136 (76.14%)
The Waipawa by-election of 1940 was a by-election for the electorate of Waipawa held on 16 November 1940 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament . The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Albert Jull on 24 September 1940.
Background [ edit ]
The by-election was won by Cyril Harker , also of the National Party . The rural seat was usually safe for non-Labour parties, but in the 1935 general election had been won by Max Christie of the Labour Party . Christie lost the seat to the former holder Albert Jull in the 1938 general election .
Results [ edit ]
The following table gives the election results:
References [ edit ]
^ "Final Figures" . Gisborne Herald . Vol. LXVII, no. 20413. 25 November 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 25 March 2019 .
New Zealand Official Yearbook 1941 p825
26th Parliament
Christchurch South, 1939
Auckland West, 1940
Waipawa, 1940
Waitemata, 1941
Bay of Plenty, 1941
Mid-Canterbury, 1942
Temuka, 1942
Hauraki, 1942
Christchurch East, 1943
Northern Maori, 1943
27th Parliament 28th Parliament 29th Parliament 30th Parliament 31st Parliament 32nd Parliament 33rd Parliament 34th Parliament
There were no by-elections during the term of the 34th Parliament.
35th Parliament 36th Parliament 37th Parliament 38th Parliament 39th Parliament 40th Parliament
There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th Parliament.
41st Parliament 42nd Parliament
There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd Parliament.
43rd Parliament 44th Parliament