Hamilton by-election, 1959
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The Hamilton by-election 1959 was a by-election held in the Hamilton electorate in Hamilton in the Waikato during the term of the 32nd New Zealand Parliament, on 2 May 1959.
The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Hilda Ross of the National Party on 6 March 1959.[1]
The by-election was won by Lance Adams-Schneider, also of the National Party.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Lance Adams-Schneider | 7,832 | 57.89 | ||
Labour | E A Waters | 4,844 | 35.81 | ||
Social Credit | F C Roberts | 852 | 6.30 | ||
Majority | 2,988 | 22.09 | |||
Informal votes | 27 | 0.20 | |||
Turnout | 13,555 | 78.40 | |||
Registered electors | 17,289 | ||||
National hold | Swing |
Notes
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 231.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 179.
- ↑ Norton 1988, p. 233.
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