Template:1915 Bay of Islands by-election

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1915 Bay of Islands by-election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
style="background-color: Template:Reform Party (New Zealand)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Reform Party (New Zealand)|Template:Reform Party (New Zealand)/meta/shortname]] William Stewart 3,264 59.51
style="background-color: Template:New Zealand Liberal Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[New Zealand Liberal Party|Template:New Zealand Liberal Party/meta/shortname]] George Gardiner Menzies[3] 2,221 40.49
Majority 1,043 19.02 +17.25
Informal votes 6 0.11 -0.88
Turnout 5,491 75.98 -9.60
Reform Party (New Zealand) gain from New Zealand Liberal Party Swing
Registered electors 7,227
  1. "Bay of Islands Election". The Evening Post. LXXXIX (144). 19 June 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. "Bay of Islands Election". King Country Chronicle. IX (775). 2 June 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. George Gardiner Menzies". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 April 2015.