Template:1918 Wellington Central by-election

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1918 Wellington Central by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
style="background-color: Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[New Zealand Labour Party|Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/shortname]] Peter Fraser 2,668 56.54
Independent Labour Joe Mack 1,044 22.12
style="background-color: Template:New Zealand Liberal Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[New Zealand Liberal Party|Template:New Zealand Liberal Party/meta/shortname]] William Hildreth 784 16.61
Independent Harry Atmore 185 3.92
Independent Lindsay John Frederick Garmston 29 0.61
Independent William Cyril Tanner 9 0.19
Majority 1,624 34.41
Turnout 4,719 51.43 -33.04
Registered electors 9,176
New Zealand Labour Party gain from New Zealand Liberal Party Swing
  1. "A victory for Labour". The Evening Post. XCVI (83). 4 October 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.