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1909 Rangitikei by-election

December 15, 2023

The 1909 Rangitikei by-election was a by-election held during the 17th New Zealand Parliament in the Rangitikei electorate of the North Island. This was the sixth by-election since the Rangitikei electorate was established for the 1861 election. The previous by-election took place in 1892 and the following one took place in 1978. The Second Ballot Act 1908 was in force and in the first ballot, and Frank Hockly of the opposition Reform Party won the first ballot, but Robert William Smith of the governing Liberal Party was ultimately chosen in the second ballot.

1909 Rangitikei by-election
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Candidate Robert Smith Frank Hockly
Party Liberal Reform
Popular vote 2,410 2,011
Percentage 54.51 45.49
Member before election

Arthur Remington
Liberal

Elected Member

Robert Smith
Liberal

Background edit

The by-election was caused after the death of Liberal Party MP Arthur Remington on 17 August 1909.[1] Remington died at his home in Tinakori Road, Wellington, at the age of 53.[2]

Six candidates were announced on 9 September for the by-election: Frank Hockly and George Hutchison were candidates for the opposition, Robert Hornblow was a candidate for Liberal–Labour, James Georgetti was an independent, and Robert Smith and William Meldrum were candidates for the Liberal Party.[3] However, ultimately George Hutchison did not appear on the ballot as he agreed to stand down in the interests of the Reform Party in favour of Hockly.[4]

The Second Ballot Act 1908 was in force and had previously been used for the 1908 election. This was the second by-election where it applied, and the act stipulated that the leading candidate had to obtain an absolute majority of the votes, or else the two highest polling candidates would face each other in a second election. No candidate received an absolute majority in the first ballot on 17 September and consequently a second ballot took place on 23 September.[5]

Results edit

The following tables give the election results:

First ballot edit

1909 Rangitikei by-election: First ballot[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Frank Hockly 1,548 37.04
Liberal Robert Smith 1,055 25.25
Liberal William Meldrum 903 21.61
Independent James Georgetti 340 8.14
Liberal–Labour Robert Hornblow 333 7.97
Turnout 4,179

Hockly received a plurality of votes, receiving 1,548 votes of the total of 4,179. Meldrum was expected to receive the votes from those in favour of the Liberal Government,[3] however Smith ultimately came in second place. As no candidate received a majority, a second ballot took place one week later.[5]

Second ballot edit

1909 Rangitikei by-election: Second ballot[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Smith 2,410 54.51 +29.26
Reform Frank Hockly 2,011 45.49 +8.45
Majority 399 9.03
Turnout 4,421

The second ballot resulted in the return of Liberal candidate Smith, who was elected by a majority of 399 votes. Despite the in-fighting from Government candidates in the first ballot, they stood faithfully in favour of Smith for the second ballot. Thomas Mackenzie, who at the time served as Minister of Agriculture, attributed the victory to "a recognition on the part of the electors that the Government is honestly striving to do its very best in the interests of the country" and took the rural vote of the electorate to be an approval of his ministry's work.[8]

Results by locality edit

Following are two tables showcasing the detailed results by locality for each of the two ballots.

First ballot[5]
Locality Hockly (Reform) Smith (Liberal) Meldrum (Liberal) Georgetti (Independent) Hornblow (Liberal–Labour)
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Aberfeldie 12 75.00 0 0.00 3 18.75 1 6.25 0 0.00
Awarua 2 22.22 4 44.44 2 22.22 1 11.11 0 0.00
Bell's Junction 14 34.15 19 46.34 6 14.63 1 2.44 1 2.44
Eastbrook 83 39.15 11 5.19 65 30.66 4 1.89 49 23.11
Fordell 112 65.50 10 5.85 33 19.30 2 1.17 14 8.19
Hunterville 181 38.35 8 1.69 257 54.45 14 2.97 12 2.54
Kaweka Road 4 50.00 0 0.00 4 50.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Koeke 13 30.23 1 2.33 22 51.16 5 11.63 2 4.65
Kakatahi 14 29.79 11 23.40 20 42.55 1 2.13 1 2.13
Kauangaroa 18 75.00 2 8.33 4 16.67 0 0.00 0 0.00
Long Acre Valley 13 56.52 1 4.35 9 39.13 0 0.00 0 0.00
Lower Kawhatau 9 21.43 5 11.90 6 14.29 17 40.48 5 11.90
Mangahoe Road 30 90.91 1 3.03 2 6.06 0 0.00 0 0.00
Mangamahu 49 74.24 1 1.52 12 18.18 4 6.06 0 0.00
Mangaonoho 25 39.06 6 9.38 32 50.00 0 0.00 1 1.56
Mangaweka 52 16.20 61 19.00 25 7.79 111 34.58 72 22.43
Manui 7 22.58 6 19.35 5 16.13 3 9.68 10 32.26
Marybank 56 80.00 4 5.71 10 14.29 0 0.00 0 0.00
Mataroa 47 42.73 23 20.91 16 14.55 13 11.82 11 10.00
Moawhango 15 31.91 9 19.15 20 42.55 3 6.38 0 0.00
Ngawaka 6 16.22 27 72.97 3 8.11 0 0.00 1 2.70
Ohingaiti 57 46.72 36 29.51 15 12.30 12 9.84 2 1.64
Okoia 82 86.32 2 2.11 8 8.42 0 0.00 3 3.16
Otairi 33 67.35 0 0.00 16 32.65 0 0.00 0 0.00
Pohonui 7 33.33 0 0.00 14 66.67 0 0.00 0 0.00
Polgreen's Corner 42 82.35 6 11.76 3 5.88 0 0.00 0 0.00
Poukiore 31 70.45 0 0.00 11 25.00 1 2.27 1 2.27
Pukeokahu 7 21.88 4 12.50 2 6.25 19 59.38 0 0.00
Rangiwaea 6 54.55 3 27.27 2 18.18 0 0.00 0 0.00
Rata 41 37.61 42 38.53 22 20.18 2 1.83 2 1.83
Ruahine 17 28.81 23 38.98 10 16.95 4 6.78 5 8.47
Ruanui 15 50.00 7 23.33 4 13.33 4 13.33 0 0.00
Taihape 113 16.03 403 57.16 93 13.19 27 3.83 69 9.79
Taoroa 21 53.85 5 12.82 8 20.51 2 5.13 3 7.69
Tauakira 13 72.22 1 5.56 1 5.56 3 16.67 0 0.00
Te Kapua Block 9 30.00 14 46.67 7 23.33 0 0.00 0 0.00
Tiriraukawa 12 44.44 3 11.11 6 22.22 4 14.81 2 7.41
Toi Toi 1 33.33 1 33.33 1 33.33 0 0.00 0 0.00
Torere 1 1.47 24 35.29 21 30.88 16 23.53 6 8.82
Turangarere Railway station 5 7.94 49 77.78 7 11.11 1 1.59 1 1.59
Turangarere Schoolhouse 19 45.24 19 45.24 4 9.52 0 0.00 0 0.00
Upokongaro 59 64.13 2 2.17 8 8.70 18 19.57 5 5.43
Upper Kawhatau 23 43.40 14 26.42 1 1.89 10 18.87 5 9.43
Upper Turakina Valley 14 35.90 0 0.00 24 61.54 1 2.56 0 0.00
Utiku 20 13.79 67 46.21 14 9.66 15 10.34 29 20.00
Wainui 12 40.00 14 46.67 4 13.33 0 0.00 0 0.00
Wakelin's 5 17.86 10 35.71 3 10.71 2 7.14 8 28.57
Wairepo 9 47.37 3 15.79 3 15.79 1 5.26 3 15.79
Whangaehu 36 64.29 4 7.14 11 19.64 2 3.57 3 5.36
Winiata 12 19.05 27 42.86 8 12.70 11 17.46 5 7.94
Total 1,548 37.04 1,055 25.25 903 21.61 340 8.14 333 7.97
Second ballot[8]
Locality Hockly (Reform) Smith (Liberal)
Votes % Votes %
Aberfeldie 16 94.12 1 5.89
Awarua 0 0.00 4 100.00
Bell's Junction 21 44.68 26 55.32
Bennett's Siding 10 12.50 70 87.50
Eastbrook 153 49.58 155 50.32
Fordell 112 69.57 49 30.43
Hunterville 223 47.55 246 52.45
Kaweka Road 6 75.00 2 25.00
Koeke 19 45.24 23 54.76
Kakatahi 16 38.10 26 61.90
Kauangaroa 23 82.14 5 17.86
Long Acre Valley 13 72.22 5 27.78
Lower Kawhatau 12 26.09 34 73.91
Mangahoe Road 35 100.00 0 0.00
Mangamahu 56 77.78 16 22.22
Mangaonoho 26 40.63 38 59.38
Mangaweka 85 28.43 214 71.57
Manui 11 33.33 22 66.67
Marybank 72 80.00 18 20.00
Mataroa 48 48.00 52 52.00
Moawhango 26 53.06 23 46.94
Ngawaka 17 41.46 24 58.54
Ohingaiti 72 60.00 48 40.00
Okoia 92 88.46 12 11.54
Otairi 35 72.92 13 27.08
Pohonui 9 39.13 14 60.87
Polgreen's Corner 51 87.93 7 12.07
Poukiore 39 81.25 9 18.75
Pukeokahu 16 57.14 12 42.86
Rangiwaea 7 58.33 5 41.67
Rata 56 47.46 62 52.54
Ruahine 13 20.00 52 80.00
Ruanui 22 70.97 9 29.03
Taihape 188 23.95 597 76.05
Taoroa 26 60.47 17 39.53
Tauakira 6 50.00 6 50.00
Te Kapua Block 11 36.67 19 63.33
Tiriraukawa 14 50.00 14 50.00
Toi Toi 1 50.00 1 50.00
Torere 12 16.90 59 83.10
Turangarere Railway station 6 7.50 74 92.50
Turangarere Schoolhouse 22 52.38 20 47.62
Upokongaro 53 61.63 33 38.37
Upper Kawhatau 27 55.10 22 44.90
Upper Turakina Valley 17 50.00 17 50.00
Utiku 50 33.56 99 66.44
Wainui 16 47.06 18 52.94
Wakelin's 8 22.22 28 77.78
Wairepo 10 50.00 10 50.00
Whangaehu 36 62.07 22 37.93
Winiata 16 23.53 52 76.47
Total 2,011 45.49 2,410 54.51

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 229.
  2. ^ "Deaths". The Dominion Post. Vol. 2, no. 589. 18 August 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "The Rangitikei Seat". Otago Daily Times. No. 14624. 9 September 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Rangitikei Election". The Press. Vol. 65, no. 13526. 13 September 1909. p. 8. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "The Rangitikei By-election". The Wanganui Herald. Vol. 44, no. 12876. 17 September 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Final Returns". Taranaki Herald. Vol. 55, no. 14012. 17 September 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ "The Electoral District of Rangitikei". Wanganui Herald. Vol. XXXIV, no. 12873. 13 September 1909. p. 1. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "The Rangitikei By-election". The Wanganui Herald. Vol. 44, no. 12882. 24 September 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

References edit

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

December 15, 2023
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The 1909 Rangitikei by election was a by election held during the 17th New Zealand Parliament in the Rangitikei electorate of the North Island This was the sixth by election since the Rangitikei electorate was established for the 1861 election The previous by election took place in 1892 and the following one took place in 1978 The Second Ballot Act 1908 was in force and in the first ballot and Frank Hockly of the opposition Reform Party won the first ballot but Robert William Smith of the governing Liberal Party was ultimately chosen in the second ballot 1909 Rangitikei by election 1908 general 23 September 1909 1909 09 23 1911 general Candidate Robert Smith Frank HocklyParty Liberal ReformPopular vote 2 410 2 011Percentage 54 51 45 49Member before electionArthur RemingtonLiberal Elected Member Robert SmithLiberal Contents 1 Background 2 Results 2 1 First ballot 2 2 Second ballot 2 3 Results by locality 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesBackground editThe by election was caused after the death of Liberal Party MP Arthur Remington on 17 August 1909 1 Remington died at his home in Tinakori Road Wellington at the age of 53 2 Six candidates were announced on 9 September for the by election Frank Hockly and George Hutchison were candidates for the opposition Robert Hornblow was a candidate for Liberal Labour James Georgetti was an independent and Robert Smith and William Meldrum were candidates for the Liberal Party 3 However ultimately George Hutchison did not appear on the ballot as he agreed to stand down in the interests of the Reform Party in favour of Hockly 4 The Second Ballot Act 1908 was in force and had previously been used for the 1908 election This was the second by election where it applied and the act stipulated that the leading candidate had to obtain an absolute majority of the votes or else the two highest polling candidates would face each other in a second election No candidate received an absolute majority in the first ballot on 17 September and consequently a second ballot took place on 23 September 5 Results editThe following tables give the election results First ballot edit 1909 Rangitikei by election First ballot 6 7 Party Candidate Votes Reform Frank Hockly 1 548 37 04Liberal Robert Smith 1 055 25 25Liberal William Meldrum 903 21 61Independent James Georgetti 340 8 14Liberal Labour Robert Hornblow 333 7 97Turnout 4 179Hockly received a plurality of votes receiving 1 548 votes of the total of 4 179 Meldrum was expected to receive the votes from those in favour of the Liberal Government 3 however Smith ultimately came in second place As no candidate received a majority a second ballot took place one week later 5 Second ballot edit 1909 Rangitikei by election Second ballot 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Smith 2 410 54 51 29 26Reform Frank Hockly 2 011 45 49 8 45Majority 399 9 03Turnout 4 421The second ballot resulted in the return of Liberal candidate Smith who was elected by a majority of 399 votes Despite the in fighting from Government candidates in the first ballot they stood faithfully in favour of Smith for the second ballot Thomas Mackenzie who at the time served as Minister of Agriculture attributed the victory to a recognition on the part of the electors that the Government is honestly striving to do its very best in the interests of the country and took the rural vote of the electorate to be an approval of his ministry s work 8 Results by locality edit Following are two tables showcasing the detailed results by locality for each of the two ballots First ballot 5 Locality Hockly Reform Smith Liberal Meldrum Liberal Georgetti Independent Hornblow Liberal Labour Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Aberfeldie 12 75 00 0 0 00 3 18 75 1 6 25 0 0 00Awarua 2 22 22 4 44 44 2 22 22 1 11 11 0 0 00Bell s Junction 14 34 15 19 46 34 6 14 63 1 2 44 1 2 44Eastbrook 83 39 15 11 5 19 65 30 66 4 1 89 49 23 11Fordell 112 65 50 10 5 85 33 19 30 2 1 17 14 8 19Hunterville 181 38 35 8 1 69 257 54 45 14 2 97 12 2 54Kaweka Road 4 50 00 0 0 00 4 50 00 0 0 00 0 0 00Koeke 13 30 23 1 2 33 22 51 16 5 11 63 2 4 65Kakatahi 14 29 79 11 23 40 20 42 55 1 2 13 1 2 13Kauangaroa 18 75 00 2 8 33 4 16 67 0 0 00 0 0 00Long Acre Valley 13 56 52 1 4 35 9 39 13 0 0 00 0 0 00Lower Kawhatau 9 21 43 5 11 90 6 14 29 17 40 48 5 11 90Mangahoe Road 30 90 91 1 3 03 2 6 06 0 0 00 0 0 00Mangamahu 49 74 24 1 1 52 12 18 18 4 6 06 0 0 00Mangaonoho 25 39 06 6 9 38 32 50 00 0 0 00 1 1 56Mangaweka 52 16 20 61 19 00 25 7 79 111 34 58 72 22 43Manui 7 22 58 6 19 35 5 16 13 3 9 68 10 32 26Marybank 56 80 00 4 5 71 10 14 29 0 0 00 0 0 00Mataroa 47 42 73 23 20 91 16 14 55 13 11 82 11 10 00Moawhango 15 31 91 9 19 15 20 42 55 3 6 38 0 0 00Ngawaka 6 16 22 27 72 97 3 8 11 0 0 00 1 2 70Ohingaiti 57 46 72 36 29 51 15 12 30 12 9 84 2 1 64Okoia 82 86 32 2 2 11 8 8 42 0 0 00 3 3 16Otairi 33 67 35 0 0 00 16 32 65 0 0 00 0 0 00Pohonui 7 33 33 0 0 00 14 66 67 0 0 00 0 0 00Polgreen s Corner 42 82 35 6 11 76 3 5 88 0 0 00 0 0 00Poukiore 31 70 45 0 0 00 11 25 00 1 2 27 1 2 27Pukeokahu 7 21 88 4 12 50 2 6 25 19 59 38 0 0 00Rangiwaea 6 54 55 3 27 27 2 18 18 0 0 00 0 0 00Rata 41 37 61 42 38 53 22 20 18 2 1 83 2 1 83Ruahine 17 28 81 23 38 98 10 16 95 4 6 78 5 8 47Ruanui 15 50 00 7 23 33 4 13 33 4 13 33 0 0 00Taihape 113 16 03 403 57 16 93 13 19 27 3 83 69 9 79Taoroa 21 53 85 5 12 82 8 20 51 2 5 13 3 7 69Tauakira 13 72 22 1 5 56 1 5 56 3 16 67 0 0 00Te Kapua Block 9 30 00 14 46 67 7 23 33 0 0 00 0 0 00Tiriraukawa 12 44 44 3 11 11 6 22 22 4 14 81 2 7 41Toi Toi 1 33 33 1 33 33 1 33 33 0 0 00 0 0 00Torere 1 1 47 24 35 29 21 30 88 16 23 53 6 8 82Turangarere Railway station 5 7 94 49 77 78 7 11 11 1 1 59 1 1 59Turangarere Schoolhouse 19 45 24 19 45 24 4 9 52 0 0 00 0 0 00Upokongaro 59 64 13 2 2 17 8 8 70 18 19 57 5 5 43Upper Kawhatau 23 43 40 14 26 42 1 1 89 10 18 87 5 9 43Upper Turakina Valley 14 35 90 0 0 00 24 61 54 1 2 56 0 0 00Utiku 20 13 79 67 46 21 14 9 66 15 10 34 29 20 00Wainui 12 40 00 14 46 67 4 13 33 0 0 00 0 0 00Wakelin s 5 17 86 10 35 71 3 10 71 2 7 14 8 28 57Wairepo 9 47 37 3 15 79 3 15 79 1 5 26 3 15 79Whangaehu 36 64 29 4 7 14 11 19 64 2 3 57 3 5 36Winiata 12 19 05 27 42 86 8 12 70 11 17 46 5 7 94Total 1 548 37 04 1 055 25 25 903 21 61 340 8 14 333 7 97Second ballot 8 Locality Hockly Reform Smith Liberal Votes Votes Aberfeldie 16 94 12 1 5 89Awarua 0 0 00 4 100 00Bell s Junction 21 44 68 26 55 32Bennett s Siding 10 12 50 70 87 50Eastbrook 153 49 58 155 50 32Fordell 112 69 57 49 30 43Hunterville 223 47 55 246 52 45Kaweka Road 6 75 00 2 25 00Koeke 19 45 24 23 54 76Kakatahi 16 38 10 26 61 90Kauangaroa 23 82 14 5 17 86Long Acre Valley 13 72 22 5 27 78Lower Kawhatau 12 26 09 34 73 91Mangahoe Road 35 100 00 0 0 00Mangamahu 56 77 78 16 22 22Mangaonoho 26 40 63 38 59 38Mangaweka 85 28 43 214 71 57Manui 11 33 33 22 66 67Marybank 72 80 00 18 20 00Mataroa 48 48 00 52 52 00Moawhango 26 53 06 23 46 94Ngawaka 17 41 46 24 58 54Ohingaiti 72 60 00 48 40 00Okoia 92 88 46 12 11 54Otairi 35 72 92 13 27 08Pohonui 9 39 13 14 60 87Polgreen s Corner 51 87 93 7 12 07Poukiore 39 81 25 9 18 75Pukeokahu 16 57 14 12 42 86Rangiwaea 7 58 33 5 41 67Rata 56 47 46 62 52 54Ruahine 13 20 00 52 80 00Ruanui 22 70 97 9 29 03Taihape 188 23 95 597 76 05Taoroa 26 60 47 17 39 53Tauakira 6 50 00 6 50 00Te Kapua Block 11 36 67 19 63 33Tiriraukawa 14 50 00 14 50 00Toi Toi 1 50 00 1 50 00Torere 12 16 90 59 83 10Turangarere Railway station 6 7 50 74 92 50Turangarere Schoolhouse 22 52 38 20 47 62Upokongaro 53 61 63 33 38 37Upper Kawhatau 27 55 10 22 44 90Upper Turakina Valley 17 50 00 17 50 00Utiku 50 33 56 99 66 44Wainui 16 47 06 18 52 94Wakelin s 8 22 22 28 77 78Wairepo 10 50 00 10 50 00Whangaehu 36 62 07 22 37 93Winiata 16 23 53 52 76 47Total 2 011 45 49 2 410 54 51See also editList of New Zealand by elections Rangitikei by election disambiguation other by elections for the Rangitikei electorateNotes edit Wilson 1985 p 229 Deaths The Dominion Post Vol 2 no 589 18 August 1909 p 4 Retrieved 16 May 2016 a b The Rangitikei Seat Otago Daily Times No 14624 9 September 1909 p 7 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Rangitikei Election The Press Vol 65 no 13526 13 September 1909 p 8 Retrieved 16 May 2016 a b c The Rangitikei By election The Wanganui Herald Vol 44 no 12876 17 September 1909 p 5 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Final Returns Taranaki Herald Vol 55 no 14012 17 September 1909 p 3 Retrieved 16 May 2016 The Electoral District of Rangitikei Wanganui Herald Vol XXXIV no 12873 13 September 1909 p 1 Retrieved 16 May 2016 a b c The Rangitikei By election The Wanganui Herald Vol 44 no 12882 24 September 1909 p 5 Retrieved 16 May 2016 References editWilson James Oakley 1985 First ed published 1913 New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 4th ed Wellington V R Ward Govt Printer OCLC 154283103 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1909 Rangitikei by election amp oldid 1143305503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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