City of Wellington by-election, 1899

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The 25 July 1899 City of Wellington by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP John Hutcheson over the Marine Scandal.[1] Hutcheson, along with MP Frederick Pirani had accused Premier Richard Seddon and Minister of Marine William Hall-Jones amongst others, of using influence to obtain Mariners certificates for unqualified candidates in contravention of the recent Shipping and Seamen's Act.[2] When the Marine Commission report [3] declared that the charges were unfounded Hutcheson resigned in order to exonerate himself by means of a by-election win.

1896 election result

General election, 1896 results: City of Wellington[4]

New Zealand general election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal-Labour John Hutcheson 6,411 48.69
Independent Robert Stout 6,306 47.89
Liberal George Fisher 5,859 44.49
Independent Arthur Atkinson 5,831 44.28
Independent C Wilson 5,570 42.30
Independent A A S Menteath 5,560 42.22
Independent F H Fraser 1,811 13.75
Independent J J K Powell 185 1.40
Independent A Warburton 91 0.69
Majority 28 1 0.21
Turnout 13,168 2 69.77
Registered electors 18,874

1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher, 5859) and highest losing poll (Atkinson, 5831)

2 Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,624)

1899 by-election result

City of Wellington by-election, 1899[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal-Labour John Hutcheson 6,945 58.28
Independent Edwin George Jellicoe[5] 4,971 41.72
Majority 1,974 16.57
Turnout 11,916

See also

City of Wellington by-election, 1898

References

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