1905 City of Wellington by-election

The 1905 City of Wellington by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of City of Wellington, a multi-member urban seat at the bottom of the North Island.

1905 City of Wellington by-election

6 April 1905
Turnout	11,154
Candidate Francis Fisher Charles Izard John Hutcheson Party Independent Liberal Liberal Liberal–Labour Popular vote 4,692 3,441 3,021
Member before election George Fisher Liberal Elected Member Francis Fisher Independent Liberal

The by-election was held on 6 April 1905, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal member of parliament George Fisher.

The by-election was won by Fisher's son Francis Fisher who stood as an Independent Liberal. Fisher beat Charles Izard and John Hutcheson.[1] Izard would be successful in the Wellington North electorate in the 1905 election later in the year, and Hutcheson had previously represented the electorate.[2]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1905 City of Wellington by-election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Francis Fisher	4,692	42.06
	Liberal	Charles Izard	3,441	30.84
	Liberal–Labour	John Hutcheson	3,021	27.08
Majority			1,251	11.21
Turnout			11,154
	Independent Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing

Fisher would represent the electorate until his defeat at the 1914 election.[3]

Notes

1. "The Wellington Election". North Otago Times. 7 April 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
2. Wilson 1985, p. 207.
3. Wilson 1985, p. 196.

References

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