1920 Bay of Plenty by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 The 1920 Bay of Plenty by-election was a by-election held in the Bay of Plenty electorate in the Bay of Plenty during the term of the 20th New Zealand Parliament on 30 September 1920. After the death of William MacDonald of the Liberal Party he was replaced by Kenneth Williams of the Reform Party. Frederick Lynsar, the Liberal candidate who lost to the Reform candidate, was Chairman of the Gisborne Harbour Board and an ex-chairman of the Cook County Council. He was described as a "staunch supporter" of James Carroll and William MacDonald. Lynsar was a brother of Douglas Lynsar, the Reform MP for Gisborne.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19200920.2.17?query=Lysnar&page=3&start_date=31-08-1920&end_date=01-10-1920&snippet=true Fred Lynsar to carry Liberal banner Bay of Plenty Times 20 September 1920 Papers Past Bay of Plenty seat: the Opposition candidate The New Zealand Herald 23 September 1920https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19200920.2.14?query=Lysnar&page=4&start_date=31-08-1920&end_date=01-10-1920&snippet=true Mr F J' Lysnar's candidature Poverty Bay Herald Papers Past 20 September 1920 Results The following table gives the election results: References Bay of Plenty 1920 Category:1920 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Bay of Plenty Region Category:September 1920 in Oceania