1953 North Dunedin by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1953 North Dunedin by-election New Zealand 1953 presidential no 1951 New Zealand general election 1951 general 1954 New Zealand general election 1954 general 1953 12 12 y 10,368 (70.42%) 120px|Ethel McMillan Ethel McMillan New Zealand Labour Party 6,424 61.96 100px Walter MacDougall New Zealand National Party 3,944 38.04 1px Member Robert Walls New Zealand Labour Party Ethel McMillan New Zealand Labour Party The 1953 North Dunedin by-election was a by-election held during the 30th New Zealand Parliament in the Dunedin electorate of North Dunedin. The by-election occurred following the death of MP Robert Walls and was won by Ethel McMillan. Background Robert Walls, who was first elected to represent Dunedin North (the electorate's previous and subsequent name) for the Labour Party in the 1945 by-election, died on 6 November 1953. This triggered the North Dunedin by-election, which was held on 12 December 1953.Norton 1988 3 Candidates Labour There were six nominations for the Labour Party nomination:https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19531118.2.73 North Dunedin By-election – Six Seeking Labour Candidacy The Press 18 November 1953 LXXXIX 27200 10 Hubert Brown, a member of the Dunedin City Council who was Labour's mayoral candidate in 1950 Russell Calvert, an organiser for the Dunedin Combined Ratepayers' Association Michael Connelly, a member of the Dunedin City Council and former Legislative Councillor Ethel McMillan, a member of the Dunedin City Council and Otago Hospital Board David Munro, Labour candidate for Wallace in 1946 and son of former MP Jim Munro Jack Stead, a member of the Dunedin City Council and Secretary of the Otago Labour Representation Committee The Deputy Mayor of Dunedin and former Minister of Defence, Fred Jones, was also speculated as a candidate, but it was thought more likely he would seek nomination for the St Kilda electorate at the scheduled general election. Connelly, McMillan and Stead were seen as the frontrunners to win nomination. McMillan was chosen as the candidate.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19531125.2.56 North Dunedin By-election – Candidates Chosen The Press 25 November 1953 LXXXIX 27206 10 National Walter Phillips MacDougall was selected as the candidate for the National Party. He was National's candidate for Dunedin Central in 1951. Previous election 1951 general election: North DunedinNorton 1988 214 New Zealand Labour Party Robert Walls 6,929 51.13 -0.89 New Zealand National Party Donald Cameron 6,622 48.86 307 2.26 -2.57 13,551 92.03 -3.04 14,724 Results The following table gives the election results: McMillan obtained 61.96% of the votes and was successful.Norton 1988 214 McMillan became the first woman to represent Dunedin North and would represent the electorate until the 1975 election, when she was defeated against Richard Walls of the National Party. See also List of New Zealand by-elections 1922 Dunedin North by-election 1945 Dunedin North by-election Notes References Norton Clifford New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987 1988 Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science Wellington 0-475-11200-8 Category:1953 elections in New Zealand Category:By-elections in New Zealand Category:1950s in Dunedin Category:Politics of Dunedin Category:December 1953 in Oceania