1945 Western Maori by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1945 Western Maori by-election New Zealand 1945 presidential no 1943 New Zealand general election 1943 general 1946 New Zealand general election 1946 general Western Maori 1945 2 10 y 9,335 120px Matiu Ratana New Zealand Labour Party 4,697 53.63 120px Pei te Hurinui Jones New Zealand National Party 2,908 33.20 Member Toko Ratana New Zealand Labour Party Matiu Ratana New Zealand Labour Party The Western Maori by-election 1945 was a by-election held in the Western Maori electorate during the 28th New Zealand Parliament, on 10 February 1945. Background The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Toko Ratana on 30 October 1944. He had been the MP since 1935. The by-election was won by his younger brother Matiu Ratana who also succeeded him as head of the Ratana Church. They were sons of the church founder T W Ratana. Ratana had an electoral alliance with Labour. The challenger Pei te Hurinui Jones was supported by National and Kingitanga, the Maori King Movement. Kaponga Erueti who had initially announced his intention to contest the election as an Independent Labour candidate later decided to withdraw from the contest, his withdrawal came late enough that his name still appeared on the ballot paper. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19450208.2.21 Withdraws From W. Maori Northern Advocate 8 February 1945 18 April 2020 2 The other six challengers all lost their deposits, although one motorist complainant was aggrieved that all the candidates got a petrol allocation of 250 gallons when the usual personal allocation was ten or fifteen gallons! https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19450215.2.60 Petrol allowances protest by motorists Auckland Star 6 39 LXXVI 15 February 1945 18 April 2020 Results The following table gives the election results (the results included some "servicemens votes" https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19450212.2.22 Labour win (provisional) Auckland Star 3 36 LXXVI 18 April 2020 12 February 1945 from overseas): https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450224.2.104 Western Maori (final result) The Evening Post 9 47 CXXXIX 18 April 2020 17 February 1945 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450212.2.43 Labour win (provisional) The Evening Post 6 36 CXXXIX 18 April 2020 12 February 1945 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19450212.2.12 Labour keeps seat (provisional) Bay of Plenty Times 2 13680 LXXIII 18 April 2020 12 February 1945 References Western Maori 1945 Category:1945 elections in New Zealand Category:Māori electorates Category:February 1945 in Oceania