1918 Wellington South by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1918 Wellington South by-election New Zealand 1918 By-election no 1914 New Zealand general election 1914 general 1919 New Zealand general election 1919 general 1918 12 19 y 4,112 (42.51%) 100px Bob Semple New Zealand Labour Party 2,411 58.63% 100px George Frost Reform Party (New Zealand) 1,286 31.27% Member Alfred Hindmarsh New Zealand Labour Party Bob Semple New Zealand Labour Party The Wellington South by-election of 1918 was a by-election held in the Wellington South electorate during the 19th New Zealand Parliament, on 19 December 1918. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Alfred Hindmarsh, the leader of the Labour Party and was won by fellow party member Bob Semple with a majority of 1,231. Wilson James Oakley New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 233 Background Bob Semple, a miners agent who was previously the organiser of the New Zealand Federation of Labour, was selected as the Labour Party candidate. The nomination was subject of much interest. The unsuccessful aspirants were Tom Brindle, Alec Monteith, John Read, Michael Reardon and Tom Young.By-election https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19181209.2.26 18 January 2018 New Zealand Times 9 December 1918 XLIII 10147 4 Two Wellington City Councillors also stood as candidates. George Frost and John Castle offered themselves to the electorate, with Frost being endorsed by the Reform Party. Results The following table gives the election results: Aftermath Semple held the electorate only until the next election when he was defeated by George Mitchell.J. Hislop The General Election, 1919 http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1921-I-II.2.3.2.45 National Library 6 December 2014 1–6 1921 References Category:By-elections in New Zealand Category:1918 elections in New Zealand Category:1910s in Wellington Category:December 1918 in Oceania Category:Politics of the Wellington Region