1900 Waihemo by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1900 Waihemo by-election New Zealand 1900 presidential no 1899 New Zealand general election 1899 general 1902 New Zealand general election 1902 general 1900 07 18 y 2,887 (65.16%) 100px Thomas Mackenzie Independent Liberal FBEC5D 1,854 64.21 105px William Guffie New Zealand Liberal Party 1,008 34.91 Member John McKenzie Thomas Mackenzie New Zealand Liberal Party Independent Liberal The Waihemo by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Waihemo, a rural seat in Otago, in the South Island. The seat was won by former MP Thomas Mackenzie. Background The by-election was held on 18 July 1900, and was precipitated by the resignation of sitting MP and Minister of Lands, John McKenzie.Brooking Tom 2m17 McKenzie, John – Biography 28 June 2012 Thomas Mackenzie the former MP for Clutha, who was at the time in Wellington attending the Agricultural Conference, announced his candidacy as an Independent Liberal, and was a strong supporter of McKenzie's land policies.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH19000629.2.24 Wellington Gossip Hawke's Bay Herald XXXV 11575 29 June 1900 3 Mackenzie was an advocate of the Otago province and campaigned to stop the region's declining situation compared to the rest of New Zealand.Brooking Tom 3m18 Mackenzie, Thomas Noble 1853–1930 1 March 2016 Former MP Scobie Mackenzie declined to contest the seat. Joseph Arkle was reported to have been accepted as the endorsed candidate of the Liberal government candidate.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19000703.2.9 Political Sidelights Mataura Ensign 758 3 July 1900 2 Both John Ewing and William Guffie also announced their intentions to stand in support of the government. Guffie, a local councilor from Mount Ida, was selected as the endorsed Liberal Party candidate. This prompted Arkle and Ewing to withdraw. The Mayor of Naseby, Alexander Herdman, also was to stand but withdrew.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19000703.2.9 Waihemo Electorate Mount Ida Chronicle 31 9223 6 July 1900 2 Results The following table gives the election results: Aftermath Mackenzie served as member for Waihemo until the end of the parliamentary term in 1902, when the seat was abolished. Guy Scholefield Scholefield Guy New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 3rd First published in 1913 1950 Govt. Printer Wellington 164 References Waihemo 1900 Category:1900 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Otago Category:July 1900 in Oceania