1900 Otaki by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 April 2022 Otaki by-election of 1900 New Zealand 1900 presidential no 1899 New Zealand general election 1899 general 1902 New Zealand general election 1902 general 6 January 1900 62.35% 100px William Hughes Field New Zealand Liberal Party 1,755 52.44 109px Charles Morison Conservative (New Zealand) 1,592 47.56 Member Henry Augustus Field William Hughes Field New Zealand Liberal Party New Zealand Liberal Party The Otaki by-election of 1900 was a by-election during the 14th New Zealand Parliament. The election was held on 6 January following the death of Henry Augustus Field, and was won by his brother William Hughes Field. Background The Otaki electorate became vacant following the death on 8 December of Henry Augustus Field, two days after the 1899.Wilson 1985 195 Before candidates had announced themselves, it was reported that Kennedy Macdonald was considering standing for the Liberal Party.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18991211.2.50 Second Edition The Evening Post 11 December 1899 6 February 2015 LVIII 140 6 The barrister Edwin Jellicoe was also mentioned as a possible candidate.http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d26-d6.html#name-414144-mention The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District The Cyclopedia of New Zealand 22 November 2013 Cyclopedia Company Limited Barristers And Solicitors 1897 Wellington It was reported that it was likely that the brother of the deceased, William Hughes Field, would be asked to stand for the Liberal Party. The president of the Eighty Club, T. Dwan, was mentioned as a possible candidate for the opposition. The barrister Charles Morison, who had contested the 1899 general election, was a likely candidate again.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18991213.2.49 Second Edition The Evening Post 13 December 1899 6 February 2015 LVIII 142 6http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19200107.2.41.1 Mr. C.B. Morison, K.C. The Evening Post 7 January 1920 3 February 2015 XCIX 6 6 William Field consented just after his brother's funeral, and the Liberal Party confirmed that had Field not been their candidate, they would have stood W. Ross of Upper Hutt as their candidate. The deadline for nomination of candidates was 30 December 1899.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18991228.2.65.3 Notice of Polling Day The Evening Post 28 December 1899 LVIII 5 February 2015 153 6 In the end, only two candidates were nominated: William Field for the Liberal Party, and Charles Morison in the interests of the opposition.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19000102.2.33.25 The Otaki Election The Evening Post 2 January 1900 LIX 5 February 2015 1 5 The by-election was held on 6 January and was won by Field's brother William,Wilson 1985 196 who during the campaign showed that he was inexperienced in politics.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18991221.2.18 Evening Post The Evening Post 21 December 1899 3 February 2015 LVIII 149 4 Results The following table gives the election results: Notes References Wilson James Oakley New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Otaki 1900 Category:1900 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:January 1900 in Oceania