1901 Patea by-elections

Two New Zealand by-elections April 2024 April 2022 1901 Patea by-elections New Zealand presidential no 1899 New Zealand general election 1899 1902 New Zealand general election 1902 18 July to 6 November 1901 First ballot Second ballot 140x140px Frederick Haselden Conservative (New Zealand) 961 (38.63%) 1,890 (52.37%) 140x140px John Heslop New Zealand Liberal Party 960 (38.59%) 1,719 (47.63%) Member George Hutchison Frederick Haselden Conservative (New Zealand) Conservative (New Zealand) The 1901 Patea by-elections were two by-elections in the New Zealand electorate of Patea, a rural seat in Taranaki. Background In 1901 George Hutchison the member for Patea was deemed to have resigned when the second session of the 14th Parliament opened on 1 July, although he had apparently been absent for some months in South Africa. He was opposed to the Liberal Government. A by-election was called, but a second by-election was required when the result of the first by-election was disallowed on a petition. In the by-election held on 18 July the Liberal candidate John Heslop was initially leading but Frederick Haselden won. A second Liberal candidate, Arthur Remington (who had lost to Hutchison twice, in 1896 and 1899) stood and split the Liberal vote. From newspaper reports Haselden had won by only one vote; although earlier reports gave Hislop a 6, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19010720.2.26?query=election&start_date=18-07-1901&end_date=25-07-1901&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Patea By-election Taranaki Herald in Papers Past 20 July 1901 10 or 15 vote winning margin, with Haseldene getting 953 or 958 votes and Heslop 968 votes. And the election day was rainy.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS19010724.2.8?query=election=Haselden&start_date=18-07-1901&end_date=25-07-1901&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Election Result Feilding Star in Papers Past (New Zealand) 24 July 1901 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH19010724.2.11?query=election=Haselden&page=3&start_date=23-07-1901&end_date=27-07-1901&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Election Result Wanganui Herald in Papers Past (New Zealand) 24 July 1901 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH19010720.2.17?query=election=Haselden&page=2&start_date=20-07-1901&end_date=20-07-1901&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Election Result Wanganui Herald in Papers Past 20 July 1901 The official Liberal candidate John Heslop was a farmer from near Hawera. He was on County Councils since 1876, and was Chairman of the Hawera County Council and the Licensing Bench, and on school committees. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH19010709.2.31?query=heslop&start_date=09-07-1901&end_date=09-07-1901&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE John Heslop Wanganui Herald in Papers Past 9 July 1901 Result of first by-election A petition to disallow the election was heard by the Supreme Court from 7 to 10 October. The petitioner William Henry Parker a labourer of Patea did not appear in court, and was thought to have government backing. The court required another by-election as one John Williamson who appeared in the electoral roll as John Williams was not allowed to vote; a technical informality to some. Other grounds put forward were that two votes for Heslop were disallowed, and that two polling booths were not open as required.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19011010.2.30?query=haselden&start_date=01-10-1901&end_date=25-10-1901&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Electoral Petition Star in Papers Past 10 October 1901 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19011010.2.17.3?query=haselden&page=2&start_date=01-10-1901&end_date=25-10-1901&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE Electoral Petition Colonist in Papers Past 10 October 1901 The second by-election vote on 6 November between two candidates returned Haselden by a substantial majority, and with a higher turnout. Result of second by-election References Patea Patea Category:Politics of Taranaki Patea Category:July 1901 in Oceania Category:November 1901 in Oceania