1892 Rangitikei by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 April 2022 1892 Rangitikei by-election New Zealand 1892 presidential no 1890 New Zealand general election 1890 general 1893 New Zealand general election 1893 general 1892 07 08 y 2,127 100px Robert Bruce Conservative (New Zealand) 1,094 51.43 120px|John Stevens circa 1900 Jack Stevens Independent Liberal FBEC5D 1,033 48.57 Member Douglas Macarthur Robert Bruce Conservative (New Zealand) Conservative (New Zealand) The 1892 Rangitikei by-election was a by-election held during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the Rangitikei electorate of the North Island. This was the fifth by-election since the Rangitikei electorate was established for the 1861 election. The previous by-election took place in 1880 and the following one took place in 1909. Robert Bruce, who had previously been the MP for Rangitikei between 1884 and 1890, won the by-election narrowly. This was the last election in Rangitikei and the fifth last election overall in New Zealand in which there was no universal suffrage. The Electoral Act 1893 extended voting rights to all women aged 21 and over.McRobie 1989 59 Background Robert Bruce, an independent, had previously been the MP for Rangitikei between 1884 and 1890. In 1890 he contested the election for the Waitotara electorate in South Taranaki, but was beaten by incumbent George Hutchison.The General Election, 1890 http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1891-I.2.1.6.2 National Library 17 May 2016 1 1891 The Rangitikei electorate, meanwhile, was won by Douglas Hastings Macarthur, but Macarthur died on 24 May 1892.Wilson 1985 214 Macarthur's death resulted in a by-election which took place on 8 July 1892.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP18920604.2.40 Rangitikei Election The Press 49 8190 6 4 June 1892 17 May 2016 The two candidates for this by-election were Robert Bruce, a previous MP and conservationist, and Jack Stevens, also a previous MP for Rangitikei between 1881 and 1884. Bruce was a candidate for the opposition and Stevens was an Independent Liberal as the Liberal Party was reluctant to endorse him in light of the recent Bruce by-election in which the candidate the Liberal Party endorsed lost by a large margin. Furthermore, the result was regarded as "a foregone conclusion in favour of Mr Bruce". Results The by-election was much closer than what was expected as Bruce won by 61 votes, a margin of less than 3%. After the election results were announced at the Club Hotel in Marton both candidates gave speeches and enjoyed a whisky together.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=BA18920714.2.13 The Rangitikei Election Bush Advocate 7 649 2 14 July 1892 17 May 2016 Bruce would never go on to win another election, as he temporarily retired in 1893 and lost to Stevens in the Manawatu electorate in both 1896 and 1899.The General Election http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS18961223.2.28.11 17 May 2016 Auckland Star 23 December 1896 XXVII 305 6 http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1900-I.2.3.2.54 The General Election, 1899 19 June 1900 Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 2 17 May 2016 Wellington See also List of New Zealand by-elections Rangitikei by-election (disambiguation), other by-elections for the Rangitikei electorate Notes References Electoral Atlas of New Zealand McRobie Alan 1989 GP Books Wellington 0-477-01384-8 Wilson James Oakley New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Rangitikei 1892 Category:1892 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Rangitikei Category:July 1892 in Oceania