1892 Bruce by-election

The Bruce by-election, 1892 was a by-election held on 4 May 1892 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the rural lower South Island electorate of Bruce. == Background == The by-election was triggered after the resignation of sitting Member James William Thomson. The election was a two-way contest and was won by James Allen, previously the Member for Dunedin East. == Results == The following table gives the election results: Allen held the electorate until his own resignation in 1920 to become New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, which triggered another by-election. == Notes == == References == Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.