1904 Pahiatua by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1904 Pahiatua by-election New Zealand 1904 presidential no 1902 New Zealand general election 1902 general 1905 New Zealand general election 1905 general 1904 07 28 y 3,369 (79.16%) 100px Bill Hawkins Independent Liberal FBEC5D 1,418 41.74 108px Lindsay Buick New Zealand Liberal Party 1,323 38.94 100px Samuel Bolton Conservative (New Zealand) 476 14.01 Member John O'Meara Bill Hawkins New Zealand Liberal Party Independent Liberal The Pahiatua by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Pahiatua, a rural seat at the south-east of the North Island. The election was won by Bill Hawkins who stood as an independent Liberal. Background The by-election was held on 28 July 1904, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal member of parliament John O'Meara on 3 July 1904.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19040705.2.31 Sudden Death of a Politician The Press LXI 11937 5 July 1904 8 Former Wairau MP Lindsay Buick was selected by the government as the official Liberal candidate.Traue James Edward 3b57 Buick, Thomas Lindsay 1 March 2016 Frank C. Perry announced himself as a candidate, but later withdrew his candidature. His supporters then met to decide whether to support either Hawkins or Bolton in order to defeat the government candidate (Buick).https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19040718.2.4 Pahiatua Seat Lyttelton Times CXII 13493 18 July 1904 2 Result The following table gives the election results: Notes Pahiatua, 1904 Category:1904 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Manawatū-Whanganui Category:July 1904 in Oceania