1920 Stratford by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1920 Stratford by-election New Zealand 1920 presidential no 1919 New Zealand general election 1919 general 1922 New Zealand general election 1922 general 6 May 1920 6,640 150x150px Robert Masters New Zealand Liberal Party 3,394 51.12 150x150px John Bird Hine Reform Party (New Zealand) 3,246 48.88 Member Robert Masters Robert Masters New Zealand Liberal Party New Zealand Liberal Party The 1920 Stratford by-election was a by-election during the 20th New Zealand Parliament for the rural Taranaki seat of Stratford. The by-election was called following the previous election being declared void, invalidating the preceding 1919 general election results. It was held on 6 May 1920. Candidates Only two candidates contested the seat. Robert Masters (Liberal Party), who had previously taken the seat off the incumbent John Bird Hine (Reform Party).Stratford by-election 27 April 1920 Dominion https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19200427.2.43 13 181 7 17 September 2016 5 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161005143156/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19200427.2.43 livehttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19200417.2.25?end_date=22-04-1920&items_per_page=10&page=9&query=Piper&snippet=true&start_date=02-04-1920&type=ARTICLE Stratford By-Election 17 April 1920 Stratford Evening Post XXXX 24 5 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 6 October 2021 6 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211006105633/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19200417.2.25?end_date=22-04-1920&items_per_page=10&page=9&query=Piper&snippet=true&start_date=02-04-1920&type=ARTICLE live Result The following table gives the election results: Notes References Scholefield Guy New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 Guy Scholefield 3rd First ed. published 1913 1950 Govt. Printer Wellington Stratford 1920 Category:1920 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Taranaki Category:May 1920 in Oceania