1909 Rangitikei by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 January 2017 1909 Rangitikei by-election New Zealand 1909 presidential no 1908 New Zealand general election 1908 general 1911 New Zealand general election 1911 general 1909 09 23 y 110px Robbie Smith New Zealand Liberal Party 2,410 54.51 105px Frank Hockly Reform Party (New Zealand) 2,011 45.49 Member Arthur Remington Robbie Smith New Zealand Liberal Party New Zealand Liberal Party The 1909 Rangitikei by-election was a by-election held during the 17th New Zealand Parliament in the Rangitikei electorate of the North Island. This was the sixth by-election since the Rangitikei electorate was established for the 1861 election. The previous by-election took place in 1892 and the following one took place in 1978. The Second Ballot Act 1908 was in force and in the first ballot, and Frank Hockly of the opposition Reform Party won the first ballot, but Robbie Smith of the governing Liberal Party was ultimately chosen in the second ballot. Background The by-election was caused after the death of Liberal Party MP Arthur Remington on 17 August 1909.Wilson 1985 229 Remington died at his home in Tinakori Road, Wellington, at the age of 53.Deaths http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=DOM19090818.2.9.1 16 May 2016 The Dominion Post 18 August 1909 2 589 4 Six candidates were announced on 9 September for the by-election: Frank Hockly and George Hutchison were candidates for the opposition, Robert Hornblow was a candidate for Liberal–Labour, James Georgetti was an independent, and Robbie Smith and William Meldrum were candidates for the Liberal Party.The Rangitikei Seat http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ODT19090909.2.60 16 May 2016 Otago Daily Times 9 September 1909 14624 7 However, ultimately George Hutchison did not appear on the ballot as he agreed to stand down in the interests of the Reform Party in favour of Hockly.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19090913.2.35 Rangitikei Election 16 May 2016 The Press 13 September 1909 65 13526 8 The Second Ballot Act 1908 was in force and had previously been used for the 1908 election. This was the second by-election where it applied, and the act stipulated that the leading candidate had to obtain an absolute majority of the votes, or else the two highest polling candidates would face each other in a second election. No candidate received an absolute majority in the first ballot on 17 September and consequently a second ballot took place on 23 September.The Rangitikei By-election http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=WH19090917.2.70 16 May 2016 The Wanganui Herald 17 September 1909 44 12876 5 Results The following tables give the election results: First ballot Hockly received a plurality of votes, receiving 1,548 votes of the total of 4,179. Meldrum was expected to receive the votes from those in favour of the Liberal Government, however Smith ultimately came in second place. As no candidate received a majority, a second ballot took place one week later. Second ballot The second ballot resulted in the return of Liberal candidate Smith, who was elected by a majority of 399 votes. Despite the in-fighting from Government candidates in the first ballot, they stood faithfully in favour of Smith for the second ballot. Thomas Mackenzie, who at the time served as Minister of Agriculture, attributed the victory to "a recognition on the part of the electors that the Government is honestly striving to do its very best in the interests of the country" and took the rural vote of the electorate to be an approval of his ministry's work. Results by locality Following are two tables showcasing the detailed results by locality for each of the two ballots. First ballot Locality Hockly (Reform) Smith (Liberal) Meldrum (Liberal) Georgetti (Independent) Hornblow (Liberal–Labour) WinnerVotes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Aberfeldie 12 75 0 0 3 18.75 1 6.25 0 0 Hockly Awarua 2 22.22 4 44.44 2 22.22 1 11.11 0 0 Smith Bell's Junction 14 34.15 19 46.34 6 14.63 1 2.44 1 2.44 Smith Eastbrook 83 39.15 11 5.19 65 30.66 4 1.89 49 23.11 Hockly Fordell 112 65.5 10 5.85 33 19.3 2 1.17 14 8.19 Hockly Hunterville 181 38.35 8 1.69 257 54.45 14 2.97 12 2.54 Meldrum Kaweka Road 4 50 0 0 4 50 0 0 0 0 Tied Koeke 13 30.23 1 2.33 22 51.16 5 11.63 2 4.65 Meldrum Kakatahi 14 29.79 11 23.4 20 42.55 1 2.13 1 2.13 Meldrum Kauangaroa 18 75 2 8.33 4 16.67 0 0 0 0 Hockly Long Acre Valley 13 56.52 1 4.35 9 39.13 0 0 0 0 Hockly Lower Kawhatau 9 21.43 5 11.9 6 14.29 17 40.48 5 11.9 Georgetti Mangahoe Road 30 90.91 1 3.03 2 6.06 0 0 0 0 Hockly Mangamahu 49 74.24 1 1.52 12 18.18 4 6.06 0 0 Hockly Mangaonoho 25 39.06 6 9.38 32 50 0 0 1 1.56 Meldrum Mangaweka 52 16.2 61 19 25 7.79 111 34.58 72 22.43 Georgetti Manui 7 22.58 6 19.35 5 16.13 3 9.68 10 32.26 Hornblow Marybank 56 80 4 5.71 10 14.29 0 0 0 0 Hockly Mataroa 47 42.73 23 20.91 16 14.55 13 11.82 11 10 Hockly Moawhango 15 31.91 9 19.15 20 42.55 3 6.38 0 0 Meldrum Ngawaka 6 16.22 27 72.97 3 8.11 0 0 1 2.7 Smith Ohingaiti 57 46.72 36 29.51 15 12.3 12 9.84 2 1.64 Hockly Okoia 82 86.32 2 2.11 8 8.42 0 0 3 3.16 Hockly Otairi 33 67.35 0 0 16 32.65 0 0 0 0 Hockly Pohonui 7 33.33 0 0 14 66.67 0 0 0 0 Meldrum Polgreen's Corner 42 82.35 6 11.76 3 5.88 0 0 0 0 Hockly Poukiore 31 70.45 0 0 11 25 1 2.27 1 2.27 Hockly Pukeokahu 7 21.88 4 12.5 2 6.25 19 59.38 0 0 Georgetti Rangiwaea 6 54.55 3 27.27 2 18.18 0 0 0 0 Hockly Rata 41 37.61 42 38.53 22 20.18 2 1.83 2 1.83 Smith Ruahine 17 28.81 23 38.98 10 16.95 4 6.78 5 8.47 Smith Ruanui 15 50 7 23.33 4 13.33 4 13.33 0 0 Hockly Taihape 113 16.03 403 57.16 93 13.19 27 3.83 69 9.79 Smith Taoroa 21 53.85 5 12.82 8 20.51 2 5.13 3 7.69 Hockly Tauakira 13 72.22 1 5.56 1 5.56 3 16.67 0 0 Hockly Te Kapua Block 9 30 14 46.67 7 23.33 0 0 0 0 Smith Tiriraukawa 12 44.44 3 11.11 6 22.22 4 14.81 2 7.41 Hockly Toi Toi 1 33.33 1 33.33 1 33.33 0 0 0 0 Tied Torere 1 1.47 24 35.29 21 30.88 16 23.53 6 8.82 Smith Turangarere Railway station 5 7.94 49 77.78 7 11.11 1 1.59 1 1.59 Smith Turangarere Schoolhouse 19 45.24 19 45.24 4 9.52 0 0 0 0 Tied Upokongaro 59 64.13 2 2.17 8 8.7 18 19.57 5 5.43 Hockly Upper Kawhatau 23 43.4 14 26.42 1 1.89 10 18.87 5 9.43 Hockly Upper Turakina Valley 14 35.9 0 0 24 61.54 1 2.56 0 0 Meldrum Utiku 20 13.79 67 46.21 14 9.66 15 10.34 29 20 Smith Wainui 12 40 14 46.67 4 13.33 0 0 0 0 Smith Wakelin's 5 17.86 10 35.71 3 10.71 2 7.14 8 28.57 Smith Wairepo 9 47.37 3 15.79 3 15.79 1 5.26 3 15.79 Hockly Whangaehu 36 64.29 4 7.14 11 19.64 2 3.57 3 5.36 Hockly Winiata 12 19.05 27 42.86 8 12.7 11 17.46 5 7.94 Smith Total 1,548 37.04 1,055 25.25 903 21.61 340 8.14 333 7.97 Hockly Second ballot Locality Hockly (Reform) Smith (Liberal) WinnerVotes % Votes % Aberfeldie 16 94.12 1 5.89 Hockly Awarua 0 0 4 100 Smith Bell's Junction 21 44.68 26 55.32 Smith Bennett's Siding 10 12.5 70 87.5 Smith Eastbrook 153 49.58 155 50.32 Smith Fordell 112 69.57 49 30.43 Hockly Hunterville 223 47.55 246 52.45 Smith Kaweka Road 6 75 2 25 Hockly Koeke 19 45.24 23 54.76 Smith Kakatahi 16 38.1 26 61.9 Smith Kauangaroa 23 82.14 5 17.86 Hockly Long Acre Valley 13 72.22 5 27.78 Hockly Lower Kawhatau 12 26.09 34 73.91 Smith Mangahoe Road 35 100 0 0 Hockly Mangamahu 56 77.78 16 22.22 Hockly Mangaonoho 26 40.63 38 59.38 Smith Mangaweka 85 28.43 214 71.57 Smith Manui 11 33.33 22 66.67 Smith Marybank 72 80 18 20 Hockly Mataroa 48 48 52 52 Smith Moawhango 26 53.06 23 46.94 Hockly Ngawaka 17 41.46 24 58.54 Smith Ohingaiti 72 60 48 40 Hockly Okoia 92 88.46 12 11.54 Hockly Otairi 35 72.92 13 27.08 Hockly Pohonui 9 39.13 14 60.87 Smith Polgreen's Corner 51 87.93 7 12.07 Hockly Poukiore 39 81.25 9 18.75 Hockly Pukeokahu 16 57.14 12 42.86 Hockly Rangiwaea 7 58.33 5 41.67 Hockly Rata 56 47.46 62 52.54 Smith Ruahine 13 20 52 80 Smith Ruanui 22 70.97 9 29.03 Hockly Taihape 188 23.95 597 76.05 Smith Taoroa 26 60.47 17 39.53 Hockly Tauakira 6 50 6 50 Tied Te Kapua Block 11 36.67 19 63.33 Smith Tiriraukawa 14 50 14 50 Tied Toi Toi 1 50 1 50 Tied Torere 12 16.9 59 83.1 Smith Turangarere Railway station 6 7.5 74 92.5 Smith Turangarere Schoolhouse 22 52.38 20 47.62 Hockly Upokongaro 53 61.63 33 38.37 Hockly Upper Kawhatau 27 55.1 22 44.9 Hockly Upper Turakina Valley 17 50 17 50 Tied Utiku 50 33.56 99 66.44 Smith Wainui 16 47.06 18 52.94 Smith Wakelin's 8 22.22 28 77.78 Smith Wairepo 10 50 10 50 Tied Whangaehu 36 62.07 22 37.93 Hockly Winiata 16 23.53 52 76.47 Smith Total 2,011 45.49 2,410 54.51 Smith See also List of New Zealand by-elections Rangitikei by-election (disambiguation), other by-elections for the Rangitikei electorate Notes References Wilson James Oakley New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Rangitikei 1909 Category:1909 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Rangitikei