1893 Wanganui by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1893 Wanganui by-election New Zealand 1893 presidential no 1890 New Zealand general election 1890 general 1893 New Zealand general election 1893 general 1893 06 09 y 111px Archibald Willis New Zealand Liberal Party 1,031 62.37 95px Gilbert Carson Conservative (New Zealand) 622 37.62 Member John Ballance Archibald Willis New Zealand Liberal Party New Zealand Liberal Party The 1893 Wanganui by-election was a by-election held on 9 June 1893 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the central North Island electorate of Wanganui.The Wanganui election https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH18930515.2.29 28 September 2023 The Wanganui Herald XXVII 8190 15 May 189 3 The election was held due to the death of sitting Member, Prime Minister John Ballance. The contest for his former seat was won by his longtime friend and business partner Archibald Willis, who received support from the constituents by keeping the "Ballance tradition" alive.McIvor 1989 241 Results The following table gives the election results: Notes References McIvor Timothy The Rainmaker: A biography of John Ballance journalist and politician 1839–1893 Heinemann Reed Auckland 1989 0-7900-0024-5 Wanganui 1893 Category:1893 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of Manawatū-Whanganui