1895 City of Auckland by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1895 City of Auckland by-election New Zealand 1895 presidential 1893 New Zealand general election 1893 general 1896 New Zealand general election 1896 general 1895 07 24 y 9,063 150x150px Thomas Thompson New Zealand Liberal Party 5,528 60.99 150x150px Richard Monk Conservative (New Zealand) 3,535 39.01 MP George Grey Thomas Thompson Independent politician New Zealand Liberal Party The City of Auckland by-election of 1895 was a by-election held on 24 July 1895 during the 12th New Zealand Parliament in the urban seat of the City of Auckland. The contest was won by Thomas Thompson of the Liberal Party. Thompson convincingly beat the conservative candidate Richard Monk recording nearly a two thousand vote majority. Background The by-election was triggered due to the resignation of sitting MP George Grey. Sinclair Keith Keith Sinclair Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Grey, George 1812–1898 7 April 2006 http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1G21 13 April 2016 Thomas Thompson was the Liberal Party candidate. He had previously represented the Auckland North electorate from 1884 to 1890, then the City of Auckland electorate from 1890 to 1893.Wilson 1985 240 His sole opponent was Richard Monk, previous Waitemata MP from 1886 to 1890, then from 1893 to 9 February 1894 when his election was declared void.Wilson 1985 220 Results The following table gives the election results: Thompson represented the seat until he retired as an MP in 1899.Wilson 1985 240 In 1903 he was elevated to sit in the Legislative Council until his term ended on 17 March 1917.Wilson 1985 165 Notes References Wilson James Oakley New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First ed. published 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Auckland 1895 Category:1895 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1890s in Auckland Category:July 1895 in Oceania