1921 Auckland East by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1921 Auckland East by-election New Zealand 1921 presidential no 1919 New Zealand general election 1919 general 1922 New Zealand general election 1922 general 1921 12 02 y 6,621 100x130px Clutha Mackenzie Reform Party (New Zealand) 2,613 38.76 100x130px John A. Lee New Zealand Labour Party 2,212 32.81 100x130px George Warren Russell New Zealand Liberal Party 1,053 15.62 Member Arthur Myers New Zealand Liberal Party Clutha Mackenzie New Zealand Reform Party The 1921 Auckland East by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Auckland East, an urban seat at the top of the North Island. The by-election was held on 2 December 1921, and was precipitated by the resignation of sitting Liberal member of parliament and former Mayor of Auckland, Arthur Myers. Background The Labour Party selected John A. Lee, the President of the Auckland Labour Representation Committee, as their candidate. Unsuccessful nominees for the Labour candidacy were Rex Mason, James Purtell and Robert Frederick Way.Auckland East Seat https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19211011.2.32 26 December 2018 The New Zealand Herald 11 October 1921 LVIII 17909 6 Papers Past Result The following table gives the election results: Aftermath Lee defeated Mackenzie in the 1922; both had war disabilities. References Auckland East 1921 Category:1921 elections in New Zealand Category:History of Auckland Category:Politics of the Auckland Region Category:1920s in Auckland Category:December 1921 in Oceania