1905 City of Wellington by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1905 City of Wellington by-election New Zealand 1905 presidential no 1902 New Zealand general election 1902 general 1905 New Zealand general election 1905 general 1905 04 06 y 11,154 105x130px Frank Fisher Independent Liberal FBEC5D 4,692 42.06 100x130px Charlie Izard New Zealand Liberal Party 3,441 30.84 100x130px John Hutcheson Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) 3,021 11.21 Member George Fisher Frank Fisher New Zealand Liberal Party Independent Liberal The 1905 City of Wellington by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of City of Wellington, a multi-member urban seat at the bottom of the North Island. The by-election was held on 6 April 1905, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal member of parliament George Fisher. The by-election was won by Fisher's son Frank Fisher who stood as an Independent Liberal. Fisher beat Charlie Izard and John Hutcheson. Izard would be successful in the Wellington North electorate in the 1905 later in the year, and Hutcheson had previously represented the electorate.Wilson 1985 207 Results The following table gives the election results: Fisher would represent the electorate until his defeat at the 1914.Wilson 1985 196 Notes References Wilson James Oakley New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Wellington 1905 Category:1905 elections in New Zealand Category:Politics of the Wellington Region Category:1900s in Wellington