97:
751:
30:
707:
729:
722:
438:
The by-election was much closer than what was expected as Bruce won by 61 votes, a margin of less than 3%. After the election results were announced at the Club Hotel in
766:
741:
715:
321:
in which the candidate the
Liberal Party endorsed lost by a large margin. Furthermore, the result was regarded as "a foregone conclusion in favour of Mr Bruce".
229:
287:
463:
1099:
964:
878:
810:
395:
366:
298:
259:
241:
191:
114:
108:
1094:
1073:
1002:
926:
911:
896:
815:
267:
221:
279:
949:
873:
845:
681:
446:
306:
302:
275:
271:
61:
44:
906:
755:
618:
458:
90:
1104:
1058:
974:
959:
785:
1068:
646:
496:
1063:
1045:
1012:
989:
969:
936:
888:
855:
777:
237:
233:
217:
979:
863:
830:
359:
291:
195:
180:
176:
124:
294:, but Macarthur died on 24 May 1892. Macarthur's death resulted in a by-election which took place on 8 July 1892.
247:
This was the last election in
Rangitikei and the fifth last election overall in New Zealand in which there was no
96:
1030:
1020:
997:
835:
800:
759:
533:
314:
592:
1035:
1025:
954:
921:
916:
868:
805:
445:
Bruce would never go on to win another election, as he temporarily retired in 1893 and lost to
Stevens in the
1053:
901:
840:
795:
790:
944:
820:
318:
263:
244:, who had previously been the MP for Rangitikei between 1884 and 1890, won the by-election narrowly.
439:
390:
310:
129:
297:
The two candidates for this by-election were Robert Bruce, a previous MP and conservationist, and
248:
649:. Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2
564:
696:
677:
228:. This was the fifth by-election since the Rangitikei electorate was established for the
283:
1088:
623:
569:
423:
225:
750:
213:
251:. The Electoral Act 1893 extended voting rights to all women aged 21 and over.
700:
538:
349:
89:
711:
442:
both candidates gave speeches and enjoyed a whisky together.
627:. Vol. XXVII, no. 305. 23 December 1896. p. 6
559:
557:
695:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
542:. Vol. 49, no. 8190. 4 June 1892. p. 6
599:. Vol. 7, no. 649. 14 July 1892. p. 2
317:
was reluctant to endorse him in light of the recent
1044:
1011:
988:
935:
887:
854:
776:
290:. The Rangitikei electorate, meanwhile, was won by
72:
466:, other by-elections for the Rangitikei electorate
167:
723:
8:
301:, also a previous MP for Rangitikei between
278:. In 1890 he contested the election for the
21:
693:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984
730:
716:
708:
328:
20:
573:. No. 2003. 14 July 1892. p. 15
232:. The previous by-election took place in
528:
526:
305:and 1884. Bruce was a candidate for the
483:
476:
464:Rangitikei by-election (disambiguation)
517:
422:
336:
7:
236:and the following one took place in
499:. National Library. 1891. p. 1
449:electorate in both 1896 and 1899.
14:
266:, had previously been the MP for
749:
459:List of New Zealand by-elections
386:
354:
95:
88:
28:
691:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) .
674:Electoral Atlas of New Zealand
286:, but was beaten by incumbent
1:
1100:1892 elections in New Zealand
647:"The General Election, 1899"
497:"The General Election, 1890"
1095:By-elections in New Zealand
756:By-elections in New Zealand
331:1892 Rangitikei by-election
218:11th New Zealand Parliament
210:1892 Rangitikei by-election
22:1892 Rangitikei by-election
1121:
965:City of Christchurch, 1901
879:City of Christchurch, 1896
811:City of Christchurch, 1891
292:Douglas Hastings Macarthur
593:"The Rangitikei Election"
565:"The Rangitikei election"
409:
348:
345:
342:
339:
165:
80:
38:
26:
1074:Christchurch North, 1911
1003:City of Wellington, 1905
927:City of Wellington, 1899
912:City of Wellington, 1898
897:Wellington Suburbs, 1897
816:City of Wellington, 1892
762:era (1891–1911)
676:. Wellington: GP Books.
16:New Zealand by-election
1105:Politics of Rangitikei
950:City of Auckland, 1900
874:City of Auckland, 1895
846:City of Auckland, 1893
672:McRobie, Alan (1989).
619:"The General Election"
172:Member before election
907:City of Dunedin, 1897
534:"Rangitikei Election"
50:8 July 1892
1059:Northern Maori, 1909
960:Northern Maori, 1901
786:Northern Maori, 1891
1069:Auckland East, 1910
391:Independent Liberal
333:
311:Independent Liberal
309:and Stevens was an
130:Independent Liberal
23:
329:
249:universal suffrage
224:electorate of the
136:Popular vote
1082:
1081:
771:
746:
436:
435:
319:Bruce by-election
206:
205:
202:
201:
177:Douglas Macarthur
161:
160:
68:
67:
1112:
1064:Rangitikei, 1909
826:Rangitikei, 1892
763:
754:
753:
738:
732:
725:
718:
709:
704:
687:
659:
658:
656:
654:
643:
637:
636:
634:
632:
615:
609:
608:
606:
604:
589:
583:
582:
580:
578:
561:
552:
551:
549:
547:
530:
521:
515:
509:
508:
506:
504:
493:
487:
481:
351:
334:
288:George Hutchison
216:held during the
168:
99:
92:
82:
81:
57:
55:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1110:
1109:
1085:
1084:
1083:
1078:
1046:17th Parliament
1040:
1013:16th Parliament
1007:
990:15th Parliament
984:
980:Caversham, 1901
975:Patea, Nov 1901
970:Patea, Jul 1901
937:14th Parliament
931:
889:13th Parliament
883:
864:Waitemata, 1894
856:12th Parliament
850:
831:Inangahua, 1893
778:11th Parliament
772:
748:
736:
690:
684:
671:
668:
663:
662:
652:
650:
645:
644:
640:
630:
628:
617:
616:
612:
602:
600:
591:
590:
586:
576:
574:
563:
562:
555:
545:
543:
532:
531:
524:
516:
512:
502:
500:
495:
494:
490:
482:
478:
473:
455:
327:
257:
194:
189:
179:
174:
166:
53:
51:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1118:
1116:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1087:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1050:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1033:
1031:Taranaki, 1907
1028:
1023:
1021:Westland, 1906
1017:
1015:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1005:
1000:
998:Pahiatua, 1904
994:
992:
986:
985:
983:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
941:
939:
933:
932:
930:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
893:
891:
885:
884:
882:
881:
876:
871:
866:
860:
858:
852:
851:
849:
848:
843:
838:
836:Wanganui, 1893
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
801:Te Aroha, 1891
798:
793:
788:
782:
780:
774:
773:
737:
735:
734:
727:
720:
712:
706:
705:
688:
682:
667:
664:
661:
660:
638:
610:
584:
553:
522:
520:, p. 214.
510:
488:
475:
474:
472:
469:
468:
467:
461:
454:
451:
434:
433:
431:
429:
426:
420:
419:
417:
414:
411:
407:
406:
404:
401:
398:
393:
388:
385:
384:
380:
375:
370:
363:
356:
353:
352:
347:
344:
341:
338:
326:
323:
284:South Taranaki
282:electorate in
256:
253:
204:
203:
200:
199:
187:Elected Member
184:
163:
162:
159:
158:
155:
150:
146:
145:
142:
137:
133:
132:
127:
122:
118:
117:
112:
105:
101:
100:
93:
86:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1117:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1043:
1037:
1036:Tuapeka, 1908
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1026:Manukau, 1906
1024:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1014:
1010:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
995:
993:
991:
987:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
955:Waihemo, 1900
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
942:
940:
938:
934:
928:
925:
923:
922:Tuapeka, 1898
920:
918:
917:Mataura, 1898
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
894:
892:
890:
886:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
869:Tuapeka, 1894
867:
865:
862:
861:
859:
857:
853:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
806:Waikato, 1891
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
783:
781:
779:
775:
769:
768:
761:
760:Liberal Party
757:
752:
744:
743:
733:
728:
726:
721:
719:
714:
713:
710:
702:
698:
694:
689:
685:
683:0-477-01384-8
679:
675:
670:
669:
665:
648:
642:
639:
626:
625:
624:Auckland Star
620:
614:
611:
598:
597:Bush Advocate
594:
588:
585:
572:
571:
570:Otago Witness
566:
560:
558:
554:
541:
540:
535:
529:
527:
523:
519:
514:
511:
498:
492:
489:
486:, p. 59.
485:
480:
477:
470:
465:
462:
460:
457:
456:
452:
450:
448:
443:
441:
432:
430:
427:
425:
421:
418:
415:
412:
408:
405:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
383:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
368:
364:
362:
361:
357:
355:
335:
332:
324:
322:
320:
316:
315:Liberal Party
312:
308:
304:
300:
295:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
254:
252:
250:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
230:1861 election
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
198:
197:
193:
188:
185:
183:
182:
178:
173:
170:
169:
164:
156:
154:
151:
148:
147:
143:
141:
138:
135:
134:
131:
128:
126:
123:
120:
119:
116:
113:
111:
110:
106:
103:
102:
98:
94:
91:
87:
84:
83:
79:
75:
71:
64: →
63:
60:
58:
48:
46:
43:←
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
1054:Thames, 1909
902:Awarua, 1897
841:Thames, 1893
825:
796:Newton, 1891
791:Egmont, 1891
765:
740:
692:
673:
651:. Retrieved
641:
629:. Retrieved
622:
613:
601:. Retrieved
596:
587:
575:. Retrieved
568:
544:. Retrieved
537:
513:
501:. Retrieved
491:
484:McRobie 1989
479:
444:
437:
396:John Stevens
382:
377:
372:
367:Robert Bruce
365:
360:Conservative
358:
330:
299:John Stevens
296:
260:Robert Bruce
258:
246:
242:Robert Bruce
226:North Island
209:
207:
196:Conservative
192:Robert Bruce
190:
186:
181:Conservative
175:
171:
152:
139:
125:Conservative
115:John Stevens
109:Robert Bruce
107:
62:1893 general
49:
45:1890 general
18:
945:Otaki, 1900
821:Bruce, 1892
767:(1912–1938)
742:(1853–1890)
577:23 February
518:Wilson 1985
264:independent
214:by-election
149:Percentage
1089:Categories
666:References
340:Candidate
307:opposition
268:Rangitikei
255:Background
222:Rangitikei
104:Candidate
54:1892-07-08
701:154283103
539:The Press
410:Majority
280:Waitotara
453:See also
447:Manawatu
270:between
764:»
758:in the
747:
739:«
424:Turnout
325:Results
313:as the
220:in the
85:
73:Turnout
52: (
770:»
745:«
699:
680:
653:17 May
631:17 May
603:17 May
546:17 May
503:17 May
440:Marton
428:2,127
403:48.57
400:1,033
378:51.43
373:1,094
343:Votes
337:Party
212:was a
157:48.57
144:1,033
121:Party
471:Notes
416:2.87
262:, an
153:51.43
140:1,094
76:2,127
697:OCLC
678:ISBN
655:2016
633:2016
605:2016
579:2020
548:2016
505:2016
303:1881
276:1890
274:and
272:1884
238:1909
234:1880
208:The
413:61
1091::
621:.
595:.
567:.
556:^
536:.
525:^
350:±%
346:%
240:.
731:e
724:t
717:v
703:.
686:.
657:.
635:.
607:.
581:.
550:.
507:.
56:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
