82:
589:
30:
89:
233:
had his election declared void. Opposition supporters in the
Waitemata area sent a telegram to Massey asking him to stand in the by-election on their behalf. Massey was allegedly atop a haystack when the telegram arrived and it was passed up to him on a pitchfork. He decided to accept. Massey's
545:
567:
234:
nomination for the election also came under scrutiny, with a written objection being lodged against him on the alleged ground that one of the men who nominated him was not qualified to do so.
560:
604:
579:
553:
385:
in 1896 and was to stay in
Parliament for the remaining 31 years of his life, serving as Prime Minister (1912–25). Palmer would later win the seat of
942:
937:
802:
716:
648:
932:
911:
840:
764:
749:
734:
653:
466:
386:
207:
787:
711:
683:
471:
390:
382:
378:
250:
61:
44:
744:
593:
896:
812:
797:
623:
413:
906:
901:
883:
850:
827:
807:
774:
726:
693:
663:
615:
203:
817:
668:
298:
181:
166:
114:
868:
858:
835:
673:
638:
597:
873:
863:
792:
759:
754:
706:
643:
891:
739:
678:
633:
628:
782:
658:
329:
246:
119:
81:
534:
457:
334:
305:
242:
218:
214:
177:
104:
99:
926:
362:
230:
162:
588:
254:
199:
538:
461:
88:
288:
238:
257:
also intended to stand, but ultimately withdrew from the contest.
549:
213:
The contest was won by the independent conservative candidate
408:
406:
420:. Vol. XXVI, no. 7794. 13 April 1894. p. 2
499:. Vol. XXI, no. 6942. 4 April 1894. p. 3.
508:
506:
437:
435:
533:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
217:. Massey somewhat narrowly beat the Liberal candidate
381:, and retired in 1902. Massey stood successfully for
249:, who had won the Waitemata seat previously, in the
882:
849:
826:
773:
725:
692:
614:
490:
488:
265:The following table gives the election results:
153:
561:
452:
450:
229:The seat was declared vacant when sitting MP
8:
21:
531:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984
568:
554:
546:
267:
20:
402:
512:
441:
206:in the rural North Island seat of the
361:
275:
7:
221:recording only a 173-vote majority.
467:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
14:
472:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
377:Monk won the electorate again in
587:
325:
293:
202:held on 9 April 1894 during the
87:
80:
28:
943:Politics of the Auckland Region
529:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) .
253:election. Fellow conservative
1:
938:1894 elections in New Zealand
933:By-elections in New Zealand
594:By-elections in New Zealand
237:Massey's only opponent was
204:12th New Zealand Parliament
959:
803:City of Christchurch, 1901
717:City of Christchurch, 1896
649:City of Christchurch, 1891
462:"Massey, William Ferguson"
270:1894 Waitemata by-election
196:1894 Waitemata by-election
22:1894 Waitemata by-election
348:
287:
284:
281:
278:
151:
72:
38:
26:
912:Christchurch North, 1911
841:City of Wellington, 1905
765:City of Wellington, 1899
750:City of Wellington, 1898
735:Wellington Suburbs, 1897
654:City of Wellington, 1892
600:era (1891–1911)
16:New Zealand by-election
788:City of Auckland, 1900
712:City of Auckland, 1895
684:City of Auckland, 1893
158:Member before election
50:9 April 1894
745:City of Dunedin, 1897
897:Northern Maori, 1909
798:Northern Maori, 1901
624:Northern Maori, 1891
414:"Waitemata Election"
907:Auckland East, 1910
389:in the election of
330:Independent Liberal
272:
247:Independent Liberal
120:Independent Liberal
23:
497:Poverty Bay Herald
495:"Waitemata Seat".
268:
126:Popular vote
920:
919:
609:
584:
418:Thames Advertiser
375:
374:
192:
191:
188:
187:
147:
146:
68:
67:
950:
902:Rangitikei, 1909
664:Rangitikei, 1892
601:
592:
591:
576:
570:
563:
556:
547:
542:
516:
510:
501:
500:
492:
483:
482:
480:
478:
458:Gustafson, Barry
454:
445:
439:
430:
429:
427:
425:
410:
290:
273:
154:
91:
84:
74:
73:
57:
55:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
958:
957:
953:
952:
951:
949:
948:
947:
923:
922:
921:
916:
884:17th Parliament
878:
851:16th Parliament
845:
828:15th Parliament
822:
818:Caversham, 1901
813:Patea, Nov 1901
808:Patea, Jul 1901
775:14th Parliament
769:
727:13th Parliament
721:
702:Waitemata, 1894
694:12th Parliament
688:
669:Inangahua, 1893
616:11th Parliament
610:
586:
574:
528:
525:
520:
519:
511:
504:
494:
493:
486:
476:
474:
456:
455:
448:
440:
433:
423:
421:
412:
411:
404:
399:
263:
227:
180:
175:
165:
160:
152:
53:
51:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
956:
954:
946:
945:
940:
935:
925:
924:
918:
917:
915:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
888:
886:
880:
879:
877:
876:
871:
869:Taranaki, 1907
866:
861:
859:Westland, 1906
855:
853:
847:
846:
844:
843:
838:
836:Pahiatua, 1904
832:
830:
824:
823:
821:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
779:
777:
771:
770:
768:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
731:
729:
723:
722:
720:
719:
714:
709:
704:
698:
696:
690:
689:
687:
686:
681:
676:
674:Wanganui, 1893
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
639:Te Aroha, 1891
636:
631:
626:
620:
618:
612:
611:
575:
573:
572:
565:
558:
550:
544:
543:
524:
521:
518:
517:
515:, p. 225.
502:
484:
446:
444:, p. 220.
431:
401:
400:
398:
395:
373:
372:
370:
368:
365:
359:
358:
356:
353:
350:
346:
345:
343:
340:
337:
335:Jackson Palmer
332:
327:
324:
323:
319:
314:
309:
306:William Massey
302:
295:
292:
291:
286:
283:
280:
277:
262:
259:
243:Jackson Palmer
226:
223:
219:Jackson Palmer
215:William Massey
190:
189:
186:
185:
178:William Massey
173:Elected Member
170:
149:
148:
145:
144:
141:
138:
134:
133:
130:
127:
123:
122:
117:
112:
108:
107:
105:Jackson Palmer
102:
100:William Massey
97:
93:
92:
85:
78:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
955:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
930:
928:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
889:
887:
885:
881:
875:
874:Tuapeka, 1908
872:
870:
867:
865:
864:Manukau, 1906
862:
860:
857:
856:
854:
852:
848:
842:
839:
837:
834:
833:
831:
829:
825:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
793:Waihemo, 1900
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
780:
778:
776:
772:
766:
763:
761:
760:Tuapeka, 1898
758:
756:
755:Mataura, 1898
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
732:
730:
728:
724:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
707:Tuapeka, 1894
705:
703:
700:
699:
697:
695:
691:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
644:Waikato, 1891
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
621:
619:
617:
613:
607:
606:
599:
598:Liberal Party
595:
590:
582:
581:
571:
566:
564:
559:
557:
552:
551:
548:
540:
536:
532:
527:
526:
522:
514:
509:
507:
503:
498:
491:
489:
485:
473:
469:
468:
463:
459:
453:
451:
447:
443:
438:
436:
432:
419:
415:
409:
407:
403:
396:
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
371:
369:
366:
364:
360:
357:
354:
351:
347:
344:
341:
338:
336:
333:
331:
328:
326:
322:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
307:
303:
301:
300:
296:
294:
274:
271:
266:
260:
258:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
235:
232:
224:
222:
220:
216:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
184:
183:
179:
174:
171:
169:
168:
164:
159:
156:
155:
150:
142:
139:
136:
135:
131:
128:
125:
124:
121:
118:
116:
113:
110:
109:
106:
103:
101:
98:
95:
94:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
75:
71:
64: →
63:
60:
58:
48:
46:
43:←
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
892:Thames, 1909
740:Awarua, 1897
701:
679:Thames, 1893
634:Newton, 1891
629:Egmont, 1891
603:
578:
530:
496:
475:. Retrieved
465:
422:. Retrieved
417:
376:
321:
316:
311:
304:
299:Conservative
297:
269:
264:
236:
231:Richard Monk
228:
212:
195:
193:
182:Conservative
176:
172:
167:Conservative
163:Richard Monk
161:
157:
115:Conservative
62:1896 general
49:
45:1893 general
18:
783:Otaki, 1900
659:Bruce, 1892
605:(1912–1938)
580:(1853–1890)
513:Wilson 1985
477:10 December
442:Wilson 1985
255:Eden George
200:by-election
137:Percentage
927:Categories
523:References
279:Candidate
225:Background
96:Candidate
54:1894-04-09
539:154283103
387:Ohinemuri
349:Majority
208:Waitemata
383:Franklin
602:»
596:in the
585:
577:«
424:7 April
363:Turnout
261:Results
241:lawyer
77:
52: (
608:»
583:«
537:
367:3,065
342:47.17
339:1,446
317:52.82
312:1,619
282:Votes
276:Party
239:Paeroa
198:was a
143:47.17
140:52.82
132:1,446
129:1,619
111:Party
397:Notes
355:5.64
245:, an
535:OCLC
479:2011
426:2016
391:1899
379:1896
352:173
251:1890
194:The
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