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30:
252:
At the time, Taylor had been one of New
Zealand's most colourful politicians. Naturally, when it came to discussions around his succession in the Christchurch North electorate, a focus was on people who could advance some of the causes that had been important to Taylor. The two politicians mentioned
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Isitt accepted the nomination. Also a prohibitionist and a close friend of Taylor's, Isitt was at his bedside when he died. Labour interests did not stand a candidate against Isitt out of respect for Taylor. The conservative candidate was
605:
627:
265:, and he thus declined. He also stated that he was too busy during the by-election campaign period, as he had committed himself to organise the Taylor memorial fund, for which he was secretary.
620:
664:
639:
613:
205:
997:
862:
776:
708:
209:
160:
992:
900:
824:
809:
794:
713:
439:
274:
1007:
847:
771:
743:
444:
406:
402:
229:
61:
44:
164:
804:
653:
240:. On a personal level, he was deeply popular with the population, and when he died aged 49 only months after having been elected
97:
529:
956:
872:
857:
683:
587:
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470:
1002:
966:
961:
943:
910:
887:
867:
834:
786:
753:
723:
675:
201:
877:
761:
728:
349:
232:. A radical politician, he was interested in a variety of labour and liberal issues, but was a staunch opponent of
127:
928:
918:
895:
733:
698:
657:
933:
923:
852:
819:
814:
766:
703:
398:
325:
254:
213:
175:
107:
951:
799:
738:
693:
688:
475:
581:
842:
718:
410:
354:
270:
237:
112:
241:
261:. The next general election was not too far away and McCombs had already committed himself to contest
318:
179:
122:
401:
to floods of sympathy votes. Isitt held the
Christchurch North electorate until he retired at the
562:
534:
262:
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and always maintained his independence, going as far as refusing company ownership or joining
89:
233:
986:
382:
258:
648:
225:
197:
566:
503:
434:
308:
96:
561:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 207.
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a few months after the by-election, but was beaten by Isitt in the
244:, 50,000 people lined the streets during his funeral procession.
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on 27 July and was won by his close friend and political ally,
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463:
461:
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electorate. It was triggered by the death of sitting member
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507:. Vol. LXXVII, no. 23377. 10 July 1941. p. 8
405:. Hall contested the Christchurch North electorate in the
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Commentators attributed the win of successful candidate
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even before he was first elected to parliament in the
942:
909:
886:
833:
785:
752:
674:
72:
524:
522:
285:The following table gives the election results:
151:
621:
428:
426:
8:
224:Taylor had come to national prominence over
21:
559:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984
628:
614:
606:
287:
20:
479:. No. 10219. 31 July 1911. p. 3
422:
273:, the second son of a former premier,
381:
295:
7:
440:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
290:1911 Christchurch North by-election
204:held on 17 August that year in the
194:1911 Christchurch North by-election
22:1911 Christchurch North by-election
14:
445:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
647:
345:
313:
95:
88:
28:
557:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) .
1:
998:1911 elections in New Zealand
993:By-elections in New Zealand
654:By-elections in New Zealand
202:17th New Zealand Parliament
1024:
863:City of Christchurch, 1901
777:City of Christchurch, 1896
709:City of Christchurch, 1891
583:The General Election, 1911
580:Mansfield, F. W. (1912).
368:
307:
304:
301:
298:
149:
80:
38:
26:
1008:Politics of Christchurch
972:Christchurch North, 1911
901:City of Wellington, 1905
825:City of Wellington, 1899
810:City of Wellington, 1898
795:Wellington Suburbs, 1897
714:City of Wellington, 1892
660:era (1891–1911)
546:– via Papers Past.
50:17 August 1911
435:"Taylor, Thomas Edward"
248:Candidates and campaign
16:New Zealand by-election
848:City of Auckland, 1900
772:City of Auckland, 1895
744:City of Auckland, 1893
156:Member before election
1003:1910s in Christchurch
805:City of Dunedin, 1897
407:1911 general election
253:in this context were
242:Mayor of Christchurch
957:Northern Maori, 1909
858:Northern Maori, 1901
684:Northern Maori, 1891
471:"North Christchurch"
967:Auckland East, 1910
319:Independent Liberal
292:
180:Independent Liberal
123:Independent Liberal
23:
433:Grigg, Anthony R.
288:
206:Christchurch North
134:Popular vote
980:
979:
669:
644:
535:The Timaru Herald
530:"The by-election"
395:
394:
263:Christchurch East
190:
189:
186:
185:
145:
144:
68:
67:
1015:
962:Rangitikei, 1909
724:Rangitikei, 1892
661:
652:
651:
636:
630:
623:
616:
607:
600:
599:
597:
595:
588:National Library
577:
571:
570:
554:
548:
547:
545:
543:
526:
517:
516:
514:
512:
495:
489:
488:
486:
484:
467:
456:
455:
453:
451:
430:
310:
293:
152:
99:
92:
82:
81:
57:
55:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1012:
983:
982:
981:
976:
944:17th Parliament
938:
911:16th Parliament
905:
888:15th Parliament
882:
878:Caversham, 1901
873:Patea, Nov 1901
868:Patea, Jul 1901
835:14th Parliament
829:
787:13th Parliament
781:
762:Waitemata, 1894
754:12th Parliament
748:
729:Inangahua, 1893
676:11th Parliament
670:
646:
634:
604:
603:
593:
591:
579:
578:
574:
556:
555:
551:
541:
539:
528:
527:
520:
510:
508:
497:
496:
492:
482:
480:
469:
468:
459:
449:
447:
432:
431:
424:
419:
283:
250:
222:
178:
173:
163:
158:
150:
53:
51:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1021:
1019:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
985:
984:
978:
977:
975:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
948:
946:
940:
939:
937:
936:
931:
929:Taranaki, 1907
926:
921:
919:Westland, 1906
915:
913:
907:
906:
904:
903:
898:
896:Pahiatua, 1904
892:
890:
884:
883:
881:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
839:
837:
831:
830:
828:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
791:
789:
783:
782:
780:
779:
774:
769:
764:
758:
756:
750:
749:
747:
746:
741:
736:
734:Wanganui, 1893
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
699:Te Aroha, 1891
696:
691:
686:
680:
678:
672:
671:
635:
633:
632:
625:
618:
610:
602:
601:
572:
549:
518:
490:
457:
421:
420:
418:
415:
393:
392:
390:
388:
385:
379:
378:
376:
373:
370:
366:
365:
363:
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357:
352:
347:
344:
343:
339:
334:
329:
322:
315:
312:
311:
306:
303:
300:
297:
282:
279:
249:
246:
234:Richard Seddon
221:
218:
188:
187:
184:
183:
171:Elected Member
168:
165:Liberal–Labour
147:
146:
143:
142:
140:
135:
131:
130:
125:
120:
116:
115:
110:
105:
101:
100:
93:
86:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1020:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
990:
988:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
949:
947:
945:
941:
935:
934:Tuapeka, 1908
932:
930:
927:
925:
924:Manukau, 1906
922:
920:
917:
916:
914:
912:
908:
902:
899:
897:
894:
893:
891:
889:
885:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
853:Waihemo, 1900
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
840:
838:
836:
832:
826:
823:
821:
820:Tuapeka, 1898
818:
816:
815:Mataura, 1898
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
792:
790:
788:
784:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
767:Tuapeka, 1894
765:
763:
760:
759:
757:
755:
751:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
704:Waikato, 1891
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
679:
677:
673:
667:
666:
659:
658:Liberal Party
655:
650:
642:
641:
631:
626:
624:
619:
617:
612:
611:
608:
589:
585:
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576:
573:
568:
564:
560:
553:
550:
537:
536:
531:
525:
523:
519:
506:
505:
500:
494:
491:
478:
477:
472:
466:
464:
462:
458:
446:
442:
441:
436:
429:
427:
423:
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411:second ballot
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404:
403:1925 election
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399:Leonard Isitt
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259:James McCombs
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176:Leonard Isitt
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952:Thames, 1909
800:Awarua, 1897
739:Thames, 1893
694:Newton, 1891
689:Egmont, 1891
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638:
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45:1908 general
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843:Otaki, 1900
719:Bruce, 1892
665:(1912–1938)
640:(1853–1890)
590:. p. 4
542:23 December
511:24 December
483:24 December
355:Dryden Hall
271:Dryden Hall
226:prohibition
200:during the
198:by-election
113:Dryden Hall
987:Categories
499:"Obituary"
450:28 October
417:References
299:Candidate
220:Background
104:Candidate
54:1911-08-17
567:154283103
504:The Press
369:Majority
275:John Hall
594:25 April
476:The Star
662:»
656:in the
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637:«
383:Turnout
281:Results
238:cabinet
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643:«
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387:6,921
375:10.24
362:44.88
359:3,106
350:Reform
337:55.12
332:3,815
302:Votes
296:Party
196:was a
128:Reform
119:Party
138:3,815
76:6,921
596:2015
563:OCLC
544:2015
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485:2015
452:2013
372:709
257:and
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