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1959 Hamilton by-election

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Labour chose Waters as its candidate. Waters had recently been appointed a trustee of the Waikato Savings Bank. Contesting the seat three times prior, he slightly increased Labour share of the vote from 41.63 to 43.16 percent.
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A. R. Griffiths, a member of the Hamilton City Council and former chairman of the Hamilton National Party
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Victor Allan de Lacey, a Hamilton businessman and a member of several National Party executive committees
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The local National Party members selected Adams-Schneider as candidate for the seat.
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Frederick Charles Roberts, a Hamilton businessman, stood as the candidate for the
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There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd Parliament.
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There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th Parliament.
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Geoffrey Taylor, an Auckland businessman and candidate for
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The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP
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New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987
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1960 general


Lance Adams-Schneider
Ben Waters
National
Labour
Hilda Ross
National
Lance Adams-Schneider
National
by-election
Hamilton
Hamilton
32nd New Zealand Parliament
Hilda Ross
National Party
Lance Adams-Schneider
Labour Party
Iris Martin
Wellington Hospital
Lee Martin
Ben Waters
Hamilton
1951
1954
1957
National Party
Lance Adams-Schneider

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