Brooklyn by-election, 1951

Brooklyn by-election, 1951

17 February 1951

Candidate Arnold Nordmeyer Leonard Theodor Jacobsen Party Labour National Popular vote 5,287 2,902

Member before election Peter Fraser Labour Elected Member Arnold Nordmeyer Labour

The Brooklyn by-election 1951 was a by-election held in the Brooklyn electorate in Wellington during the 29th New Zealand Parliament, on 17 February 1951.

The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Peter Fraser, who had been Prime Minister until 30 November 1949, on 17 December 1950.

The by-election was won by Arnold Nordmeyer.^[1]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Brooklyn by-election, 1951

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Arnold Nordmeyer	5,287	63.6
	National	Leonard Theodor Jacobsen[2]	2,902	34.9
	Communist	Connie Birchfield	129	1.5
Majority			2385	28.7
Turnout			8,318	63.6
Registered electors			13,077
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
2. "Public Notices". The Evening Post. CXXXVI (136). 6 December 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 4 May 2015.