Raglan by-election, 1927

Raglan by-election, 1927

29 September 1927

Turnout 98.47%   Candidate Lee Martin Arthur Waring Thomas Parker Party Labour Reform Liberal Popular vote 2,200 2,025 1,095

Member before election Richard Bollard Reform Elected Member Lee Martin Labour

The Raglan by-election of 1927 was a by-election held in the Raglan electorate during the 22nd New Zealand Parliament, on 29 September 1927.^[1][2] It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Richard Bollard of the Reform Party and was won by Lee Martin with a majority of just 175.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Raglan by-election, 1927^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Lee Martin	2,200	36.36
	Reform	Arthur Henry Waring	2,025	33.47
	Liberal	Thomas Parker	1,095	18.09
	Country Party	Cornelius Augustus Magner	532	8.79
	Independent	William James Taylor	198	3.27
Majority			175	2.89
Informal votes			97	1.53
Turnout			6,050	98.47
Registered electors			6,147
	Labour gain from Reform		Swing

References

1. Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
2. "Labour Wins". Auckland Star. LVIII (231). 30 September 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
3. "The Raglan Seat". The Press. LXIII (19120). 1 October 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
4. "Five Nominated". Auckland Star. LVIII (221). 19 September 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2015.