Wanganui by-election, 1893

Inangahua by-election, 1893

9 June 1893 (1893-06-09)

100px Candidate Archibald Willis Gilbert Carson Party Liberal Independent

Member before election John Ballance Liberal Elected Member Archibald Willis Liberal

The Wanganui by-election of 1893 was a by-election held on 9 June 1893 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the central North Island seat of Wanganui.

The election was held due to death of sitting Member, Prime Minister John Ballance. The contest for his former seat was won by his longtime friend and business partner Archibald Willis, who received support from the constituents by keeping the "Ballance tradition" alive.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Wanganui by-election, 1893

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Archibald Willis	1,031	62.37
	Independent	Gilbert Carson	622	37.62
Majority			409	24.74
Turnout			1,653