Western Maori by-election, 1886
The Western Maori by-election 1886 was a by-election held in the Western Maori electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament, on 23 December 1886. The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent, Te Puke Te Ao, and was won by Hoani Taipua.
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Background
Te Ao had won the Western Maori electorate in the 1884 election; it had been the first time that he had stood in a general election.[1] Te Ao died in October 1886.[2] This triggered the by-election, which was held on 23 December 1886.[3]
The election
The nomination meeting was held on 2 December 1868 at the court house in Wanganui, with George Thomas Wilkinson[4] presiding as the returning officer.[5] The candidates were nominated in the following order: Hoani Taipua, Ngawaka Taurua, Henare Kaihau of Waiuku, Wiremu Te Wheoro, and Sydney Taiwhanga.[6] The show of hands was strongly in favour of Hoani Taipua, and Te Wheoro demanded a poll, for which 23 December was set.[6]
The by-election was a decisive win for Hoani Taipua, who gained an absolute majority of the votes, and had a 33% lead over the second-placed candidate, Wiremu Te Wheoro.[7] Te Wheoro had previously represented the electorate, from 1879 until his defeat in the 1884 election.[8] Taipua went on to represent the electorate until his retirement at the 1893 election.[9]
Election results
1884 election
The 1884 general election was contested by eight candidates in the Western Maori electorate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Te Puke Te Ao | 356 | 25.21 | ||
| Independent | Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui | 284 | 20.11 | ||
| Independent | Wiremu Te Wheoro | 155 | 10.98 | ||
| Independent | Wetere Te Rerenga | 141 | 9.99 | ||
| Independent | Henare Kaihau | 137 | 9.70 | ||
| Independent | Mita Karaka | 136 | 9.63 | -0.35 | |
| Independent | Hāmiora Mangakāhia | 125 | 8.85 | -6.72 | |
| Independent | Sydney Taiwhanga | 78 | 5.52 | ||
| Majority | 72 | 5.10 | -48.53 | ||
| Turnout | 1,412 | ||||
1886 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hoani Taipua | 1,258 | 56.67 | ||
| Independent | Wiremu Te Wheoro | 519 | 23.38 | +12.40 | |
| Independent | Henare Kaihau | 225 | 10.14 | +0.43 | |
| Independent | Sydney Taiwhanga | 148 | 6.67 | +1.14 | |
| Independent | Ngawaka Taurua | 70 | 3.15 | ||
| Majority | 739 | 33.29 | +28.19 | ||
| Turnout | 2,220 | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 180.
- ↑ Scholefield 1940a, p. 17.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 238.
- ↑ Scholefield 1940b, pp. 509f.
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- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 245.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 239.
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