1940 Waipawa by-election

1940 Waipawa by-election

16 November 1940 (1940-11-16)
Turnout	8,136 (76.14%)
Candidate Cyril Harker Max Christie Party National Labour Popular vote 4,913 3,189 Percentage 60.64 39.36
MP before election Albert Jull National Elected MP Cyril Harker National

The Waipawa by-election of 1940 was a by-election for the electorate of Waipawa held on 16 November 1940 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Albert Jull on 24 September 1940.

Background

The by-election was won by Cyril Harker, also of the National Party. The rural seat was usually safe for non-Labour parties, but in the 1935 general election had been won by Max Christie of the Labour Party. Christie lost the seat to the former holder Albert Jull in the 1938 general election.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1940 Waipawa by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Cyril Harker	4,913	60.64
	Labour	Max Christie	3,189	39.36	−7.93
Majority			1,724	21.28
Informal votes			34	0.42	−0.41
Turnout			8,136	76.14	−18.77
Registered electors			10,685
	National hold		Swing

References

• New Zealand Official Yearbook 1941 p825