1925 Franklin by-election

The Franklin by-election of 1925 was a by-election during the 21st New Zealand Parliament. The seat became vacant due to the death of the sitting Member, William Massey.[1] It was held on 17 June 1925.[2] Two candidates contested the seat:[3]

Previous general election result

1922 general election: Franklin[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 5,276 66.70 -1.72
Liberal Joseph Rea 2,526 31.94 +12.92
Informal votes 108 1.36 +0.82
Majority 2,750 34.76 -14.66
Turnout 7,910 88.73 -3.40
Registered electors 8,914

By-election result

1925 Franklin by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Ewen McLennan 6,056 72.96
Labour John Sommerville Montgomerie[6] 2,245 27.04
Informal votes 43 0.5
Majority 3,811 45.91
Turnout 8,344
Reform hold Swing

Notes
  1. Scholefield 1950, p. 126.
  2. Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
  3. "Reform Defeats Labour". The Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 141. 18 June 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. Hislop 1923, pp. 1–6.
  6. "Reform Triumph". The Northern Advocate. 18 June 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

References
  • Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  • Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.


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