1959 Hamilton by-election

The Hamilton by-election 1959 was a by-election held in the Hamilton electorate in Hamilton in the Waikato during the term of the 32nd New Zealand Parliament, on 2 May 1959.

1959 Hamilton by-election
2 May 1959 (1959-05-02)
Turnout13,555 (78.40%)
 
Candidate Lance Adams-Schneider Ben Waters
Party National Labour
Popular vote 7,832 4,844
Percentage 57.89 35.81
Member before election

Hilda Ross
National

 Elected Member

Lance Adams-Schneider
National

Background

The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Hilda Ross of the National Party on 6 March 1959.[1] The by-election was won by Lance Adams-Schneider, also of the National Party.[2]

Candidates
Labour

The Labour Party chose its Hamilton candidate for the previous three elections Ben Waters. Waters was a member of The Labour Party's national executive and had placed second to Ross in 1951, 1954 and 1957 where he slightly increased Labour share of the vote from 41.63 to 43.16 percent.[3]

National

The National Party selected Lance Adams-Schneider a member of the Taumarunui Borough Council. He had contested the Hutt electorate in 1957.[4]

Social Credit

Frederick Charles Roberts stood as the candidate for the Social Credit Party. In 1957 he stood for Social Credit in the Raglan electorate.[5]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1959 Hamilton by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Lance Adams-Schneider 7,832 57.89
Labour Ben Waters 4,844 35.81 -7.35
Social Credit Frederick Charles Roberts 852 6.30
Majority 2,988 22.09
Informal votes 27 0.20
Turnout 13,555 78.40 -13.87
Registered electors 17,289
National hold Swing

Notes
  1. Wilson 1985, p. 231.
  2. Wilson 1985, p. 179.
  3. Norton 1988, p. 233.
  4. Norton 1988, p. 251.
  5. Norton 1988, p. 323.

References
  • Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.


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