1072:
30:
110:
1028:
720:
Freer obtained 56% of the votes and was successful. Freer was staggered when his majority was close to that of
Richards in 1946, rather than being well below (as for most by-elections). At the
1058:
347:
The decision was deferred to the Labour Party's national executive. Freer was only 26 and relatively unknown to executive members, but local member Dick Barter convinced party leader
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351:
that his candidacy in Eden was adequate apprenticeship. He was eventually selected. Richards had urged Freer to stand for the safe Labour seat of Mt Albert when he died.
117:
1043:
336:
1083:
1062:
1036:
1651:
363:
Alfred Thomas Dow, secretary of the
Auckland Provincial School Committees' Association and a former member of the Mount Eden Borough Council.
380:
1631:
1636:
332:
1499:
241:
75:
1641:
79:
1587:
1102:
721:
1142:
1402:
1019:
1000:
732:
419:
384:
305:
272:
61:
44:
1514:
1076:
744:
340:
312:
264:
1504:
1387:
1348:
1147:
1127:
301:
1407:
1287:
1249:
1180:
1170:
1122:
1107:
754:
749:
322:
1430:
275:, died on 5 August 1947. This triggered the Mount Albert by-election, which occurred on 24 September 1947.
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1574:
1558:
1540:
1524:
1491:
1481:
1458:
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1422:
1379:
1363:
1315:
1297:
1274:
1241:
1223:
1195:
1157:
1094:
233:
1646:
1392:
1353:
1282:
1117:
623:
480:
280:
145:
85:
1592:
1509:
1476:
1448:
1305:
1254:
1231:
1213:
1175:
1471:
1343:
1328:
1323:
1137:
1112:
700:
592:
449:
268:
211:
196:
140:
1610:
1582:
1548:
1466:
1397:
1338:
1333:
1259:
1185:
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731:
Freer would hold the Mount Albert electorate for more than three decades until he retired at the
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260:
245:
192:
845:
774:
1264:
918:
890:
875:
802:
1412:
1203:
923:
895:
807:
725:
370:
8:
850:
684:
539:
390:
Joan
Rattray, a member of the Auckland City Council and the Metropolitan Youth Council.
321:, secretary of the Auckland Labour Representation Committee and Labour's candidate for
366:
Peter
Collingwood Fisher, of Hamilton, a wounded RNZAF officer, who served in Britain.
311:
James
Freeman, Vice-President of the Timber Workers' Union and Labour's candidate for
1015:
996:
779:
708:
279:
was the candidate for the Labour Party, and Jack
Garland was the candidate for the
1014:. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science.
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403:
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407:
348:
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276:
249:
207:
127:
582:
439:
376:
1071:
229:
296:
There were nine nominees for the Labour Party candidacy who included:
775:"Fatal Illness - Member for Mt. Albert - Death of Mr A. S. Richards"
237:
1566:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 42nd
Parliament.
1532:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 40th
Parliament.
1371:
There were no by-elections during the term of the 34th
Parliament.
373:
and a candidate for the council at the next municipal elections.
109:
402:
Freer recalled two inspiring campaign speeches delivered by
394:
Garland was chosen after winning a ballot of local members.
300:
Alex Dixon, a former RNZAF pilot and Labour's candidate for
116:
958:
956:
954:
846:"Labour Party Selects Candidate for Mount Albert Seat"
1012:
New
Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987
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826:
244:. The by-election occurred following the death of MP
951:
359:
The National Party had five nominations which were:
993:
A Lifetime in Politics: the memoirs of Warren Freer
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939:
823:
873:"Mount Albert Poll - Labour Candidate Selected".
1623:
559:The following table gives the election results:
183:
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854:. No. 26189. 26 August 1947. p. 6
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1037:
783:. No. 26532. 6 August 1947. p. 6
1079:in the two-party era (1939–1995)
995:. Wellington: Victoria University Press.
919:"National Candidate for Mt Albert Seat"
1624:
1009:
962:
1032:
990:
974:
945:
832:
683:
667:
569:
538:
523:
426:
369:Jack Garland, a former member of the
263:, who was first elected to represent
1652:September 1947 events in New Zealand
803:"Labour Considers Mt Albert Nominee"
724:Garland was elected a member of the
413:
410:which were received well by voters.
13:
84:Election by simple majority using
14:
1663:
891:"National Nominees For Mt Albert"
1070:
745:List of New Zealand by-elections
115:
108:
28:
1632:Politics of the Auckland Region
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838:
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767:
1:
1637:1947 elections in New Zealand
984:
927:. 2 September 1947. p. 3
755:2017 Mount Albert by-election
750:2009 Mount Albert by-election
722:November local-body elections
564:1947 Mount Albert by-election
286:
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226:1947 Mount Albert by-election
22:1947 Mount Albert by-election
879:. 26 August 1947. p. 6.
7:
1642:By-elections in New Zealand
1077:By-elections in New Zealand
899:. 23 August 1947. p. 4
811:. 20 August 1947. p. 8
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234:28th New Zealand Parliament
50:24 September 1947
10:
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1500:Christchurch Central, 1979
554:
86:first-past-the-post voting
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1573:
1557:
1539:
1523:
1490:
1457:
1439:
1421:
1378:
1362:
1314:
1296:
1273:
1240:
1222:
1194:
1156:
1093:
1010:Norton, Clifford (1988).
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640:
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578:
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572:
510:
497:
485:Frederick Ashley Hosking
438:
435:
432:
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379:, National candidate for
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100:
92:
72:
38:
26:
1588:Wellington Central, 1992
1103:Christchurch South, 1939
760:
80:House of Representatives
1143:Christchurch East, 1943
16:New Zealand by-election
1403:Palmerston North, 1967
991:Freer, Warren (2004).
876:The New Zealand Herald
188:Member before election
1515:East Coast Bays, 1980
924:The Northern Advocate
896:The Northern Advocate
808:The Northern Advocate
726:Auckland City Council
420:1946 general election
371:Auckland City Council
1505:Northern Maori, 1980
1388:Southern Maori, 1967
1349:Northern Maori, 1963
1148:Northern Maori, 1943
1128:Mid-Canterbury, 1942
339:who was defeated in
1408:Eastern Maori, 1967
1288:Bay of Plenty, 1957
1250:Dunedin North, 1953
1181:Dunedin North, 1945
1171:Western Maori, 1945
1123:Bay of Plenty, 1941
1108:Auckland West, 1940
685:Registered electors
566:
540:Registered electors
423:
23:
1209:Mount Albert, 1947
562:
418:
152:Popular vote
21:
1647:1940s in Auckland
1619:
1618:
1431:Marlborough, 1970
1088:
1067:
780:Otago Daily Times
718:
717:
552:
551:
414:Previous election
222:
221:
218:
217:
177:
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67:
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1080:
1075:
1074:
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1046:
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1029:
1025:
1006:
978:
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966:
960:
949:
943:
937:
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915:
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904:
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880:
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864:
863:
861:
859:
842:
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830:
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820:
818:
816:
799:
793:
792:
790:
788:
771:
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567:
561:
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424:
417:
381:Auckland Central
232:held during the
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55:
40:
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24:
20:
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1662:
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1660:
1658:
1657:
1656:
1622:
1621:
1620:
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1603:44th Parliament
1597:
1575:43rd Parliament
1569:
1559:42nd Parliament
1553:
1541:41st Parliament
1535:
1525:40th Parliament
1519:
1492:39th Parliament
1486:
1459:38th Parliament
1453:
1441:37th Parliament
1435:
1423:36th Parliament
1417:
1393:Fendalton, 1967
1380:35th Parliament
1374:
1364:34th Parliament
1358:
1354:Grey Lynn, 1963
1316:33rd Parliament
1310:
1298:32nd Parliament
1292:
1283:Riccarton, 1956
1275:31st Parliament
1269:
1242:30th Parliament
1236:
1224:29th Parliament
1218:
1196:28th Parliament
1190:
1158:27th Parliament
1152:
1118:Waitemata, 1941
1095:26th Parliament
1089:
1069:
1057:
1022:
1003:
987:
982:
981:
973:
969:
961:
952:
944:
940:
930:
928:
917:
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912:
902:
900:
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888:
884:
872:
871:
867:
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855:
844:
843:
839:
831:
824:
814:
812:
801:
800:
796:
786:
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773:
772:
768:
763:
741:
654:Informal votes
557:
498:Informal votes
457:Arthur Richards
422:: Mount Albert
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400:
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261:Arthur Richards
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248:and was won by
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1507:
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1484:
1479:
1477:Pahiatua, 1977
1474:
1469:
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1226:
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1219:
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1214:Westland, 1947
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1084:(1996–present)
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1055:
1048:
1041:
1033:
1027:
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1467:Nelson, 1976
1398:Petone, 1967
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1334:Buller, 1962
1260:Onslow, 1954
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1186:Raglan, 1946
1166:Awarua, 1944
1133:Temuka, 1942
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269:Labour Party
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242:Mount Albert
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78:seat in the
76:Mount Albert
62:1949 general
49:
45:1946 general
18:
1265:Patea, 1954
1063:(1912–1938)
963:Norton 1988
230:by-election
165:Percentage
1626:Categories
1413:Hutt, 1968
1204:Avon, 1947
985:References
975:Freer 2004
946:Freer 2004
833:Freer 2004
573:Candidate
430:Candidate
287:Candidates
256:Background
124:Candidate
54:1947-09-24
641:Majority
511:Majority
377:Leon Götz
739:See also
624:National
481:National
398:Campaign
355:National
343:in 1946.
325:in 1946.
315:in 1946.
267:for the
238:Auckland
146:National
1081:»
1068:
1060:«
931:23 June
903:23 June
858:23 June
815:23 June
787:23 June
689:14,861
673:12,943
669:Turnout
555:Results
544:14,374
529:13,579
525:Turnout
341:Parnell
337:Speaker
313:Remuera
265:Roskill
236:in the
173:43.99%
105:
93:Turnout
52: (
1087:»
1066:«
1018:
999:
701:Labour
679:−7.38
676:87.09
663:−0.34
647:12.02
644:1,553
634:43.99
631:5,682
611:56.01
606:7,235
593:Labour
576:Votes
570:Party
532:94.47
517:13.75
514:1,857
491:43.12
488:5,824
468:56.88
463:7,681
450:Labour
433:Votes
427:Party
302:Rodney
292:Labour
228:was a
212:Labour
197:Labour
169:56.01%
160:5,682
141:Labour
137:Party
761:Notes
709:Swing
660:0.20
504:0.54
156:7,235
1016:ISBN
997:ISBN
933:2020
905:2020
860:2020
817:2020
789:2020
704:hold
406:and
385:1946
335:and
323:Eden
306:1946
273:1931
224:The
74:The
657:26
501:74
383:in
304:in
271:in
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953:^
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825:^
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583:±%
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440:±%
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1045:t
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