Raglan by-election, 1946

The Raglan by-election 1946 was a by-election held in the Raglan electorate in the Waikato during the term of the 27th New Zealand Parliament, on 5 March 1946.

The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Robert Coulter of the Labour Party on 31 December 1945. Coulter had elected twice in rural electorates (previously in the Waikato electorate) that usually returned United or National MPs.

The by-election was won by Hallyburton Johnstone of the National Party, who defeated Alan Baxter of the Labour Party.^[1] The vote was very close (Johnstone had a majority of 308 votes),^[2] and the final outcome was decided by the electoral court.^[3]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Raglan by-election, 1946^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	National	Hallyburton Johnstone	'
	Labour	Alan Baxter
Majority			308

References

↑ "News of the Week". Lake Wakatip Mail (4732). 7 March 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
1 2 "The Herald". Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette. 13 March 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
↑ Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. p. ?. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.

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