1904 Pahiatua by-election

1904 Pahiatua by-election

28 July 1904 (1904-07-28)
Turnout	3,369
Candidate Bill Hawkins Lindsay Buick Samuel Bolton Party Independent Liberal Liberal Independent Popular vote 1,418 1,323 476 Percentage 42.08 39.26 14.12
Member before election John O'Meara Liberal Elected Member Bill Hawkins Independent Liberal

The Pahiatua by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Pahiatua, a rural seat at the south-east of the North Island.

The by-election was held on 28 July 1904, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal member of parliament John O'Meara. The election was won by Bill Hawkins who stood as an independent Liberal. Former Wairau MP Lindsay Buick was selected by the government as the official Liberal candidate.^[1]

Result

The following table gives the election results:

1904 Pahiatua by-election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Bill Hawkins	1,418	42.08
	Liberal	Lindsay Buick	1,323	39.26
	Independent	Samuel Bolton	476	14.12
	Liberal	David Crewe	138	4.09
	Independent	Donald Munro	14	0.41
Majority			95	2.81
Turnout			3,369

Notes

1. Traue, James Edward. "Buick, Thomas Lindsay". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
2. "Complete Returns". The Marlborough Express. Vol. XXXVII, no. 174. 29 July 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2016.