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1944 Awarua by-election

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Background
Results
Notes
References

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| election_name = Awarua by-election, 1944
| country = New Zealand
| flag_year = 1944
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1943 New Zealand general election
| previous_year = 1943 general
| next_election = 1946 New Zealand general election
| next_year = 1946 general
| election_date = 28 October 1922
| turnout = 7,466
| image1 =
| candidate1 = George Herron
| party1 = New Zealand National Party
| popular_vote1 = 4,659
| percentage1 = 62.40
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Leo Sylvester O'Sullivan
| party2 = New Zealand Labour Party
| popular_vote2 = 2,558
| percentage2 = 34.26
| title = Member
| before_election = James Hargest
| after_election = George Herron
| before_party = New Zealand National Party
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}}

The 1944 Awarua by-election was a by-election held during the 27th New Zealand Parliament in the Southland electorate of Awarua. The by-election occurred following the death of MP James Hargest and was won by George Herron.

Background

Hargest, who was first elected to represent Awarua in 1935, was killed in action on 12 August 1944. This instigated the Awarua by-election, which was contested by three candidates.

George Herron, a local official in the Farmers Union, was chosen to contest the seat for the National Party. The Labour Party chose local schoolteacher Leo Sylvester O'Sullivan as their nominee. Previously Labour had attempted to secure Victoria Cross recipient Jack Hinton to stand as their candidate, who had previously signalled his interest in pursuing a career in politics, however he was unable to be contacted to confirm his candidacy.^[1] Robert Henderson, a local pensioner, stood for the Real Democracy Movement who advocated for monetary reform.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Notes

1. ^{{cite news|title=Awarua By-election |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19441012.2.77 |accessdate=6 June 2017 |newspaper=Evening Post |issue=89 |volume=CXXXVIII |date=12 October 1944 |page=8 }}

References

{{cite book |ref = harv |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |authorlink = Barry Gustafson |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6 }}
{{cite book |ref=harv |title=Electoral Atlas of New Zealand |last=McRobie |first=Alan |year=1989 |publisher=GP Books |location=Wellington |isbn=0-477-01384-8}}

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