| 词条 | 1886 Western Maori by-election |
| 释义 |
The 1886 Western Maori by-election was a by-election held in the {{NZ electorate link|Western Maori}} electorate during the 9th New Zealand Parliament, on 23 December 1886. The by-election was caused by the death of the incumbent, Te Puke Te Ao, and was won by Hoani Taipua. BackgroundTe Ao had won the Western Maori electorate in the {{NZ election link|1884}}; it had been the first time that he had stood in a general election.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=180}} Te Ao died in October 1886.{{sfn|Scholefield|1940a|p=17}} This triggered the by-election, which was held on 23 December 1886.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=238}} The electionThe nomination meeting was held on 2 December 1868 at the court house in Wanganui, with George Thomas Wilkinson{{sfn|Scholefield|1940b|pp=509f}} presiding as the returning officer.[1] The candidates were nominated in the following order: Hoani Taipua, Ngawaka Taurua, Henare Kaihau of Waiuku, Wiremu Te Wheoro, and Sydney Taiwhanga.[2] The show of hands was strongly in favour of Hoani Taipua, and Te Wheoro demanded a poll, for which 23 December was set.[2] The by-election was a decisive win for Hoani Taipua, who gained an absolute majority of the votes, and had a 33% lead over the second-placed candidate, Wiremu Te Wheoro. Te Wheoro had previously represented the electorate, from {{NZ election link year|1879}} until his defeat in the {{NZ election link|1884}}.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=245}} Taipua went on to represent the electorate until his retirement at the {{NZ election link|1893}}.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=239}} Election results1884 electionThe 1884 general election was contested by eight candidates in the Western Maori electorate. {{Western Maori general election, 1884}}1886 by-election{{Western Maori by-election, 1886}}Notes1. ^{{cite news |title=Election Notice |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WC18861201.2.24.3 |accessdate=16 March 2014 |newspaper=Wanganui Chronicle |date=1 December 1886 |volume=XXIX |issue=11413 |page=4}} 2. ^1 {{cite news |title=The Western Maori Electoral District |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WH18861202.2.20 |accessdate=16 March 2014 |newspaper=Wanganui Herald |date=2 December 1886 |volume=XX |issue=6087 |page=3}} References
| ref = {{sfnRef|Scholefield|1940a}} | editor-last = Scholefield | editor-first = Guy | editor-link = Guy Scholefield | title = A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L | volume = I | year = 1940 | publisher = Department of Internal Affairs | location = Wellington | url = http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/documents/dnzb-1940/scholefield-dnzb-v1.pdf | accessdate = 21 September 2013 }}
3 : By-elections in New Zealand|1886 elections in New Zealand|Māori politics |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。