1921 Auckland East by-election

New Zealand by-election

1921 Auckland East by-election

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Turnout| 6,621
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Candidate  | Clutha Mackenzie | John A. Lee | George Warren Russell
Party  | Reform | Labour | Liberal
Popular vote  | 2,613 | 2,212  | 1,053
Percentage  | 38.76 | 32.81  | 15.62

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| Member before election

Arthur Myers
Liberal

| Elected Member

Clutha Mackenzie
Reform

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The 1921 Auckland East by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Auckland East, an urban seat at the top of the North Island.

The by-election was held on 2 December 1921, and was precipitated by the resignation of sitting Liberal member of parliament and former Mayor of Auckland, Arthur Myers.

## Background

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The Labour Party selected John A. Lee, the President of the Auckland Labour Representation Committee, as their candidate. Unsuccessful nominees for the Labour candidacy were Rex Mason, James Purtell and Robert Frederick Way.[1]

## Result

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The following table gives the election results:

1921 Auckland East by-election[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform | Clutha Mackenzie | 2,613  | 38.76  | −0.01
| Labour | John A. Lee | 2,212  | 32.81  |
| Liberal | George Russell | 1,053  | 15.62  |
| Independent | George H Foster  | 863  | 12.80  |
Majority  | 401  | 5.94  |
Turnout | 6,741  | 59.08  | −24.68

## Aftermath

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Lee defeated Mackenzie in the 1922 election; both had war disabilities.

## References

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1. ^ "Auckland East Seat". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17909\. 11 October 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2018 - via Papers Past.
2. ^ "Auckland East Election". Manawatu Standard. Vol. XLIII, no. 365\. 8 November 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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