Caversham by-election, 1901

Caversham by-election, 1901

1899 general ← 19 December 1901 (1901-12-19) → 1902 general

Turnout 4,553   Candidate Thomas Sidey William Earnshaw Patrick Hally Party Liberal Liberal-Labour Labour Popular vote 1,620 1,515 1,120 Percentage 35.58 33.27 24.59

Member before election Arthur Morrison Liberal Elected Member Thomas Sidey Liberal

Arthur Morrison
Liberal

Thomas Sidey
Liberal

The Caversham by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Caversham, an urban seat in Dunedin at the south-east of the South Island.

The by-election was held on 19 December 1901, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP, Arthur Morrison. The seat was won by fellow Liberal Thomas Sidey.

There was a large crowd at the declaration of the results, the crowd was rather rowdy and many rotten eggs were thrown at runner-up William Earnshaw.

The following table gives the election results:

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