Westland by-election, 1906

Westland by-election, 1906

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Turnout	91.12%
Candidate Tom Seddon Henry Michel Party Liberal Conservative Popular vote 2,403 1,683 Percentage 58.81 41.18
Member before election Richard Seddon Liberal Elected Member Tom Seddon Liberal

Richard Seddon
Liberal

Tom Seddon
Liberal

The Westland by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Westland, a semi-urban seat at the west coast of the South Island.

The by-election was held on 13 July 1906, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP, Prime Minister Richard Seddon. The seat was won by his son, Thomas. His sole opponent was Henry Michel, former Mayor of Hokitika.

The following table gives the election results:

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