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1899 Wellington by-election

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Turnout	77.26%
Candidate John Hutcheson Edwin G. Jellicoe Party Liberal–Labour Independent Popular vote 6,945 4,971 Percentage 58.28 41.72
Member before election John Hutcheson Liberal–Labour Elected Member John Hutcheson Liberal–Labour

The 25 July 1899 City of Wellington by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP John Hutcheson over the Marine Scandal. Hutcheson, along with MP Frederick Pirani had accused Premier Richard Seddon and Minister of Marine William Hall-Jones amongst others, of using influence to obtain Mariners certificates for unqualified candidates in contravention of the recent Shipping and Seamen's Act. When the Marine Commission report declared that the charges were unfounded Hutcheson resigned in order to exonerate himself by means of a by-election win.

1896 election result

General election, 1896 results: City of Wellington

Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher, 5859) and highest losing poll (Atkinson, 5831)

Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,624)

1899 by-election result

The following table gives the election results:

See also

1898 City of Wellington by-election

Notes

1. McLintock, A. H., ed. (22 April 2009) . ""Marine Scandal", 1899". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
2. "Shipping and Seamen's Act Amendment Act 1894 (58 VICT 1894 No 62)". Parliamentary Counsel Office. 1894. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
3. "Marine Commission: Commission to Inquire into Certain Matters Relating to the Marine Department". National Library of New Zealand. 1899. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
4. ^ "The Wellington Election". Clutha Leader. Vol. XXVI, no. 1319. 28 July 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
5. "A Mistake in the Wellington Vote". The Evening Post. 10 December 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
6. "Page 1 Advertisements Column 3". The Evening Post. 28 November 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
7. "List of Candidates". Hawera & Normanby Star. Vol. XXXIII, no. 3411. 2 December 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
8. "The Wellington Election". Clutha Leader. 28 July 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
9. McRobie 1989, p. 63.
10. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Barristers and Solicitors". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

References

• McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.

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