The Wanganui by-election of 1893 was a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

held on 9 June 1893 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the central North Island electorate of

Wanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ...

. The election was held due to the death of sitting Member, Prime Minister

John Ballance John Ballance (27 March 1839 – 27 April 1893) was an Irish-born New Zealand politician who was the 14th premier of New Zealand, from January 1891 to April 1893, the founder of the Liberal Party (the country's first organised political part ...

. The contest for his former seat was won by his longtime friend and business partner

Archibald Willis Archibald Dudingston Willis (1842–27 August 1908) was a journalist and Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Prior to entering parliament, Willis was a newspaper proprietor for the ''Wanganui Herald'' founded by John Ballance. Ea ...

, who received support from the constituents by keeping the "Ballance tradition" alive.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Notes

References

* Wanganui 1893 1893 elections in New Zealand Politics of Manawatū-Whanganui {{NewZealand-election-stub