The City of Wellington by-election 1898 was held on 9 March 1898 to decide the next member of parliament for the electorate. The contest was caused by resignation of
Robert Stout and was won by former mayor of Wellington
John Duthie.
Results
1896 election
1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher: 5,858) and highest losing poll (Atkinson: 5,830)
2 Turnout is total number of voters - as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,618)
)
1898 by-election
See also
1899 City of Wellington by-election
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 ...
Notes
References
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Wellington 1898
Politics of the Wellington Region
1898 elections in New Zealand
1890s in Wellington
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