The 1918 Southern Maori by-election 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 ...

during the

19th New Zealand Parliament The 19th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It opened on 24 June 1915, following the 1914 election. It was dissolved on 27 November 1919 in preparation for 1919 election. Sessions The 19th Parliament opened on 24 ...

. The election was held on 21 February 1918. The seat of

Southern Maori Southern Maori was one of New Zealand's four original parliamentary Māori electorates established in 1868, along with Eastern Maori, Western Maori and Eastern Maori. In 1996, with the introduction of MMP, the Maori electorates were updated, an ...

became vacant following the death of the sitting member

Taare Parata Taare Rakatauhake Parata (1865 – 8 January 1918), also known as Charles Rere Parata, was a Māori and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Parata was born at Puketeraki near Karitane in 1865, the son of Tame Parata (later ...

on 8 January. The by-election was won by

Hopere Uru John Hopere Wharewiti Uru (26 March 1868 – 29 November 1921), sometimes known as Billy Uru, was a New Zealand Māori sportsman and politician. He represented Canterbury at both cricket and rugby union, and was an Independent (and sometimes Re ...

. Uru was Independent, but supported the Reform Party. Henare Parata was described as the (National) Government nominee, and was a brother of the previous MP Taare Parata.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

References

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