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Dunedin North By-election, 1945
The 1945 Dunedin North by-election was a by-election held during the 27th New Zealand Parliament in the Dunedin electorate of Dunedin North Dunedin North, also known as North Dunedin, is a major inner suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, located northeast of the city centre. It contains many of the city's major institutions, including the city's university, polytechnic, ma .... The by-election occurred following the death of MP Jim Munro (politician), James W. Munro and was won by Robert Walls (politician), Robert Walls. Background Munro, who was first elected to represent Dunedin North for the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party in , died on 27 May 1945. This triggered the Dunedin North by-election, which was contested by Robert Walls for Labour, and Norman Jones for New Zealand National Party, National. Walls obtained 53.1% of the votes and was successful. Walls represented Dunedin North until his death in 1953, and the Labour Party would go on to hold the elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunedin North (New Zealand Electorate)
Dunedin North (previously known as North Dunedin) is a former New Zealand parliamentary New Zealand electorates, electorate, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was established for the 1905 election and has existed since. It was last held by David Clark (New Zealand politician), David Clark of the New Zealand Labour Party, who replaced the long-standing representative Pete Hodgson. It was considered a safe Labour seat, with Labour holding the seat for all but one term (1975–1978) since . In the 2020 electoral boundary review, Otago Peninsula (previously in the Dunedin South electorate) was added to the area to address a population quota shortfall; with this change the electorate was succeeded by the electorate in the . Population centres Through the City Single Electorates Act, 1903, the three-member electorates of the four main centres were split again, and this became effective at the end of the 15th New Zealand Parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
