The Palmerston by-election of 1918 was a by-election held in the electorate during the
19th New Zealand Parliament, on 19 December 1918. The by-election was won by the sitting
Mayor of Palmerston North
The Mayor of Palmerston North is the head of the municipal government of Palmerston North, New Zealand, and presides over the Palmerston North City Council. The current mayor is Grant Smith, who became mayor in a February 2015 by-election. This ...
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Jimmy Nash
James Alfred Nash (27 July 1871 – 24 July 1952), known as Jimmy Nash, was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand and a Mayor of Palmerston North.
Biography
Nash was born in 1871 in Foxton to Ann Ellen Webster and Norman ...
with a majority of 315.
Background
The contest was triggered by the death of incumbent MP
David Buick
David Dunbar Buick (September 17, 1854 – March 5, 1929) was a Scottish-born American Detroit-based inventor, best known for founding the Buick Motor Company. He headed this company and its predecessor from 1899–1906, thereby helping to ...
of the
Reform Party on 18 November 1918 during the
influenza epidemic
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Under the terms of the coalition agreement between Reform and the Liberal's a condition was made not to oppose each other in by-elections for deceased or retiring MP's from their own parties. However, both contested the seat after failing to agree on a joint National Government nominee.
Results
The following table gives the election results:
Notes
References
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Palm
Palm most commonly refers to:
* Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand
* Palm plants, of family Arecaceae
**List of Arecaceae genera
* Several other plants known as "palm"
Palm or Palms may also refer to:
Music
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1918 elections in New Zealand
Politics of Manawatū-Whanganui
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