83:
817:
30:
90:
773:
160:
803:
355:. As a new party this was National's first real electoral test to see if the unification of the United, Reform & Democrat parties would be able to combat Labour more effectively.
795:
269:
788:
828:
807:
781:
1174:
583:
1169:
702:
611:
1164:
925:
676:
559:
285:
940:
910:
681:
503:
499:
495:
344:
332:
301:
297:
293:
289:
54:
44:
875:
821:
340:
305:
237:
225:
228:
electorate. It was held on
Wednesday 30 September 1936. This by-election came about because of the resignation of
1105:
1057:
983:
915:
900:
880:
1082:
988:
978:
968:
707:
1072:
535:
1135:
1097:
1049:
1026:
998:
950:
935:
895:
885:
867:
839:
403:
281:
241:
233:
221:
195:
100:
1125:
1115:
963:
857:
427:
253:
120:
1016:
1006:
930:
890:
1110:
1087:
1077:
1067:
396:
348:
265:
245:
229:
199:
184:
180:
115:
1120:
1039:
1011:
847:
730:
973:
958:
639:
336:
1062:
1034:
920:
905:
852:
232:
upon his appointment to the position of High
Commissioner to the UK during the term of the
8:
502:, which he held until his death in 1953. Doidge later represented the electorate of
432:
352:
328:
249:
105:
762:
1158:
735:
644:
616:
588:
474:
316:
159:
671:
312:
386:
816:
217:
82:
89:
284:
as their candidate for the seat. He had previously contested the
494:
The
Manukau electorate was abolished at the next election in
363:
The following table contains the results of the by-election:
739:. Vol. LXVII, no. 237. 6 October 1936. p. 9
711:. Vol. CXX, no. 138. 7 December 1935. p. 11
648:. Vol. LXVII, no. 189. 11 August 1936. p. 9
620:. Vol. LXVI, no. 288. 5 December 1935. p. 8
592:. Vol. LXII, no. 291. 9 December 1931. p. 9
516:
311:
The unsuccessful nominees for the Labour candidacy were
164:
Manukau electorate boundaries used for the by-election
343:
electorate, despite briefly courting the anti-Labour
268:'s resignation upon his appointment to the post of
506:for National from 1938 to 1951, when he retired.
1156:
171:
347:. Of the four candidates, he came second after
789:
665:
663:
723:
695:
552:
528:
259:
824:in the multi-party era (1912–1938)
767:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949
761:
522:
796:
782:
769:(3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
660:
331:as their contestant for the seat. In the
327:The newly created National Party chose
270:High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
1157:
777:
564:. Government Printer. 1929. p. 5
540:. Government Printer. 1926. p. 1
498:. Osborne shifted to the new seat of
473:
373:
256:, with Osborne winning the election.
669:
677:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
264:A by-election was triggered due to
13:
304:, he unsuccessfully contested the
14:
1186:
682:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
288:electorate unsuccessfully in the
815:
158:
88:
81:
28:
1175:Politics of the Auckland Region
632:
604:
576:
1:
1170:1936 elections in New Zealand
755:
672:"Doidge, Frederick Widdowson"
240:electorate was contested by
7:
1165:By-elections in New Zealand
822:By-elections in New Zealand
322:
234:25th New Zealand Parliament
222:25th New Zealand Parliament
10:
1191:
561:The General Election, 1928
537:The General Election, 1925
358:
1134:
1096:
1048:
1025:
997:
949:
866:
838:
460:
446:
385:
382:
379:
376:
275:
260:Background and candidates
236:. The by-election in the
169:
156:
73:
65:
38:
26:
509:
368:1936 Manukau by-election
214:1936 Manukau by-election
22:1936 Manukau by-election
926:1918 Wellington Central
280:The Labour party chose
16:New Zealand by-election
941:1918 Wellington South
911:1918 Wellington North
876:1915 Dunedin Central
1106:1932 Southern Maori
1058:1929 Bay of Islands
984:1922 Southern Maori
916:1918 Southern Maori
901:1917 Bay of Islands
881:1915 Bay of Islands
370:
335:, Doidge ran as an
319:and James Purtell.
23:
1083:1930 Western Maori
989:1922 Dunedin North
979:1921 Auckland East
969:1920 Bay of Plenty
703:"General Election"
366:
176:MP before election
127:Popular vote
21:
1152:
1151:
1073:1930 Invercargill
833:
812:
584:"Election Counts"
489:
488:
210:
209:
206:
205:
152:
151:
61:
60:
50:30 September 1936
1182:
825:
820:
819:
804:
798:
791:
784:
775:
774:
770:
763:Scholefield, Guy
749:
748:
746:
744:
727:
721:
720:
718:
716:
708:The Evening Post
699:
693:
692:
690:
688:
670:Waterson, D. B.
667:
658:
657:
655:
653:
636:
630:
629:
627:
625:
608:
602:
601:
599:
597:
580:
574:
573:
571:
569:
556:
550:
549:
547:
545:
532:
526:
523:Scholefield 1950
520:
433:Frederick Doidge
388:
371:
365:
353:Alexander Moncur
329:Frederick Doidge
250:Frederick Doidge
172:
162:
106:Frederick Doidge
92:
85:
75:
74:
40:
39:
33:
32:
31:
24:
20:
1190:
1189:
1185:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1179:
1155:
1154:
1153:
1148:
1136:25th Parliament
1130:
1098:24th Parliament
1092:
1050:23rd Parliament
1044:
1027:22nd Parliament
1021:
999:21st Parliament
993:
951:20th Parliament
945:
936:1918 Palmerston
896:1917 Hawkes Bay
886:1915 Taumarunui
868:19th Parliament
862:
840:18th Parliament
834:
814:
802:
758:
753:
752:
742:
740:
731:"Final Figures"
729:
728:
724:
714:
712:
701:
700:
696:
686:
684:
668:
661:
651:
649:
638:
637:
633:
623:
621:
610:
609:
605:
595:
593:
582:
581:
577:
567:
565:
558:
557:
553:
543:
541:
534:
533:
529:
521:
517:
512:
491:
447:Informal votes
361:
325:
278:
262:
198:
193:
183:
178:
170:
165:
157:
69:12,591 (78.69%)
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1188:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1146:
1140:
1138:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1126:1935 Lyttelton
1123:
1118:
1116:1933 Lyttelton
1113:
1108:
1102:
1100:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1054:
1052:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1031:
1029:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1003:
1001:
995:
994:
992:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
964:1920 Stratford
961:
955:
953:
947:
946:
944:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
872:
870:
864:
863:
861:
860:
858:1913 Lyttelton
855:
850:
844:
842:
836:
835:
801:
800:
793:
786:
778:
772:
771:
757:
754:
751:
750:
722:
694:
659:
640:"Manukau Seat"
631:
612:"Final Counts"
603:
575:
551:
527:
525:, p. 144.
514:
513:
511:
508:
487:
486:
483:
480:
477:
471:
470:
468:
465:
462:
458:
457:
454:
451:
448:
444:
443:
441:
438:
435:
430:
425:
422:
421:
417:
412:
407:
404:Arthur Osborne
400:
393:
390:
389:
384:
381:
378:
375:
360:
357:
345:Democrat Party
324:
321:
298:1931 elections
282:Arthur Osborne
277:
274:
261:
258:
242:Arthur Osborne
208:
207:
204:
203:
196:Arthur Osborne
188:
167:
166:
163:
154:
153:
150:
149:
146:
141:
137:
136:
133:
128:
124:
123:
118:
113:
109:
108:
103:
101:Arthur Osborne
98:
94:
93:
86:
79:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
59:
58:
52:
47:
36:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1187:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1095:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1018:
1017:1925 Franklin
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1007:1923 Tauranga
1005:
1004:
1002:
1000:
996:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
956:
954:
952:
948:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
931:1918 Taranaki
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
891:1916 Pahiatua
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
873:
871:
869:
865:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
845:
843:
841:
837:
831:
830:
823:
818:
810:
809:
799:
794:
792:
787:
785:
780:
779:
776:
768:
764:
760:
759:
738:
737:
736:Auckland Star
732:
726:
710:
709:
704:
698:
683:
679:
678:
673:
666:
664:
647:
646:
645:Auckland Star
641:
635:
619:
618:
617:Auckland Star
613:
607:
591:
590:
589:Auckland Star
585:
579:
563:
562:
555:
539:
538:
531:
524:
519:
515:
507:
505:
501:
497:
492:
484:
481:
478:
476:
472:
469:
466:
463:
459:
455:
452:
449:
445:
442:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
423:
420:
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
406:
405:
401:
399:
398:
394:
392:
391:
372:
369:
364:
356:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
333:1935 election
330:
320:
318:
317:Alec Monteith
314:
309:
307:
303:
302:1935 election
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
273:
271:
267:
257:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
202:
201:
197:
192:
189:
187:
186:
182:
177:
174:
173:
168:
161:
155:
147:
145:
142:
139:
138:
134:
132:
129:
126:
125:
122:
119:
117:
114:
111:
110:
107:
104:
102:
99:
96:
95:
91:
87:
84:
80:
77:
76:
72:
68:
64:
57: →
56:
53:
51:
48:
46:
43:←
42:
41:
37:
25:
19:
1144:1936 Manukau
1143:
1111:1932 Motueka
1088:1931 Hauraki
1078:1930 Waipawa
1068:1930 Parnell
827:
806:
766:
741:. Retrieved
734:
725:
713:. Retrieved
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697:
685:. Retrieved
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650:. Retrieved
643:
634:
622:. Retrieved
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606:
594:. Retrieved
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578:
566:. Retrieved
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554:
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536:
530:
518:
493:
490:
419:
414:
409:
402:
395:
367:
362:
326:
313:Mary Dreaver
310:
308:electorate.
279:
263:
213:
211:
194:
190:
179:
175:
143:
130:
55:1938 general
49:
45:1935 general
18:
1121:1933 Buller
1040:1927 Raglan
1012:1923 Oamaru
848:1912 Egmont
829:(1939–1995)
808:(1891–1911)
715:16 November
652:26 December
624:14 November
568:29 November
544:20 November
337:Independent
266:Bill Jordan
230:Bill Jordan
220:during the
218:by-election
181:Bill Jordan
140:Percentage
1159:Categories
974:1912 Patea
959:1920 Bruce
756:References
687:8 November
596:28 October
377:Candidate
191:Elected MP
97:Candidate
1063:1929 Hutt
1035:1926 Eden
921:1918 Grey
906:1917 Grey
853:1913 Grey
765:(1950) .
461:Majority
300:. In the
286:Waitemata
504:Tauranga
500:Onehunga
428:National
323:National
254:National
121:National
826:»
813:
805:«
743:20 June
485:−11.10
479:12,591
475:Turnout
359:Results
341:Rotorua
339:in the
306:Parnell
238:Manukau
226:Manukau
224:in the
148:31.75%
78:
66:Turnout
832:»
811:«
482:78.69
467:36.49
464:4,595
456:−0.40
440:31.75
437:3,998
415:68.24
410:8,593
397:Labour
380:Votes
374:Party
349:Labour
296:, and
276:Labour
246:Labour
216:was a
200:Labour
185:Labour
144:68.24%
135:3,998
131:8,593
116:Labour
112:Party
510:Notes
453:0.17
745:2016
717:2013
689:2013
654:2018
626:2013
598:2014
570:2014
546:2014
496:1938
294:1928
290:1925
252:for
248:and
244:for
212:The
450:22
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