1931 Hauraki by-election

1931 Hauraki by-election
Turnout	8,161
Member before election; Arthur Hall; Reform	Elected Member ; Walter Massey; Reform

The Hauraki by-election of 1931 was a by-election held in the Hauraki electorate during the 23rd New Zealand Parliament, on 27 May 1931. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Arthur Hall of the Reform Party and was won by Walter Massey.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

1931 Hauraki by-election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Walter Massey	4,023	49.47
	Labour	Charles Robert Petrie	2,599	31.96
	United	Ebenezer Allan	997	12.26	−19.74
	Country Party	Alexander Ross	513	6.31
Majority			1,424	17.51	7.80
Turnout			8,132

^ "Hauraki by-election: The official count". The Evening Post. Vol. CXI, no. 131. 5 June 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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