1922 Dunedin North by-election

1922 Dunedin North by-election
Turnout	7,754 (66.34%)
Member before election; Edward Kellett; Independent Labour	Elected Member ; Jim Munro; Labour

The Dunedin North by-election of 1922 was a by-election held during the 20th New Zealand Parliament in the Dunedin electorate of Dunedin North. This election for the New Zealand Labour Party was significant as, excluding in 1925, Jim Munro would retain the seat until his death in 1945.

Cause of by-election

The by-election was caused by the death of Edward Kellett, the previous Member of Parliament for Dunedin North.^[1] Kellett had held Dunedin North since the General election, of 1919. The by-election was won by Labour's Jim Munro.^[2]^[3]

The following table gives the election results:

1922 Dunedin North by-election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jim Munro	3,462	44.64
	Reform	James Clark	3,342	43.10
	Liberal	William Begg	931	12.00
Informal votes			19	0.24
Majority			120	1.54
Turnout			7,754	66.34
Registered electors			11,687

^ Wilson 1985, p. 210.
^ Wilson 1985, p. 222.
^ "Dunedin North By-Election: Labor Wins, Liberals Routed". Maoriland Worker. Vol. 12, no. 279. 28 June 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ "Dunedin North Election". Evening Star. Vol. 12, no. 18005. 27 June 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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