1922 Dunedin North by-election

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.

1922 Dunedin North by-election

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Turnout	7,754 (66.34%)
Candidate Jim Munro James Clark William Begg Party Labour Reform Liberal Popular vote 3,462 3,342 931 Percentage 44.64% 43.10% 12.00%
Member before election Edward Kellett Independent Labour Elected Member Jim Munro Labour

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]

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Maoriland Worker excerpt announcing the Labour Party's win

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

See also

• List of New Zealand by-elections
• 1945 Dunedin North by-election
• 1953 North Dunedin by-election