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Westland by-election, 1947
Turnout	87.1%
Member before election; James O'Brien; Labour	Elected Member ; James Kent; Labour

The 1947 Westland by-election was a by-election held during the 28th New Zealand Parliament in the South Island electorate of Westland. The by-election occurred following the death of MP James O'Brien and was won by James Kent.

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Background

James O'Brien, who was first elected to represent Westland for the Labour Party in 1922 and had been Westland's MP continuously since 1928, died on 28 September 1947. This triggered the Westland by-election, which occurred on 3 December 1947. James Kent was the candidate for the Labour Party, and J. F. Lockington was the candidate for the National Party. Kent obtained 57.9% of the votes and was successful.^[1]

Previous election

1946 general election: Westland^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James O'Brien	9,097	67.50
	National	E. F. Chivers	4,381	32.50
Majority			4,716	34.99
Informal votes			57
Registered electors			14,330
Turnout			13,535	94.45

Results

Westland by-election, 1947^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Kent	7,427	57.88
	National	J. F. Lockington	5,405	42.12
Majority			2,022	15.76
Informal votes			54
Registered electors			14,262
Turnout			12,886	90.35
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Clifford Norton. New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987. Victoria University of Wellington, Dept. of Political Science. p. 391.

References

Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. pp. 391, 408, 410. ISBN 0-475-11200-8. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[Election_Results_1946-1987-1] Clifford Norton. New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987. Victoria University of Wellington, Dept. of Political Science. p. 391.

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