• Source: 1959 Hamilton by-election

      • The Hamilton by-election 1959 was a by-election held in the Hamilton electorate in Hamilton in the Waikato during the term of the 32nd New Zealand Parliament, on 2 May 1959.


      Background


      The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Hilda Ross of the National Party on 6 March 1959. The by-election was won by Lance Adams-Schneider, also of the National Party.


      Candidates


      Labour
      There were two candidates for the Labour Party nomination:

      Iris Martin, matron of Wellington Hospital and daughter of former Labour cabinet minister Lee Martin
      Ben Waters, a member of Labour's national executive and candidate for Hamilton in 1951, 1954 and 1957
      Labour chose Waters as its candidate. Waters had recently been appointed a trustee of the Waikato Savings Bank. Contesting the seat three times prior, he slightly increased Labour share of the vote from 41.63 to 43.16 percent.

      National
      There were seven candidates for the National Party nomination:

      Lance Adams-Schneider, a member of the Taumarunui Borough Council and candidate for Hutt in 1957
      Dorothy Blomfield, a member of the Hamilton City Council
      Victor Allan de Lacey, a Hamilton businessman and a member of several National Party executive committees
      A. R. Griffiths, a member of the Hamilton City Council and former chairman of the Hamilton National Party
      Francis Dewsbury Pinfold, the chairman of the Hamilton Fire Board and former Mayor of Hamilton
      Deena Sergel, a war widow and candidate for Riccarton in 1957
      Geoffrey Taylor, an Auckland businessman and candidate for Mount Albert in 1957
      The local National Party members selected Adams-Schneider as candidate for the seat.

      Social Credit
      Frederick Charles Roberts, a Hamilton businessman, stood as the candidate for the Social Credit Party. In 1957 he stood for Social Credit in the Raglan electorate.


      Results


      The following table gives the election results:


      Notes




      References


      Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand parliamentary election results, 1946–1987. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington Department of Political Science. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
      Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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