1947 Westland by-election
The 1947 Westland by-election was a by-election held during the 28th New Zealand Parliament in the South Island electorate of. The by-election occurred following the death of MP James O'Brien and was won by Jim Kent.Background
, who was first elected to represent for the Labour Party in and had been Westland's MP continuously since, died on 28 September 1947. This triggered the Westland by-election, which occurred on 3 December 1947. Jim Kent was the candidate for the Labour Party, and Jack Lockington was the candidate for the National Party. Kent obtained 57.9% of the votes and was successful.Previous election
Results
The following table gives the election results:
