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The Southern Maori by-election of 1932 was a by-election during the 24th New Zealand Parliament. The election was held on 3 August 1932.

The seat of Southern Maori became vacant following the death of the sitting member Tuiti Makitanara.

Six candidates contested the seat, which was won by Eruera Tirikatene. This was the first seat ever won by the Ratana party.

Results

The following table gives the election results:

Tirikatene stayed in parliament until his death in 1967. He eventually joined the Labour Party after they merged with Ratana.

References

1. "Maori By-Election". Evening Post. Vol. CXIV, no. 30. 4 August 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
2. ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

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18th Parliament	1912 Egmont 1913 Grey 1913 Lyttelton
19th Parliament	1915 Dunedin Central 1915 Bay of Islands 1915 Taumarunui 1916 Pahiatua 1917 Hawkes Bay 1917 Bay of Islands 1917 Grey 1918 Wellington North 1918 Southern Maori 1918 Grey 1918 Wellington Central 1918 Taranaki 1918 Palmerston 1918 Wellington South
20th Parliament	1920 Bruce 1920 Stratford 1920 Bay of Plenty 1912 Patea 1921 Auckland East 1922 Southern Maori 1922 Dunedin North
21st Parliament	1923 Tauranga 1923 Oamaru 1925 Franklin
22nd Parliament	1926 Eden 1927 Raglan
23rd Parliament	1929 Bay of Islands 1929 Hutt 1930 Parnell 1930 Invercargill 1930 Waipawa 1930 Western Maori 1931 Hauraki
24th Parliament	1932 Southern Maori 1932 Motueka 1933 Lyttelton 1933 Buller 1935 Lyttelton
25th Parliament	1936 Manukau

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