1933 Lyttelton by-election

1933 Lyttelton by-election
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The Lyttelton seat in the House of Representatives.
Election by simple majority using first-past-the-post voting.
Turnout74.98%
 
Candidate Elizabeth McCombs Frederick W. Freeman
Party Labour United/Reform
Popular vote 6,344 3,675
Percentage 61.66% 35.72%
Member before election

James McCombs
Labour

Elected Member

Elizabeth McCombs
Labour

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The Lyttelton by-election of 1933 was a by-election held during the 24th New Zealand Parliament in the Christchurch electorate of Lyttelton. It is notable for being won by Elizabeth McCombs of the New Zealand Labour Party, who became the first woman to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament. This by-election was therefore seen as a milestone in Women's suffrage in New Zealand.