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Invercargill by-election, 1930
The 1930 Invercargill by-election was a by-election during the 23rd New Zealand Parliament in the Southland electorate of . The by-election occurred following the death of Sir Joseph Ward on 8 July 1930. The by-election, which was held on 13 August, was won by the late Prime Minister's second son, Vincent Ward against James Hargest.
==Background==
Sir Joseph Ward had suffered a defeat in the , was ageing and often of poor health. It was generally expected that his political career was over. He attempted a comeback but suffered a humiliating defeat in the in the electorate. He managed to get re-elected in the Invercargill electorate in the , when he had a "wafer-thin 159-vote victory" over James Hargest of the Reform Party.
Sir Joseph contested the as the new leader of the United Party〔 against the solicitor Stanley Morell Macalister (known as Morell Macalister), who stood for Reform. Soon after the 1928 election, Sir Joseph became Prime Minister for the second time. Under pressure from party colleagues, he resigned as Prime Minister due to ill health in May 1930. Sir Joseph died less than two months later on 8 July.〔
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