1918 Wellington Central by-election
Results
The following table gives the election results:

1918 Wellington Central by-election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: The following table gives the election results:

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Labour	Peter Fraser	2,668	56.54

Independent Labour	Joe Mack	1,044	22.12

Liberal	William Hildreth	784	16.61

Independent	Harry Atmore	185	3.92

Independent	Lindsay John Frederick Garmston	29	0.61

Independent	William Cyril Tanner	9	0.19

Majority	1,624	34.41

Turnout	4,719	51.43	33.04

Registered electors	9,176

Labour gain from Liberal	Swing

Sentence(s)

The 1918 Wellington Central by-election was won by Peter Fraser with a majority of 1,624 votes.

final_sentence: The 1918 Wellington Central by-election was won by Peter Fraser with a majority of 1,624 votes.