Claim: The initial intention of Francis Fisher, a former New Zealand Member of Parliament from Wellington, to only stand in a Christchurch electorate at the 1905 general election was changed when his father died in mid March, and a request was put to him to stand in the City of Wellington electorate to fill the vacancy.
Evidence: Francis "Frank" Marion Bates Fisher (22 December 1877 – 24 July 1960) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament from Wellington. His initial intention in early 1905 was to stand in a Christchurch electorate at the 1905 general election. This changed, however, when his father died in mid March, and a request was put to him to stand in the City of Wellington electorate to fill the vacancy.