# Electoral history of William Hall-Jones

This is a summary of the electoral history of William Hall-Jones, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1906).

## Parliamentary elections
### 1890 by-election

1890 Timaru by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 422 | 48.61 | |
| | Independent | Edward G. Kerr | 344 | 39.63 | −0.58 |
| | Independent Labour | W F Alpin | 88 | 10.13 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.61 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 8.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 868 | 67.28 | −0.27 |

### 1890 election

1890 general election: Timaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 472 | 31.78 | −16.83 |
| | Independent | Edward G. Kerr | 420 | 28.28 | −11.35 |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Twomey | 366 | 24.65 | |
| | Conservative | Samuel Frederick Smithson | 218 | 14.68 | |
| | Liberal | Philip E. Thoreau | 9 | 0.61 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 3.50 | −5.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | 60.44 | −6.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,457 | | |

### 1893 election

1893 general election: Timaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 1,914 | 55.94 | +24.16 |
| | Liberal | Edward G. Kerr | 1,507 | 44.05 | +15.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 11.89 | +8.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,421 | 81.22 | +20.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,212 | | |

### 1896 election

1896 general election: Timaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 2,180 | 57.36 | +1.42 |
| | Conservative | Frank Smith | 1,539 | 40.50 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 81 | 2.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 16.86 | +4.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,800 | | |
James Stephen Keith (independent) withdrew before election day.

### 1899 election

1899 general election: Timaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 3,091 | 77.68 | +20.32 |
| | Independent Liberal | James Stephen Keith | 816 | 20.51 | |
| | Independent Labour | Joseph Mahoney | 72 | 1.81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,275 | 57.18 | +40.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,979 | 79.29 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,018 | | |

### 1902 election

1902 general election: Timaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 3,046 | 63.60 | −14.08 |
| | Conservative | Frank Smith | 1,395 | 29.13 | |
| | Independent | Frank Isitt | 348 | 7.27 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,651 | 34.47 | −22.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,789 | 81.76 | +2.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,857 | | |

### 1905 election

1905 general election: Timaru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Hall-Jones | 3,541 | 58.50 | −5.10 |
| | Conservative | Frank Rolleston | 2,478 | 40.94 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 0.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,063 | 17.56 | −16.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,052 | 84.92 | +3.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,126 | | |