page_title: 1939 Christchurch South by-election
hierarchical_section_title: 1939 Christchurch South by-election
caption_attribution_description: English: Christchurch South electorate 1938-46
context_page_description: The 1939 Christchurch South by-election held on 3 June was caused by the death of Ted Howard during the term of the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election in the Christchurch South electorate was contested by Robert Macfarlane for Labour and Melville Lyons for National, with Macfarlane winning the election. At the time, Macfarlane was Mayor of Christchurch.
context_section_description: The 1939 Christchurch South by-election held on 3 June was caused by the death of Ted Howard during the term of the 26th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election in the Christchurch South electorate was contested by Robert Macfarlane for Labour and Melville Lyons for National, with Macfarlane winning the election.  At the time, Macfarlane was Mayor of Christchurch.
caption: Christchurch South electorate boundaries used for the by-election
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