1895 City of Auckland by-election
The City of Auckland by-election of 1895 was a by-election held on 24 July 1895 during the 12th New Zealand Parliament in the urban seat of the City of Auckland. The contest was won by Thomas Thompson of the Liberal Party. Thompson convincingly beat the conservative candidate Richard Monk recording nearly a two thousand vote majority. Background. The by-election was triggered due to the resignation of sitting MP George Grey. Thomas Thompson was the Liberal Party candidate. He had previously represented the Auckland North electorate from to 1890, then the City  of Auckland electorate from 1890 to 1893. His sole opponent was Richard Monk, previous Waitemata MP from 1886 to 1890, then from 1893 to 9 February 1894 when his election was declared void. Results. The following table gives the election results: Thompson represented the seat until he retired as an MP in 1899. In 1903 he was elevated to sit in the Legislative Council until his term ended on 17 March 1917.