1920 Bay of Plenty by-election 1920 Bay of Plenty by-election The 1920 Bay of Plenty by-election was a by-election held in the electorate in the Bay of Plenty during the term of the 20th New Zealand Parliament on 30 September 1920. After the death of William MacDonald of the Liberal Party he was replaced by Kenneth Williams of the Reform Party. Frederick Lynsar the Liberal candidate who lost to the Reform candidate was Chairman of the Gisborne Harbour Board and an ex-chairman of the Cook County Council; he was described as a "staunch supporter" of James Carroll and William MacDonald. Lynsar was a brother of
Western Bay of Plenty District area that is not part of the district). The district came into being in the local government reorganisation of 1989; with minor modifications to the boundaries, it merged the old Tauranga County and Te Puke Borough. The greatest changes were in the northwest, with Waihi Beach being transferred to the district from the old Ohinemuri County, and in the vicinity of Tauranga City, where some of the hinterland, formerly in the county, was transferred to the city. The wards (for the purposes of electing district councillors) are the following: Western Bay of Plenty District Western Bay of Plenty District is