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
Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate) each review. For the 2008 election, the eastern boundary moved far westwards to the eastern fringe of Te Puke, in the process abandoning sections of the central coast to the Rotorua and East Coast seats. Bay of Plenty was created for the change to the mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation voting system; it was carved out of parts of the old seats of Kaimai, Tarawera and Eastern Bay of Plenty. Its original incarnation was based mostly around Whakatane and Opotiki districts, with the remaining population coming from Te Puke and parts of greater Tauranga. Bay of Plenty has been a safe