The Taumarunui by-election of 1915 was a by-election during the 18th New Zealand Parliament in the electorate. It was held on the 15 June 1915. The seat had become vacant in May 1915 when incumbent Taumarunui MP's Bill Jennings' election the previous year was declared void. Jennings stood again and successfully retained his seat.
Background Following many close results at the 1914 general election, combined with the fact that the security of the Government hung on them, the Reform Party filed for a record number of electoral petitions. Reform was particularly disappointed by their losses in Taumarunui and to the Liberal Party, the petitions launched in those seats alleged irregularities. It was discovered that William Jennings had been wrongly enrolled on the Taumarunui electoral roll rather than . Liberal leader Sir Joseph Ward campaigned energetically in the seat in support of Jennings.
Results The following table gives the election results:
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