Harold Rushworth Country Party Harold Rushworth Country Party The Bay of Islands by-election of 1929 was a by-election held on 10 April 1929 during the 22nd New Zealand Parliament in the Northland electorate of Bay of Islands.

The by-election came about because Harold Rushworth's win in the general election of the previous year was declared void.

[1] Supporters of Allen Bell filed a petition to the electoral court complaining of voting irregularities.

[4] This petition was ultimately successful and it was announced by the court that a by-election should take place for the seat.

Rushworth's improved showing can be put down to the fact that he got most of the votes that were previously cast for Hornblow.