They were: Holland as well as Angus McLagan had declined to be candidates prior to the selection meeting.

[1] Horace Ian Simson, the former Mayor of Hastings and chairman of the Hawke's Bay Rivers Board, stood in the seat as a Liberal–Labour candidate.

[2] Edward L. Hills, a Christchurch based trade unionist, announced himself as an independent Labour candidate.

[5] Webb, who had previously clashed with the leadership of the United Mine Workers Union over worker employment status, faced opposition from its members during the election.

The union's secretary, Angus McLagan, was particularly opposed to Webb and stumped the coalfields in the constituency making speeches demanding that Webb be replaced by a genuine miners' candidate to represent Labour.