William Fraser was a 19th century Liberal Party

New Zealand Liberal Party

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 Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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He represented the Thames

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 electorate from 1884 to 1890.

In the 1890 general election

New Zealand general election, 1890

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, he was defeated for the Te Aroha

Te Aroha (New Zealand electorate)

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 electorate by William Shepherd Allen

William Shepherd Allen

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. Allen's election was declared void on 3 April 1891. Fraser won the resulting 9 July 1891 by-election and represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1893.