, ▁and ▁afterwards ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁Empire ▁Lo an ▁and ▁Dis count ▁Company . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Mc Le an ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁In ang ah ua ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁, ▁but ▁came ▁last ▁with ▁just ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Mc Le an ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁, ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁Alfred ▁New man . ▁He ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁three - member ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁, ▁where ▁he ▁came ▁sevent h . ▁ ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Well ington ▁elect or ate ▁from ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁by - e lection ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁general ▁election , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁defeated . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁the ▁later ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Francis ▁Bell ▁by ▁ 3 3 8 8 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 3 2 4 5 . ▁ ▁Mc Le an ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁came ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁second ▁to ▁John ▁A it ken , ▁with ▁just ▁ 1 9 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 3 2 %) ▁between ▁them . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Well ington ▁East ▁elect or ate ▁again ▁in ▁, ▁but ▁the ▁Liberal ▁vote ▁was ▁split ▁by ▁another ▁Liberal ▁candidate , ▁George ▁W inder . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot , ▁both ▁Liberal ▁candidates ▁were ▁elimin ated . ▁This ▁left ▁the ▁Independent ▁Political ▁Labour ▁League