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1884 New Zealand general election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1884 general election | |
| country | New Zealand | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1881 New Zealand general election | |
| previous_year | 1881 | |
| outgoing_members | 8th New Zealand Parliament | |
| next_election | 1887 New Zealand general election | |
| next_year | 1887 | |
| elected_members | 10th New Zealand Parliament | |
| seats_for_election | All 95 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| election_date | 21 (Māori) & 22 (general) July 1884 | |
| elected_mps | [elected members](9th-new-zealand-parliament) | |
| turnout | 60.6% | |
| image1 | [[File:Robert Stout, 1885.jpg | 145px]] |
| leader1 | Robert Stout | |
| leader_since1 | 1884 | |
| color1 | FBEC5D | |
| party1 | Stout–Vogelites | |
| leaders_seat1 | Dunedin East | |
| seats1 | **57** | |
| seat_change1 | 18 | |
| popular_vote1 | *N/A* | |
| percentage1 | *N/A* | |
| swing1 | *N/A* | |
| image2 | [[File:Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, ca 1885.jpg | 150px]] |
| leader2 | Harry Atkinson | |
| leader_since2 | 1883 | |
| color2 | B8BFFE | |
| party2 | Conservatives | |
| leaders_seat2 | Egmont | |
| seats2 | 32 | |
| seat_change2 | 13 | |
| popular_vote2 | *N/A* | |
| percentage2 | *N/A* | |
| swing2 | *N/A* | |
| title | Premier | |
| posttitle | Subsequent Premier | |
| before_election | Harry Atkinson | |
| after_election | Robert Stout | |
| before_party | Independent politician | |
| after_party | Independent politician |
The 1884 New Zealand general election was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July. A total number of 137,686 (60.6%) voters turned out to vote. In 11 seats there was only one candidate.
1881 electoral redistribution
The same 95 electorates that were defined through the 1881 electoral redistribution were used for the 1884 election. The next electoral redistribution was held in 1887 in preparation for the .
Government formation
Prior to the election Harry Atkinson had served as Premier since 1883. His government was unpopular at the time and the polls went against him. Only 32 of the returned Members supported him whilst 57 opposed his government as well as 6 independents. Soon after the election his government fell in August 1884 after Robert Stout successfully passed a vote of no confidence and assumed the premiership with the support of Julius Vogel. A strong counter-offensive by Atkinson enabled him to unseat Stout again after only twelve days. Stout, however, was not so easily defeated, and took the Premiership again after seven days. This time, Stout held his position for three years, defeating Atkinson's attempts to oust him.
Results
The following table shows the results of the 1884 general election.
| Electorate | ||
|---|---|---|
| incumbent | Elected member | |
| defeated candidates | MP's term | |
| **Bay of Islands** | ||
| Held by R Hobbs | Richard Hobbs | Third |
| 2nd: M Gannon | ||
| 3rd: F MacKenzie | ||
| **Marsden** | ||
| Held by E Mitchelson | Edwin Mitchelson | Second |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Rodney** | ||
| Held by S George | William Moat | First |
| 2nd: N Wilson | ||
| **Waitemata** | ||
| Held by W Hurst | William Hurst | Third |
| 2nd: A Farnell | ||
| **Auckland North** | ||
| Held by T Peacock | Thomas Thompson | First |
| 2nd:J Newman | ||
| **Auckland West** | ||
| Held by J McM Dargaville | Joseph Dargaville | Second |
| 2nd:W Swanson | ||
| **Auckland East** | ||
| Held by G Grey | George Grey | Fifth |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Newton** | ||
| Held by W Swanson | Thomas Peacock | Second |
| 2nd: C de Lautour | ||
| **Parnell** | ||
| Held by FJ Moss | Frederick Moss | Fourth |
| 2nd:ST George | ||
| **Eden** | ||
| Held by J Tole | Joseph Tole | Fourth |
| 2nd: J O'Neil | ||
| **Manukau** | ||
| Held by M O'Rorke | Maurice O'Rorke | Seventh |
| 2nd: F Lawry | ||
| **Franklin North** | ||
| Held by B Harris | Frank Buckland | First |
| 2nd: J Harris | ||
| **Franklin South** | ||
| Held by E Hamlin | Ebenezer Hamlin | Fourth |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Coromandel** | ||
| Held by A Cadman | Alfred Cadman | Second |
| 2nd: A Brodie | ||
| **Thames** | ||
| Held by J Sheehan | William Fraser | First |
| 2nd: WJ Speight | ||
| **Waikato** | ||
| Held by JB Whyte | John Whyte | Third |
| Unopposed | ||
| **** | ||
| Held by FA Whitaker | Edward Lake | First |
| 2nd: W Jackson | ||
| **Tauranga** | ||
| Held by George Morris | GB Morris | Third |
| 2nd: W Kelly | ||
| **East Coast** | ||
| Held by S Locke | Samuel Locke | Second |
| 2nd: WL Rees | ||
| **Napier** | ||
| Held by J Buchanan | John Ormond | Sixth |
| 2nd: J Sheehan | ||
| **Hawkes Bay** | ||
| Held by F Sutton | William Russell | Third |
| 2nd: F Sutton | ||
| 3rd: A Desmond | ||
| **Waipawa** | ||
| Held by WC Smith | William Smith | Second |
| 2nd:T Tanner | ||
| **Rangitikei** | ||
| Held by J Stevens | Robert Bruce | First |
| 2nd: J Stevens | ||
| **Manawatu** | ||
| Held by WW Johnston | Douglas Macarthur | First |
| 2nd: D Frazer | ||
| 3rd: A Burr | ||
| **Waitotara** | ||
| Held by J Bryce | John Bryce | Sixth |
| 2nd: T McDonnell | ||
| **Wanganui** | ||
| Held by WH Watt | John Ballance | Fourth |
| 2nd: J Hutchinson | ||
| 3rd: WH Watt | ||
| **New Plymouth** | ||
| Held by T Kelly | Oliver Samuel | First |
| 2nd: EM Smith | ||
| 3rd: T Kelly | ||
| 4th: C Brown | ||
| **Taranaki** | ||
| Held by R Trimble | Robert Trimble | Third |
| 2nd: T Bayly | ||
| 3rd: J Colesby | ||
| **Egmont** | ||
| Held by HA Atkinson | Harry Atkinson | Seventh |
| 2nd: AA Fantham | ||
| **Foxton** | ||
| Held by J Wilson | James Wilson | Second |
| 2nd: CB Izard | ||
| 3rd: JR Browne | ||
| **Hutt** | ||
| Held by T Mason | Henry Fitzherbert | First |
| 2nd: T Mason | ||
| **Wairarapa North** | ||
| Held by G Beetham | George Beetham | Fourth |
| 2nd: William Wilson McCardle | ||
| **Wairarapa South** | ||
| Held by WC Buchanan | Walter Buchanan | Second |
| 2nd: H Bunny | ||
| **Thorndon** | ||
| Held by W Levin | Alfred Newman | Second |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Te Aro** | ||
| Held by CJ Johnston | Charles Johnston | Second |
| 2nd: FH Fraser | ||
| 3rd: E Shaw | ||
| 4th: JH Shaw | ||
| 5th: J O'Shea | ||
| **Wellington South** | ||
| Held by W Hutchinson | George Fisher | First |
| 2nd: W Hutchinson | ||
| **Picton** | ||
| Held by E Connolly | Edward Connolly | Second |
| 2nd: WH Eyes | ||
| **Nelson** | ||
| Held by H Levestam | Henry Levestam | Third |
| 2nd: J Piper | ||
| **Motueka** | ||
| Held by R Hursthouse | Richmond Hursthouse | Fourth |
| 2nd: J Kerr | ||
| **Waimea** | ||
| Held by J Shephard | Joseph Shephard | Fourth |
| 2nd: W Wastney | ||
| **Wairau** | ||
| Held by H Dodson | Henry Dodson | Second |
| 2nd: J Ward | ||
| **Buller** | ||
| Held by J Munro | Eugene O'Conor | Second |
| 2nd: J Munro | ||
| **Inangahua** | ||
| Held by E Shaw | Andrew Menteath | First |
| 2nd: RHJ Reeves | ||
| **Greymouth** | ||
| Held by J Petrie | Arthur Guinness | First |
| 2nd: J Petrie | ||
| **Cheviot** | ||
| Held by H McIlraith | James Lance | First |
| 2nd: W Gibson | ||
| 3rd: GM Adams | ||
| **Kumara** | ||
| Held by R Seddon | Richard Seddon | Third |
| 2nd: E Blake | ||
| **Hokitika** | ||
| Held by GG Fitzgerald | John Bevan | First |
| 2nd: GG Fitzgerald | ||
| 3rd: J Clarke | ||
| **Ashley** | ||
| Held by WF Pearson | William Pearson | Second |
| 2nd: P Duncan | ||
| **Kaiapoi** | ||
| Held by E Richardson | Edward Richardson | Fifth |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Avon** | ||
| Held by W Rolleston | Leonard Harper | Second |
| 2nd: W Dunlop | ||
| 3rd: Williams | ||
| **St Albans** | ||
| Held By JE Brown | Francis Garrick | First |
| 2nd: J Jebson | ||
| 3rd: T Cooper | ||
| **Stanmore** | ||
| Held by WH Pilliet | Dan Reese | First |
| 2nd: G Rudenklau | ||
| 3rd: G Dorney | ||
| 4th: WH Pilliet | ||
| 5th: O Wansey | ||
| **Sydenham** | ||
| Held by W White | William White | Second |
| 2nd: John Lee Scott | ||
| **Christchurch North** | ||
| Held by H Thomson | Julius Vogel | Fifth |
| 2nd: John Crewes | ||
| **Christchurch South** | ||
| Held by J Holmes | John Holmes | Second |
| 2nd: Thomas Joynt | ||
| **Heathcote** | ||
| Held by W Wynn-Williams | John Coster | First |
| 2nd: Henry Wynn-Williams | ||
| 3rd: James Temple Fisher | ||
| **Lyttelton** | ||
| Held by H Allwright | Harry Allwright | Third |
| 2nd: SR Webb | ||
| 3rd: EM Clissold | ||
| **Akaroa** | ||
| Held by W Montgomery | William Montgomery | Fifth |
| 2nd: FA Anson | ||
| **Lincoln** | ||
| Held by AP O'Callaghan | Arthur O'Callaghan | Second |
| 2nd: A Saunders | ||
| **Coleridge** | ||
| Held by D McMillan | David McMillan | Second |
| 2nd: J Jebson | ||
| 3rd: R Tosswill | ||
| 4th: C Frazer | ||
| **Selwyn** | ||
| Held by E Wakefield | Edward Wakefield | Fourth |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Ashburton** | ||
| Held by EG Wright | William Walker | First |
| 2nd: JC Wason | ||
| 3rd: SC Jolly | ||
| 4th: JRCC Graham | ||
| **Wakanui** | ||
| Held by J Ivess | John Grigg | First |
| 2nd: J Ivess | ||
| 3rd: P McQuire | ||
| **Geraldine** | ||
| Held by W Postlethwaite | William Rolleston | Sixth |
| 2nd: Alfred Cox | ||
| 3rd: Francis Franks | ||
| **Timaru** | ||
| Held by R Turnbull | Richard Turnbull | Fourth |
| 2nd: EG Kerr | ||
| **Gladstone** | ||
| Held by JH Sutter | James Sutter | Second |
| 2nd: D Anderson | ||
| 3rd: JM Twomey | ||
| 4th: G Morris | ||
| **Waimate** | ||
| Held by WJ Steward | William Steward | Third |
| 2nd: A Haynes | ||
| 3rd: WJ Black | ||
| **Waitaki** | ||
| Held by TY Duncan | Thomas Duncan | Second |
| 2nd: D Sutherland | ||
| 3rd: T Ferens | ||
| **Oamaru** | ||
| Held by SE Shrimski | Samuel Shrimski | Fourth |
| 2nd: Viscount Reidhaven | ||
| **Moeraki** | ||
| Held by J McKenzie | John McKenzie | Second |
| 2nd: Charles Haynes | ||
| **Waikouaiti** | ||
| Held by J Green | John Buckland | First |
| 2nd: J Green | ||
| 3rd: J Arkle | ||
| **Port Chalmers** | ||
| Held by J Macandrew | James Macandrew | Ninth |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Roslyn** | ||
| Held by J Bathgate | Archibald Ross | First |
| 2nd: J Bathgate | ||
| **Dunedin West** | ||
| Held by T Dick | William Stewart | Third |
| 2nd: T Dick | ||
| **Dunedin East** | ||
| Held by MW Green | Robert Stout | Third |
| 2nd: MW Green | ||
| **Dunedin Central** | ||
| Held by T Bracken | James Bradsheigh-Bradshaw | Third |
| 2nd: T Bracken | ||
| 3rd: JGS Grant | ||
| **Dunedin South** | ||
| Held by HS Fish | James Gore | First |
| 2nd: Henry Fish | ||
| **Peninsula** | ||
| Held by WJM Larnach | William Larnach | Third |
| 2nd: Owen James Hodge | ||
| 3rd: John Wells | ||
| **Caversham** | ||
| Held by W Barron | William Barron | Third |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Taieri** | ||
| Held by J Fulton | James Fulton | Third |
| 2nd: WCF Carncross | ||
| 3rd: WAW Wathen | ||
| **Mount Ida** | ||
| Held by CA de Lautour | Scobie Mackenzie | First |
| 2nd: J Ewing | ||
| **Dunstan** | ||
| Held by V Pyke | Vincent Pyke | Fifth |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Bruce** | ||
| Held by J McDonald | Robert Gillies | First |
| 2nd: H Driver | ||
| 3rd: J McDonald | ||
| **Tuapeka** | ||
| Held by JC Brown | James Brown | Sixth |
| 2nd: F Oudaille | ||
| **Clutha** | ||
| Held by JW Thomson | James Thomson | Fifth |
| Unopposed | ||
| **Mataura** | ||
| Held by FW Mackenzie | George Richardson | First |
| 2nd: FW Mackenzie | ||
| **Awarua** | ||
| Held by JP Joyce | James Joyce | Third |
| 2nd: JL McDonald | ||
| 3rd: A Kinross | ||
| 4th: JW Mitchell | ||
| 5th: T Hodgkinson | ||
| **Invercargill** | ||
| Held by H Feldwick | Joseph Hatch | First |
| 2nd: H Feldwick | ||
| 3rd: G Lumsden | ||
| **Wakatipu** | ||
| Held by T Fergus | Thomas Fergus | Second |
| 2nd: JT Hornsby | ||
| 3rd: SN Brown | ||
| **Hokonui** | ||
| Held by H Driver | Cuthbert Cowan | Second |
| 2nd: Frank Stephen Canning | ||
| 3rd: Justus Hobbs | ||
| 4th: Thomas James Lumsden | ||
| **Wallace** | ||
| Held by T Daniel | Henry Hirst | Second |
| 2nd: S Hodgkinson | ||
| 3rd: T Daniel | ||
| 4th: M Hayes | ||
| **Northern Maori** | ||
| Held by H Tawhai | Ihaka Hakuene | First |
| **Eastern Maori** | ||
| Held by H Tomana | Wi Pere | First |
| **Western Maori** | ||
| Held by W Te Wheoro | Te Puke Te Ao | First |
| 2nd: Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui | ||
| see results for six more candidates | ||
| **Southern Maori** | ||
| Held by HK Taiaroa | Hōri Kerei Taiaroa | Fifth |
Notes
References
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