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1902 New Zealand general election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1902 general election | |
| country | New Zealand | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1899 New Zealand general election | |
| previous_year | 1899 | |
| outgoing_members | 14th New Zealand Parliament | |
| next_election | 1905 New Zealand general election | |
| next_year | 1905 | |
| elected_members | 16th New Zealand Parliament | |
| seats_for_election | All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| 41 seats were needed for a majority | ||
| election_date | 25 November (general) & 22 December (Māori) 1902 | |
| elected_mps | [elected members](15th-new-zealand-parliament) | |
| turnout | 76.7% | |
| image1 | [[File:Richard Seddon, 1906.jpg | 220x220px]] |
| leader1 | Richard Seddon | |
| leader_since1 | [28 April 1893](1893-new-zealand-liberal-party-leadership-election) | |
| party1 | New Zealand Liberal Party | |
| leaders_seat1 | Westland | |
| last_election1 | 49 seats | |
| seats1 | **47** | |
| seat_change1 | 2 | |
| popular_vote1 | **215,378** | |
| percentage1 | 51.8 | |
| swing1 | 1.9 | |
| image2 | [[File:William Ferguson Massey, 1905.jpg | 220x220px]] |
| leader2 | William Massey | |
| leader_since2 | 3 July 1901 | |
| party2 | Conservative (New Zealand) | |
| leaders_seat2 | Franklin | |
| last_election2 | 19 seats | |
| seats2 | 19 | |
| seat_change2 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 85,652 | |
| percentage2 | 20.6 | |
| swing2 | 16.0 | |
| map_image | 1902 New Zealand general election - Results.svg | |
| map_size | 400px | |
| map_caption | Results of the election. | |
| title | Premier | |
| posttitle | Subsequent Premier | |
| before_election | Richard Seddon | |
| after_election | Richard Seddon | |
| before_party | New Zealand Liberal Party | |
| after_party | New Zealand Liberal Party |
41 seats were needed for a majority
The 1902 New Zealand general election was held on Tuesday, 25 November, in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 415,789 (76.7%) voters turned out to vote.
The Rev Frank Isitt was nominated as the Prohibitionist candidate for ten separate electorates, and came second in eight. Another candidate, David Whyte, was nominated for two. Both men stood to ensure that a local liquor licensing poll was held in each electorate for which they were nominated.
1902 electoral redistribution
The Representation Act 1900 had increased the membership of the House of Representatives from general electorates 70 to 76, and this was implemented through the 1902 electoral redistribution. In 1902, changes to the country quota affected the three-member electorates in the four main centres. The tolerance between electorates was increased to ±1,250 so that the Representation Commissions (since 1896, there had been separate commissions for the North and South Islands) could take greater account of communities of interest. These changes proved very disruptive to existing boundaries. Six electorates were established for the first time: , , , , , and . Two electorates that previously existed were re-established: and .
This boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of three electorates:
- , held by Richard Meredith
- , held by Thomas Wilford
- , held by Thomas Mackenzie
Results
Frank Isitt, a Methodist minister, stood in ten seats as a Prohibition candidate, and came second in eight.
Party totals
The following table gives party strengths and vote distribution according to Wilson (1985), who records Maori representatives as Independents prior to the .
| [[File:1902 nz parliament.svg | center]] | Election results | Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **105** | **215,378** | **51.8** | **47** | **-2** | ||||
| 53 | 85,652 | 20.6 | 19 | ±0 | ||||
| 54 | 115,173 | 27.7 | 14 | +8 |
Votes summary
Electorate results
The following are the results of the 1902 general election:
Key
Liberal–Labour
| - |
|---|
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| incumbent-party = Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| winner-party = Independent politician |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Independent Liberal |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = Independent Liberal |
| winner-party = Independent Liberal |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Independent Liberal |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| - |
| - |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Conservative (New Zealand) |
| second-party = |
| } |
Notes
Footnotes
References
References
- {{DNZB. Gustafson. Barry. 2m39. Massey, William Ferguson. 10 December 2011. Barry Gustafson
- "General elections 1853–2005 – dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand.
- (1903). "The General Election, 1902". [[National Library of New Zealand.
- (21 November 1902). "The Elections". [[The Press]].
- (26 November 1902). "Mr Charles Leech". [[Auckland Star]].
- (1 December 1902). "Electoral District of Napier". [[Hawke's Bay Herald]].
- (29 November 1902). "Electoral District of Oamaru". [[The Oamaru Mail]].
- (22 November 1902). "Page 18 Advertisements Column 1". Observer.
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