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1914 New Zealand general election
General election in New Zealand
General election in New Zealand
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1914 New Zealand general election | |
| country | New Zealand | |
| flag_year | 1914 | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1911 New Zealand general election | |
| previous_year | 1911 | |
| outgoing_members | 18th New Zealand Parliament | |
| next_election | 1919 New Zealand general election | |
| next_year | 1919 | |
| seats_for_election | All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| 41 seats were needed for a majority | ||
| election_date | 10 & 11 December 1914 | |
| elected_mps | [elected members](19th-new-zealand-parliament) | |
| turnout | 84.7% | |
| image1 | [[File:William Ferguson Massey 1919.jpg | 200x200px]] |
| leader1 | William Massey | |
| leader_since1 | 11 February 1909 | |
| party1 | Reform Party (New Zealand) | |
| leaders_seat1 | Franklin | |
| last_election1 | 38 seats, 33.4% | |
| seats_before1 | 41 | |
| seats1 | **40** | |
| seat_change1 | 1 | |
| popular_vote1 | **243,122** | |
| percentage1 | **47.1%** | |
| swing1 | 13.7% | |
| image2 | [[File:Joseph Ward c. 1906.jpg | 200x200px]] |
| leader2 | Joseph Ward | |
| leader_since2 | [11 September 1913](1913-new-zealand-liberal-party-leadership-election) | |
| party2 | New Zealand Liberal Party | |
| leaders_seat2 | Awarua | |
| last_election2 | 36 seats, 34.2% | |
| seats_before2 | 32 | |
| seats2 | 34 | |
| seat_change2 | 2 | |
| popular_vote2 | 222,299 | |
| percentage2 | 43.1% | |
| swing2 | 8.9% | |
| image4 | [[File:Alfred H. Hindmarsh.png | 200x200px]] |
| leader4 | Alfred Hindmarsh | |
| leader_since4 | 7 April 1912 | |
| party4 | United Labour Party (New Zealand) | |
| leaders_seat4 | Wellington South | |
| last_election4 | *Not yet founded* | |
| seats_before4 | 2 | |
| seats4 | 3 | |
| seat_change4 | 1 | |
| popular_vote4 | 22,672 | |
| percentage4 | 4.2% | |
| swing4 | 4.2% | |
| image5 | [[File:James McCombs 1920s.jpg | 200x200px]] |
| leader5 | James McCombs | |
| leader_since5 | *Unclear* | |
| party5 | Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) | |
| leaders_seat5 | Lyttelton | |
| last_election5 | *Not yet founded* | |
| seats_before5 | 3 | |
| seats5 | 2 | |
| seat_change5 | 1 | |
| popular_vote5 | 22,500 | |
| percentage5 | 4.2% | |
| swing5 | 4.2% | |
| map_image | 1914 New Zealand general election - Results.svg | |
| map_size | 400px | |
| map_caption | Results of the election. | |
| title | Prime Minister | |
| posttitle | Subsequent Prime Minister | |
| before_election | William Massey | |
| after_election | William Massey | |
| before_party | Reform Party (New Zealand) | |
| after_party | Reform Party (New Zealand) |
41 seats were needed for a majority
The 1914 New Zealand general election was held on 10 December to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Maori vote was held on 11 December. A total number of 616,043 voters were registered, of which 84.7% voters turned out to vote.
The election saw William Massey's Reform Government maintain power.
The second-ballot voting system had been repealed in 1913, and first-past-the-post voting reinstated for the 1914 election.
Soldiers serving overseas in the NZEF were given a vote by the Expeditionary Forces Voting Act, 1914. They voted for a party (Liberal, Labour or Reform) and their votes were allocated to a candidate for their electorate by a representative of their party; which sometimes required the representative to choose between rival "Liberal" or "Labour" candidates.
Summary of results
Party totals
| [[File:1914 nz parliament.svg | center]] | Election results | Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform Party | 84 | 243,025 | 45.47 | **40** | |||
| Liberal Party | 77 | 227,706 | 42.61 | **34** | |||
| United Labour | 10 | 22,672 | 4.24 | **3** | |||
| Social Democrat | 11 | 22,500 | 4.21 | **2** | |||
| Independents | 12 | 18,554 | 3.47 | 1 | |||
| Total valid votes | 534,457 | **80** | |||||
| Informal votes | 5,618 | 1.04 | |||||
| Registered voters | 616,043 | ||||||
| Total candidates | 193 |
- Auckland West, Hawke's Bay, Taumarunui, Wairarapa, Waitaki and Wellington Central were won by the Liberals from Reform
- Chalmers, Dunedin West, Motueka, and Northern Maori were won by Reform from the Liberals
- Nelson was won by Reform from an independent.
- Otaki was won by Reform from the Social Democrats.
- Dunedin North was won by United Labour from Reform
- Four electorates replaced their incumbent MP with another from the same party: Christchurch East and Temuka (Liberal), Eden and Wellington Suburbs and Country (Reform).
Votes summary
Results
The following are the results of the 1914 general election:
Key
| - |
|---|
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Independent Labour |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Independent politician |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = United Labour Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| - |
| - |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Independent politician |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| } |
References
References
- "General elections 1853–2005 – dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand.
- Barry Gustafson. (1980). "Labour's Path to Political Independence". Auckland University Press.
- (1915). "The General Election, 1914". [[National Library of New Zealand.
- "Henry Featherston Toogood (1879–1962)". [[Engineering New Zealand]].
- (4 November 1914). "General Election". [[The Press]].
- (12 December 1914). "Mr. H.C. Tewsley". Observer.
- (22 November 1922). "Labour's Candidates". [[Maoriland Worker]].
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