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1922 New Zealand general election
Election in New Zealand
Election in New Zealand
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1922 New Zealand general election | |
| country | New Zealand | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1919 New Zealand general election | |
| previous_year | 1919 | |
| outgoing_members | 20th New Zealand Parliament | |
| next_election | 1925 New Zealand general election | |
| next_year | 1925 | |
| seats_for_election | All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| 41 seats needed for a majority | ||
| election_date | 6 (Māori) & 7 December (general) 1922 | |
| elected_mps | [elected members](21st-new-zealand-parliament) | |
| turnout | 87.7% | |
| image1 | [[File:William Ferguson Massey 1919.jpg | 121px]] |
| leader1 | William Massey | |
| leader_since1 | 11 February 1909 | |
| party1 | Reform Party (New Zealand) | |
| leaders_seat1 | Franklin | |
| last_election1 | 45 seats, 35.7% | |
| seats1 | **37** | |
| seat_change1 | 8 | |
| popular_vote1 | **249,735** | |
| percentage1 | **39.4%** | |
| swing1 | 3.7% | |
| image2 | [[File:Thomas Wilford, 1928.jpg | 130px]] |
| leader2 | Thomas Wilford | |
| leader_since2 | 7 September 1920 | |
| party2 | New Zealand Liberal Party | |
| leaders_seat2 | Hutt | |
| last_election2 | 19 seats, 28.7% | |
| seats2 | 22 | |
| seat_change2 | 3 | |
| popular_vote2 | 166,708 | |
| percentage2 | 26.3% | |
| swing2 | 2.4% | |
| image3 | ||
| leader3 | Harry Holland | |
| leader_since3 | [27 August 1919](1919-new-zealand-labour-party-leadership-election) | |
| party3 | New Zealand Labour Party | |
| leaders_seat3 | Buller | |
| last_election3 | 8 seats, 24.2% | |
| seats3 | 17 | |
| seat_change3 | 9 | |
| popular_vote3 | 150,448 | |
| percentage3 | 23.7% | |
| swing3 | 0.5% | |
| map_image | 1922 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 needed for a majority
The 1922 New Zealand general election was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates, and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 700,111 (87.7%) voters turned out to vote. In one seat (Bay of Plenty) there was only one candidate.
1922 was the year when residents of the Chatham Islands were enfranchised for the first time (included in Lyttelton and Western Māori electorates).
Result
William Massey formed a government, but with the loss in support for the Reform Party he had to negotiate for support with Independents, and with two Liberal Party members.
The Liberal Party was in decline and disorganised. Just before the 1925 election (held on 4 November), two Liberal MPs from Christchurch who had supported Massey (along with Independents Harry Atmore and Allen Bell) were appointed to the Legislative Council. They were Leonard Isitt and George Witty who were both appointed to the Legislative Council by Gordon Coates on 28 October 1925. Both were Liberals and their retirement removed "a source of some bitterness from the Party’s ranks (Coates rewarded them with seats in the Legislative Council the day after the election)". Gordon Coates was Reform, and both of their seats went to Reform candidates in 1925.
Party Totals
Party totals
| [[File:1922 nz parliament.svg | center]] | Election results | Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform Party (New Zealand)}} | Reform Party | 76 | 249,735 | 39.35 | **37** | ||
| New Zealand Liberal Party}} | Liberal Party | 56 | 166,708 | 26.26 | **22** | ||
| New Zealand Labour Party}} | Labour Party | 41 | 150,448 | 23.70 | **17** | ||
| Independent politician}} | Others | 39 | 67,837 | 10.69 | **4** | ||
| Total | 212 | 634,728 | **80** |
*Note: For numbers of candidates see Wilson (1985) p. 295; for numbers of votes and percentage see Wilson (1985) p. 289. Electorate results given below include 38 Reform and 21 Liberal members. The figures given in the table agree with Mackie and Rose, as well as the article on New Zealand elections.
Votes summary
Electorate results
The results of the 1922 election were as follows:
Key
| - |
|---|
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| 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 Labour Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = Independent politician |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour 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 = Independent politician |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour 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 Labour Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour 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 = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour 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 Labour Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = Independent Liberal |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Independent politician |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| 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 Labour 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 = Independent Liberal |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Independent politician |
| 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 = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| 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 = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = Independent Liberal |
| 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 = 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) |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| incumbent-party = Independent Liberal |
| winner-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour 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 |
| winner-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| 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 = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour 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 = 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 Labour Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| winner-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| incumbent-party = Independent Liberal |
| winner-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = Independent Liberal |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| winner-party = New Zealand Labour Party |
| second-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| - |
| - |
| incumbent-party = New Zealand Liberal Party |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| incumbent-party = Reform Party (New Zealand) |
| second-party = Independent politician |
| } |
Summary of changes
A boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of one seat:
- , held by John Edie
At the same time, one new seat was created:
Notes
References
References
- "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand.
- (1923). "The General Election, 1922". Government Printer.
- (14 December 1922). "Awarua". Hawera & Normanby Star.
- (22 November 1922). "Labour's Candidates". [[Maoriland Worker]].
- (1 November 1935). "Women Take Part". [[The Evening Post (New Zealand).
- {{DNZB. Pugsley. Chris. 3r34. Russell, Andrew Hamilton. 10 November 2013
- (13 December 1922). "The Official Count". [[Auckland Star]].
- (15 December 1922). "Official Counts". [[The Evening Post (New Zealand).
- (18 December 1922). "The Final Counts". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
- (14 December 1922). "Electoral". [[Auckland Star]].
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