New Zealand general election, 1914

New Zealand general election, 1914

1911 ← 10 & 11 December 1914 → 1919

All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 41 seats were needed for a majority Turnout 84.7%   First party Second party   Leader William Massey Joseph Ward Party Reform Liberal Leader since 1909 1906 Leader's seat Franklin Awarua Last election 38 seats 36 seats Seats before 41 32 Seats won 40 34 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 243,122 222,299 Percentage 47.1% 43.1%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Alfred Hindmarsh Unclear Party United Labour Social Democrat Leader since 1914 Leader's seat Wellington South Last election 1 seat 0 seats Seats before 2 2 Seats won 3 2 Seat change 1 0 Popular vote 49,482 Unknown Percentage 9.6% Unknown

Prime Minister before election William Massey Reform Prime Minister-designate William Massey Reform

The New Zealand general election of 1914 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.^[1]

The second-ballot voting system was repealed in 1913, and first-past-the-post voting reinstated for the 1914 election.^[1]

The election saw William Massey's Reform Government maintain power.

Summary of results [edit]

• 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 and Otaki were won by Reform from independents.
• 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).

Detailed results [edit]

References [edit]

See also [edit]

• Politics of New Zealand
• Elections in New Zealand

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