1881 New Zealand general election

General election April 2024 April 2022 1881 general election New Zealand parliamentary no 1879 New Zealand general election 1879 7th New Zealand Parliament 1884 New Zealand general election 1884 9th New Zealand Parliament All 95 seats in the House of Representatives 8 (Māori) & 9 (general) December 1881 elected members 66.5% 150px John Hall 1879 B8BFFE Conservative Independents Selwyn 45 0 N/A N/A N/A 140px George Grey 1877 FBEC5D Greyite Independents Auckland East 39 2 N/A N/A N/A Premier Subsequent Premier John Hall John Hall Independent politician Independent politician The 1881 New Zealand general election was held on 8 and 9 December in the Māori and European electorates, respectively, to elect 95 MPs to the 8th session of the New Zealand Parliament. 1881 was the first time a general election was held under universal male suffrage; all MPs were elected in single-member electorates; and the country quota was introduced, allowing rural electorates to have 25% fewer voters than urban electorates. Beginning with the 1881 election, all elections in European electorates were to be held on the same day, a measure not introduced for Māori electorates until 1951.The Origins of the Māori Seats http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/ParlSupport/ResearchPapers/5/b/e/00PLLawRP03141-Origins-of-the-M-ori-seats.htm New Zealand Parliament 2 April 2012 9 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130109030635/http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/ParlSupport/ResearchPapers/5/b/e/00PLLawRP03141-Origins-of-the-M-ori-seats.htm dead 1881 electoral redistribution The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 election. In the six years since, New Zealand's European population had increased by 65%. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of European representatives to 91 (up from 84 since the 1875–76 election). The number of Māori electorates was held at four. The House further decided that electorates should not have more than one representative, which led to 35 new electorates being formed: Ashburton, Auckland North, Awarua, Christchurch North, Christchurch South, Coromandel, Dunedin Central, Dunedin East, Dunedin South, Dunedin West, Foxton, Franklin North, Franklin South, Hawke's Bay, Hokonui, Inangahua, Kumara, Lincoln, Manukau, Moeraki, Peninsula, St Albans, Stanmore, Sydenham, Taranaki, Tauranga, Te Aro, Thorndon, Waimate, Waipawa, Wairarapa North, Wairarapa South, Waitotara, Wakanui, and Wellington South. In addition, two electorates that had previously been abolished were recreated: Bay of Islands and Oamaru.McRobie 1989 43–48 These changes necessitated a major disruption to existing boundaries. Only six electorates remained unchanged: Waikato, Waipa, Bruce, Lyttelton, Nelson, and Picton.McRobie 1989 43–48 The electoral distribution was the first that formally acknowledged the existence of a country quota, where country electorates contained 25% fewer voters than town electorates.McRobie 1989 47 The election The 1881 election was held on Thursday, 8 December, in the Māori electorates and on Friday, 9 December, in the European electorates to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 8th Parliament. A total number of 120,972 (66.5%) voters turned out to vote.General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout http://www.elections.org.nz/events/past-events/general-elections-1853-2014-dates-and-turnout Elections New Zealand 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20141114115332/http://www.elections.org.nz/events/past-events/general-elections-1853-2014-dates-and-turnout 14 November 2014 dead In 11 seats there was only one candidate.Wilson 1985 286 36 and 55 seats were in the North Island and South Island, respectively, plus the 4 Māori electorates.Wilson 1985 173 The incumbent government led by John Hall retained office having support from 45 members with 39 "Greyites" (supporters of George Grey) and 11 Independents not affiliated with either faction.New Elections https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18811212.2.12 11 September 2016 Thames Star XII 4042 12 December 1881 2 Results The following table shows the successful candidate for each electorate.Cooper 1882 1–3 Member Electorate Affiliation MP's term William Montgomery William Montgomery (New Zealand politician) Akaroa Greyite 04Fourth Edward George Wright Ashburton Greyite 02Second William Fisher Pearson Ashley Greyite 01First George Grey Auckland East Greyite 04Fourth Thomas Peacock Thomas Peacock (politician) Auckland North Independent 01First Joseph Dargaville Auckland West Independent 01First William Rolleston Avon Conservative 05Fifth James Parker Joyce Awarua Greyite 02Second Richard Hobbs Richard Hobbs (politician) Bay of Islands Conservative 02Second James Rutherford James Rutherford (New Zealand politician) Bruce Independent 01First John Munro John Munro (New Zealand politician born 1839) Buller Independent Liberal 01First William Barron William Barron (politician) Caversham Greyite 02Second Hugh McIlraith Cheviot Conservative 01First Henry Thomson Henry Thomson (New Zealand politician) Christchurch North Conservative 01First John Holmes John Holmes (New Zealand politician) Christchurch South Greyite 01First James William Thomson Clutha Conservative 04Fourth David McMillan David McMillan (politician) Coleridge Conservative 01First Alfred Cadman Coromandel Greyite 01First Thomas Bracken Dunedin Central Greyite 01First Matthew Green Matthew Green (New Zealand politician) Dunedin East Independent 01First Henry Fish Dunedin South Independent 01First Thomas Dick Thomas Dick (politician) Dunedin West Conservative 04Fourth Vincent Pyke Dunstan Greyite 04Fourth Allan McDonald Allan McDonald (New Zealand politician) East Coast Greyite 02Second Joseph Tole Eden Greyite 03Third Harry Atkinson Egmont Conservative 06Sixth James Wilson James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1849) Foxton Conservative 01First Benjamin Harris Benjamin Harris (New Zealand politician) Franklin North Greyite 02Second Ebenezer Hamlin Franklin South Greyite 03Third William Postlethwaite Geraldine Conservative 01First James Sutter Gladstone Independent 01First Joseph Petrie Greymouth Conservative 01First Fred Sutton Hawkes Bay Conservative 03Third Henry Wynn-Williams Heathcote Conservative 01First Gerard George Fitzgerald Hokitika Conservative 01First Henry Driver Hokonui Conservative 05Fifth Thomas Mason Thomas Mason (New Zealand politician) Hutt Conservative 02Second Thomas S. Weston Inangahua Conservative 02Second Henry Feldwick Invercargill Greyite 02Second Isaac Wilson Isaac Wilson (New Zealand politician) Kaiapoi Conservative 01First Richard Seddon Kumara Greyite 02Second Arthur O'Callaghan Lincoln Conservative 01First Harry Allwright Lyttelton Conservative 02Second Walter Johnston New Zealand politician Manawatu Conservative 04Fourth Maurice O'Rorke Manukau Independent 06Sixth Edwin Mitchelson Marsden Conservative 01First Francis Wallace Mackenzie Mataura Greyite 01First John McKenzie John McKenzie (New Zealand politician) Moeraki Greyite 01First Richmond Hursthouse Motueka Conservative 03Third Cecil de Lautour Mount Ida Greyite 03Third John Buchanan John Buchanan (New Zealand politician) Napier Greyite 01First Henry Levestam Nelson Greyite 02Second Thomas Kelly Thomas Kelly (New Zealand politician) New Plymouth Conservative 05Fifth William Swanson William Swanson (New Zealand politician) Newton Conservative 04Fourth Samuel Shrimski Oamaru Greyite 03Third Frederick Moss Parnell Greyite 03Third James Seaton James Seaton (New Zealand politician) Peninsula Greyite 02Second Edward Connoly Edward Conolly (judge) Picton Conservative 01First James Macandrew Port Chalmers Greyite 08Eighth Jack Stevens Jack Stevens (New Zealand politician) Rangitikei Independent Liberal 01First Seymour Thorne George Rodney Greyite 03Third John Bathgate Roslyn Greyite 02Second John Hall John Hall (New Zealand politician) Selwyn Conservative 05Fifth John Evans Brown St Albans Greyite 03Third Walter Pilliet Stanmore Conservative 01First William White William White (New Zealand politician) Sydenham Greyite 01First James Fulton James Fulton (New Zealand politician) Taieri Conservative 02Second Robert Trimble Robert Trimble (politician) Taranaki Conservative 02Second George Morris George Morris (New Zealand politician) Tauranga Conservative 02Second Charles John Johnston Charles Johnston (New Zealand politician) Te Aro Conservative 01First John Sheehan John Sheehan (New Zealand politician) Thames Independent 04Fourth William Levin Thorndon Conservative 02Second Richard Turnbull Richard Turnbull (politician) Timaru Greyite 03Third James Clark Brown Tuapeka Greyite 05Fifth John Blair Whyte Waikato Conservative 02Second James Green James Green (New Zealand politician) Waikouaiti Conservative 02Second William Steward William Steward (New Zealand politician) Waimate Conservative 02Second Joseph Shephard Waimea Greyite 03Third Frederick Alexander Whitaker Waipa Conservative 02Second William Cowper Smith Waipawa Independent Liberal 01First George Beetham Wairarapa North Conservative 03Third Wally Buchanan Wairarapa South Conservative 01First Henry Dodson Wairau Greyite 01First Tom Duncan Tom Duncan (politician) Waitaki Greyite 01First William John Hurst Waitemata Conservative 02Second John Bryce Waitotara Conservative 05Fifth Cathcart Wason Wakanui Conservative 02Second Thomas Fergus Wakatipu Conservative 01First Theophilus Daniel Wallace Greyite 01First William Hogg Watt Wanganui Conservative 02Second William Hutchison William Hutchison (New Zealand politician) Wellington South Greyite 02Second Henare Tomoana X-01Eastern Maori Conservative 03Third Hone Tawhai X-02Northern Maori Greyite 02Second Hori Kerei Taiaroa X-03Southern Maori Greyite 04Fourth Wiremu Te Wheoro X-04Western Maori Greyite 02Second Notes References G. S. Cooper Votes Recorded for Each Candidate 1882 Government Printer https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1882-I.2.2.4.1 24 October 2015 Electoral Atlas of New Zealand McRobie Alan 1989 GP Books Wellington 0-477-01384-8 Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103