1911 New Zealand general election

none April 2024 April 2022 1911 New Zealand general election New Zealand parliamentary no 1908 New Zealand general election 1908 17th New Zealand Parliament 1914 New Zealand general election 1914 All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 41 seats were needed for a majority 7 to 19 December 1911 elected members 83.5% 115px Joseph Ward 6 August 1906 New Zealand Liberal Party Awarua 50 seats 33Bassett 1982 5 17 163,401 34.23% 14.4% 122px William Massey 11 February 1909 Reform Party (New Zealand) Franklin New 37Bassett 1982 5 37 161,773 33.37% 33.37% 140px Alfred Hindmarsh July 1910 DE2C34 Labour Wellington South 1 seat 4Bassett 1982 5 3 35,869 7.51% 2.62% 1911 New Zealand general election - Results.svg 400px Results of the election. Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Joseph Ward Joseph Ward New Zealand Liberal Party New Zealand Liberal Party The 1911 New Zealand general election was held on Thursday, 7 and 14 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 590,042 (83.5%) 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 January 2011 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 two seats (Eastern Maori and Gisborne)Bassett 1982 66 there was only one candidate (not one seat, as in WilsonWilson 1985 286). Outcome The result was that the Liberal Party, which had won a majority of seats (50 of 80) in Parliament, lost 17 seats and its majority, winning only 33. The Reform Party gained 9 to obtain a plurality (37) of seats. https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/18901993-general-elections 1890–1993 general elections Electoral Commission New Zealand 9 July 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230408001916/https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/18901993-general-elections 8 April 2023 Liberal Prime Minister Joseph Ward was able to retain office, but in 1912, Reform Party founder William Massey formed a new government.Bassett 1982 3-14 Joseph Ward hoped to remain in power with the support of independents and Labour Party members. Several candidates before the election made commitments to support the Ward Government in the event of a no-confidence motion in the House of Representatives. Ward considered delaying a new session of the house, perhaps for six months until June 1912, but following some tough talking from the Governor-General John Dickson-Poynder, he set the date as 15 February.Bassett 1982 5-6 To speed up the negotiating process, Ward promised to resign as Prime Minister after the Reform Party's no-confidence motion was defeated. The end result was even at 39 all, with the Speaker casting the deciding vote in favour of the Ward Government. Joseph Ward then resigned as Prime Minister on 28 March 1912. He was succeeded by Thomas Mackenzie and his new Cabinet was sworn in. The Mackenzie Government lasted only two months and was defeated by a no-confidence motion, 41 votes to 33 on 5 July 1912.Bassett 1982 3-14 The Second Ballot Act 1908 provided for second or runoff ballots between the top two candidates where the top candidate did not get an absolute majority. The second ballot was held seven days after the first ballot except in ten large rural seats, where fourteen days were allowed. At the 1911 election, all 30 second ballots were held seven days later. Two 1913 by-elections (Grey and Lyttelton) also required second ballots. The Second Ballot Act did not apply to the Maori electorates, and was used only in 1908 and 1911, as it was repealed in 1913. In 1911 were the first triennial national referendum on prohibition of alcohol. Referendums were subsequently held in conjunction with each general election (except for 1931 and 1951) until they were abolished in 1989. Results Party totals center Election results Party Candidates Total votes Percentage Seats won Reform Party (New Zealand)Reform 64 159,309 33.37 37 New Zealand Liberal PartyLiberal 89 163,401 34.23 33 New Zealand Labour Party (1910)Labour 20 35,869 7.51 4 New Zealand Socialist PartySocialist 8 9,091 1.90 0 Independent politicianIndependent 59 109,666 22.97 6 240 477,336 80 Votes summary Popular Vote #ddd 650px 410px Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party 34.23 Reform Reform Party (New Zealand) 33.37 Labour New Zealand Labour Party (1910) 7.51 Socialist New Zealand Socialist Party 1.90 Independents Independent politician 22.97 Parliament seats #ddd 650px 410px Reform Reform Party (New Zealand) 46.25 Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party 41.25 Labour New Zealand Labour Party (1910) 5.00 Independents Independent politician 7.50 Results The following are the results of the 1911 general election: Key Reform Party (New Zealand)New Zealand Liberal PartyNew Zealand Labour Party (1910)Independent LiberalIndependent LabourNew Zealand Socialist PartyLiberal-Labour (UK) Liberal–LabourIndependent politician3 Affiliation unknown Electorate results for the 1911 New Zealand general electionThe General Election, 1911 https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1912-II.2.4.2.20 National Library 1 August 2013 1–14 1912 |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electoratesnb † in Majority column depicts electorates in which a second ballot was held. |- Ashburton William Nosworthy Reform Party (New Zealand) 913† John Kennedy New Zealand Liberal Party Auckland Central Albert Glover New Zealand Liberal Party 2,261 Michael Joseph Savage New Zealand Socialist Party Auckland East Arthur Myers New Zealand Liberal Party 1,993 Arthur Withy Independent Labour Auckland West Charles Poole New Zealand Liberal Party James Bradney Reform Party (New Zealand) 1,577 Charles Poole New Zealand Liberal Party Avon George Russell New Zealand Liberal Party 271† James McCombs New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Awarua Joseph Ward New Zealand Liberal Party 628 John Hamilton Reform Party (New Zealand) Bay of Islands Vernon Reed New Zealand Liberal Party 183 George WilkinsonPolitical Gossip http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=MEX19141116.2.5 26 April 2015 The Marlborough Express C 266 16 November 1914 3 Reform Party (New Zealand) Bay of Plenty William MacDonald New Zealand Liberal Party 535 Harry De Lautour Reform Party (New Zealand) Bruce James Allen Reform Party (New Zealand) 675 Parker McKinlay New Zealand Liberal Party Buller James Colvin New Zealand Liberal Party 150 Fergus Ferguson Munro Reform Party (New Zealand) Chalmers Edward Henry Clark Independent Liberal 326† John Thomas Johnson Independent politician Christchurch East Thomas Davey New Zealand Liberal Party 1181† Henry Thacker Independent Liberal Christchurch North Leonard Isitt Independent Liberal 749† Dryden Hall Reform Party (New Zealand) Christchurch South Harry Ell New Zealand Liberal Party 631 Gains Whiting New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Clutha Alexander Malcolm Reform Party (New Zealand) 375 George LivingstoneClutha https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19111108.2.159 1 August 2020 Otago Witness 3008 8 November 1911 37 Independent politician Dunedin Central James Arnold Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Charles Statham Reform Party (New Zealand) 1544 James Arnold Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Dunedin North George Thomson Reform Party (New Zealand) 759† Robert Douglas Independent politician Dunedin South Thomas Sidey New Zealand Liberal Party 745 John McManus New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Dunedin West John A. Millar New Zealand Liberal Party 639† Harry Bedford Independent politician Eden John Bollard Reform Party (New Zealand) 663 William Speight New Zealand Liberal Party Egmont Bradshaw Dive Reform Party (New Zealand) Thomas Mackenzie New Zealand Liberal Party 327 Bradshaw Dive Reform Party (New Zealand) Ellesmere Heaton Rhodes Reform Party (New Zealand) 1581 George Armstrong Independent politician Franklin William Massey Reform Party (New Zealand) 1963 John McLarinElectoral district of Franklin: nominations https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19111206.2.80.5 1 August 2020 Auckland Star XLII 290 6 December 1911 16 New Zealand Liberal Party Gisborne James Carroll New Zealand Liberal Party yes true Grey Arthur Guinness New Zealand Liberal Party 1138 Paddy Webb New Zealand Socialist Party Grey Lynn George Fowlds New Zealand Liberal Party John Payne New Zealand Labour Party (1910) 38† George Fowlds Liberal-Labour Hawke's Bay Alfred Dillon New Zealand Liberal Party Hugh Campbell Reform Party (New Zealand) 1107† Horace Simson New Zealand Liberal Party Hurunui George Forbes New Zealand Liberal Party 939 David Macfarlane Reform Party (New Zealand) Hutt Thomas Wilford New Zealand Liberal Party 1931 Michael Reardon New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Invercargill Josiah Hanan New Zealand Liberal Party 667† Thomas Fleming Reform Party (New Zealand) Kaiapoi David Buddo New Zealand Liberal Party 209† Richard Moore Reform Party (New Zealand) Kaipara John Stallworthy New Zealand Liberal Party Gordon Coates Independent politician 572† John Stallworthy New Zealand Liberal Party Lyttelton George Laurenson New Zealand Liberal Party 2079 Colin Cook Independent politician Manukau Frederic Lang Reform Party (New Zealand) 2307 Ralph Stewart New Zealand Liberal Party Marsden Francis Mander Reform Party (New Zealand) 544 Edmund Purdie New Zealand Liberal Party Masterton Alexander Hogg New Zealand Liberal Party George Sykes Reform Party (New Zealand) 581† Alexander Hogg Independent Labour Mataura George Anderson Reform Party (New Zealand) 857 John MacGibbon Independent politician Motueka Roderick McKenzie New Zealand Liberal Party 1104 Frederick Smith Reform Party (New Zealand) Napier Vigor Brown New Zealand Liberal Party 1064 Henry HillMatthews Kay Morris 2h36 Henry Hill 10 October 2015 New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Nelson John Graham New Zealand Liberal Party Harry Atmore Independent politician 1516† Walter Moffatt Independent politician Oamaru Tom Duncan New Zealand Liberal Party Ernest Lee Reform Party (New Zealand) 1364 Tom Duncan New Zealand Liberal Party Ohinemuri Hugh Poland New Zealand Liberal Party 1207† Pat Hickey New Zealand Socialist Party Oroua David Guthrie Reform Party (New Zealand) 1092 Robert Hornblow New Zealand Liberal Party Otago Central Robert Scott Reform Party (New Zealand) 1810 William Mason New Zealand Liberal Party Otaki William Hughes Field Reform Party (New Zealand) John Robertson New Zealand Labour Party (1910) 21† William Hughes Field Reform Party (New Zealand) Pahiatua Bob Ross Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) James Escott Reform Party (New Zealand) 573† Bob Ross Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Palmerston David Buick Reform Party (New Zealand) 832 Robert McNab New Zealand Liberal Party Parnell Frank Lawry New Zealand Liberal Party James Samuel Dickson Reform Party (New Zealand) 438† John Findlay New Zealand Liberal Party Patea George Pearce Reform Party (New Zealand) 960 Patrick O'Dea New Zealand Liberal Party Raglan Richard Bollard Reform Party (New Zealand) 919† Allen Bell Reform Party (New Zealand) Rangitikei Robbie Smith New Zealand Liberal Party Edward Newman Reform Party (New Zealand) 1028 William Meldrum New Zealand Liberal Party Riccarton George Witty New Zealand Liberal Party 1373† Charles Ensor Independent politician Selwyn Charles Hardy Reform Party (New Zealand) William Dickie New Zealand Liberal Party 271 Charles Hardy Reform Party (New Zealand) Stratford John Hine Reform Party (New Zealand) 730 Joseph McCluggage New Zealand Liberal Party Taranaki Henry Okey Reform Party (New Zealand) 754 Charles Bellringer New Zealand Liberal Party Taumarunui Bill Jennings New Zealand Liberal Party Charles Wilson Reform Party (New Zealand) 125 Bill Jennings New Zealand Liberal Party Tauranga William Herries Reform Party (New Zealand) 1941 Robert King New Zealand Liberal Party Temuka Thomas Buxton New Zealand Liberal Party 1372 William Jeffries Reform Party (New Zealand) Thames Edmund Taylor New Zealand Liberal Party Thomas William Rhodes Independent Liberal 66 Edmund Taylor New Zealand Liberal Party Timaru James Craigie New Zealand Liberal Party 1226 Joseph Moore Reform Party (New Zealand) Waikato Henry Greenslade New Zealand Liberal Party Alexander Young Reform Party (New Zealand) 1128 Henry Greenslade New Zealand Liberal Party Waimarino Robbie Smith New Zealand Liberal Party 480† Frank Hockly Reform Party (New Zealand) Waipawa Charles Hall New Zealand Liberal Party George Hunter Reform Party (New Zealand) 569 Albert Jull New Zealand Liberal Party Wairarapa Wally Buchanan Reform Party (New Zealand) 125 J. T. Marryat Hornsby New Zealand Liberal Party Wairau John Duncan Reform Party (New Zealand) Richard McCallum New Zealand Liberal Party 142† John Duncan Reform Party (New Zealand) Waitaki William Steward New Zealand Liberal Party Francis Henry Smith Reform Party (New Zealand) 84† Jack MacPherson New Zealand Liberal Party Waitemata Leonard Phillips Reform Party (New Zealand) James Samuel Dickson Reform Party (New Zealand) 407† William Joseph Napier New Zealand Liberal Party Wakatipu William Fraser Reform Party (New Zealand) 91 James Horn New Zealand Liberal Party Wallace John Charles Thomson New Zealand Liberal Party 1962 Alan Carmichael Reform Party (New Zealand) Wanganui James Thomas Hogan Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Bill Veitch Independent Labour 1156† James Thomas Hogan Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Wellington East David McLaren New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Alfred Newman Reform Party (New Zealand) 65† David McLaren New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Wellington Central Francis Fisher Reform Party (New Zealand) 131† Robert Fletcher New Zealand Liberal Party Wellington North Alexander Herdman Reform Party (New Zealand) 1807 Arnold Woolford Izard New Zealand Liberal Party Wellington South Robert Wright Reform Party (New Zealand) Alfred Hindmarsh New Zealand Labour Party (1910) 254† Robert Wright Reform Party (New Zealand) Wellington Suburbs and Country John Luke New Zealand Liberal Party William Henry Dillon Bell Reform Party (New Zealand) 399 Frank Moore New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Westland Tom Seddon New Zealand Liberal Party 271 Henry Michel Reform Party (New Zealand) |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electoratesnb The affiliation of many of the Maori candidates is unknown or uncertain; note that the Second Ballot Act 1908 did not apply to Maori constituencies. |- Eastern Maori Āpirana Ngata New Zealand Liberal Party yes true Northern Maori Te Rangi Hīroa New Zealand Liberal Party 405 Riapo Timoti Puhipi Southern Maori Tame Parata New Zealand Liberal Party Taare Parata New Zealand Liberal Party 31 Hopere Uru Western Maori Henare Kaihau Reform Party (New Zealand) Māui Pōmare Independent politician 565 Henare Kaihau Reform Party (New Zealand) |} Table footnotes: nb Summary of changes A boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of four electorates:McRobie 1989 71–76 Geraldine, held by Thomas Buxton Manawatu, held by Edward Newman Taieri, held by Thomas Mackenzie Tuapeka, held by Robert Scott Wellington Suburbs, held by John Luke At the same time, four new electorates came into being:McRobie 1989 75fWilson 1985 269–273 Otago Central, first formed through the 1911 electoral redistribution Raglan, previously abolished in 1870 Temuka, first formed through the 1911 electoral redistribution Waimarino, first formed through the 1911 electoral redistribution Wellington Suburbs and Country, first formed through the 1911 electoral redistribution Notes References Bassett Michael Three Party Politics in New Zealand 1911–1931 Michael Bassett 1982 Historical Publications Auckland 0-86870-006-1 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 Category:December 1911 in Oceania