1899 New Zealand general election

none April 2024 September 2021 1899 New Zealand general election New Zealand parliamentary no 1896 New Zealand general election 1896 13th New Zealand Parliament 1902 New Zealand general election 1902 15th New Zealand Parliament All 74 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority 6 (general) & 19 December (Māori) 1899 elected members 77.6% 220x220px Richard Seddon 28 April 1893 New Zealand Liberal Party Westland 39 seats, 54.8% 49 10 204,331 52.7% 2.1% 220x220px William Russell 26 June 1894 Conservative (New Zealand) Hawkes Bay 26 seats, 34.0% 19 7 141,758 36.7% 2.7% 1899 New Zealand general election - Results.svg 400px Results of the election. Premier Subsequent Premier Richard Seddon Richard Seddon New Zealand Liberal Party New Zealand Liberal Party The 1899 New Zealand general election was held on 6 and 19 December in the European and Māori electorates, respectively, to elect 74 MPs to the 14th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The election was again won by the Liberal Party, and Richard Seddon remained Prime Minister. 1896 electoral redistribution The last electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1896 for the 1896, and the same electorates were used again.McRobie 1989 63 34 seats were located in the North Island, 36 were in the South Island, and the remaining four were Māori electorates.Wilson 1985 173 Since the 1890 electoral redistribution, the four main centres had electorates with three seats each.McRobie 1989 55 The election The 1899 election was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 14th Parliament.Wilson 1985 138, 287 A total number of 373,744 (77.6%) voters turned out to vote.Wilson 1985 286General elections 1853–2005 – dates & turnout http://www.elections.org.nz/events/past-events/general-elections-1853-2014-dates-and-turnout Elections New Zealand 11 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 three electorates there was only one candidate, and they were thus returned unopposed.Wilson 1985 286 Two of those were Liberal candidates: Richard Seddon in the Westland electorate, and John McKenzie in the Waihemo electorate. The third was an opposition representative, William Russell, who stood in the Hawke's Bay electorate. Two candidates died during the election campaign. A third, Henry Augustus Field, died two days after having been re-elected in the Otaki electorate.http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=BOPT18991211.2.6 Untitled Bay of Plenty Times 11 December 1899 6 February 2015 XXIV 3936 2 Results Party totals The following table gives party strengths and vote distribution according to Wilson (1985), who records Maori representatives as Independents prior to the 1905.Wilson 1985 287–289 center Election results PartyCandidatesTotal votesPercentageSeats wonChange New Zealand Liberal Party86204,33152.7149+10 Conservative (New Zealand)69141,75836.6719-7 Independent politician4341,54010.726-3 Votes summary Popular Vote #ddd 650px 410px Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party 52.71 Conservative Conservative (New Zealand) 36.67 Independents Independent politician 10.72 Parliament seats #ddd 650px 410px Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party 66.22 Conservative Conservative (New Zealand) 25.67 Independents Independent politician 8.11 Electorate results Seventy-four MPs were elected across sixty-two single-member, and four three-member electorates. The table below show the results of the 1899 general election: Key New Zealand Liberal Party Conservative (New Zealand) Independent Liberal Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Independent politician Electorate results for the 1899 New Zealand general election https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1900-I.2.3.2.54 The General Election, 1899 19 June 1900 Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1–4 1 November 2012 Wellington |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates |- Ashburton Edward George Wright Conservative (New Zealand) John McLachlan New Zealand Liberal Party 802 Charles John HarperElectoral District of Ashburton https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AG18991128.2.23.3 6 February 2014 Ashburton Guardian 28 November 1899 XXI 4977 3 Conservative (New Zealand) Ashley Richard Meredith New Zealand Liberal Party 751 Thomas Caverhill Conservative (New Zealand) |- | rowspan=3 | Auckland, City of | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;" | Thomas Thompson | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | William Joseph Napier | style="text-align:right;" | 1,440 | rowspan=3 style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | James Job Holland |- | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;" | James Job Holland | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | William Crowther | style="text-align:right;" | 938 |- | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | William Crowther | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | George Fowlds | style="text-align:right;" | 94 |- Avon William Tanner Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) 148 Arthur Rhodes Conservative (New Zealand) Awarua Joseph Ward New Zealand Liberal Party 1,732 W. T. MurrayFarewell to Mr and Mrs W. T. Murray and Mr and Mrs B. W. R. Dunn https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=ST19000912.2.28 7 February 2014 The Southland Times 12 September 1900 14743 3 Conservative (New Zealand) Bay of Islands Robert Houston New Zealand Liberal Party 67 Norman Alexander McLeodElectoral District of Bay of Islands https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS18991125.2.5.2 8 February 2014 Auckland Star 25 November 1899 XXX 280 2 Conservative (New Zealand) Bay of Plenty William Herries Conservative (New Zealand) 132 David LundonThe Electoral District of Bay of Plenty https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=BOPT18991201.2.11.3 8 February 2014 Bay of Plenty Times 1 December 1899 XXIV 3932 2 New Zealand Liberal Party Bruce James Allen Conservative (New Zealand) 364 Crawford Anderson New Zealand Liberal Party Buller Patrick O'Regan New Zealand Liberal Party James Colvin Independent Liberal 552 Patrick O'Regan New Zealand Liberal Party Caversham Arthur Morrison Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) 1,108 William Henry WarrenElectoral District of Caversham https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=ODT18991212.2.41.1 9 February 2014 Otago Daily Times 12 December 1899 11604 6 Conservative (New Zealand) |- | rowspan=3 | Christchurch, City of | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | Charles Lewis | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | William Whitehouse Collins | style="text-align:right;" | 1,760 | rowspan=3 style="background-color:Independent politician;" | | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Tommy Taylor |- | style="background-color:Independent Liberal;" | | style="text-align:center;" | George Smith | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Charles Lewis | style="text-align:right;" | 418 |- | style="background-color:Independent politician;" | | style="text-align:center;" | Tommy Taylor | style="background-color:Independent Liberal;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Harry Ell | style="text-align:right;" | 221 |- Clutha James William Thomson Conservative (New Zealand) 497 Finlay McLeodClutha Electoral District https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ME18991202.2.13.1 11 February 2014 Mataura Ensign 2 December 1899 669 3 New Zealand Liberal Party |- | rowspan=3 | Dunedin, City of | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | Alexander Sligo | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | John A. Millar | style="text-align:right;" | 2,319 | rowspan=3 style="background-color:Independent politician;" | | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Scobie Mackenzie |- | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | John A. Millar | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | James Arnold | style="text-align:right;" | 1,564 |- | style="background-color:Independent politician;" | | style="text-align:center;" | Scobie Mackenzie | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Alfred Richard Barclay | style="text-align:right;" | 637 |- Eden John Bollard Conservative (New Zealand) 4 Malcolm NiccolScholefield 1940b 124 New Zealand Liberal Party Egmont Walter Symes New Zealand Liberal Party 268 William Monkhouse Conservative (New Zealand) Ellesmere William Montgomery New Zealand Liberal Party Heaton Rhodes Conservative (New Zealand) 104 William Montgomery New Zealand Liberal Party Franklin William Massey Conservative (New Zealand) 1,180 W. Findlay Wilson New Zealand Liberal Party Geraldine Frederick Flatman New Zealand Liberal Party 1,556 Charles Nicholson McIntosh Independent politician Grey Arthur Guinness New Zealand Liberal Party 786 Michael Hannan Conservative (New Zealand) Hawera Felix McGuire Conservative (New Zealand) 55 Charles E. Major New Zealand Liberal Party Hawke's Bay William Russell Conservative (New Zealand) Invercargill James Kelly Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Josiah Hanan New Zealand Liberal Party 4,640 James Kelly Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Kaiapoi Richard Moore Independent politician David Buddo New Zealand Liberal Party 481 Richard Moore Independent politician Lyttelton John Joyce New Zealand Liberal Party George Laurenson New Zealand Liberal Party 1,813 William Jacques Conservative (New Zealand) Manawatu Jack Stevens New Zealand Liberal Party 148 Robert Bruce Conservative (New Zealand) Manukau Maurice O'Rorke New Zealand Liberal Party 1,031 John Edward TaylorElectoral District of Manukau https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TO18991216.2.37.3 15 February 2014 Observer 16 December 1899 XVIII 1094 19 Independent politician Marsden Robert Thompson Independent Liberal 1,314 George Alderton Conservative (New Zealand) Masterton Alexander Hogg New Zealand Liberal Party 1,191 Charles Cockburn-HoodMasterton Electorate https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WDT18991204.2.24.3 15 February 2014 Wairarapa Daily Times 4 December 1899 XVI 6410 3 Conservative (New Zealand) Mataura Robert McNab New Zealand Liberal Party 159 Irven Willis RaymondElectoral District of Mataura https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ME18991212.2.18.2 15 February 2014 Mataura Ensign 12 December 1899 673 3 Conservative (New Zealand) Motueka Roderick McKenzie New Zealand Liberal Party 1,066 Walter Moffatt Conservative (New Zealand) Napier Douglas Maclean Conservative (New Zealand) Alfred Fraser New Zealand Liberal Party 38 Douglas Maclean Conservative (New Zealand) City of Nelson John Graham New Zealand Liberal Party 581 Richmond Hursthouse Conservative (New Zealand) Oamaru Tom Duncan New Zealand Liberal Party 1,254 Jack MacPhersonElectoral District of Oamaru https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM18991212.2.25.3 15 February 2014 The Oamaru Mail 12 December 1899 XXIV 7695 3 New Zealand Liberal Party Ohinemuri Alfred Cadman New Zealand Liberal Party Jackson Palmer Independent Liberal 295 Edward Moss Independent Liberal Otaki Henry Field New Zealand Liberal Party 305 Charles Morison Conservative (New Zealand) Pahiatua John O'Meara New Zealand Liberal Party 369 Harold Smith Conservative (New Zealand) Palmerston Frederick Piraninb Pirani was endorsed as a candidate by the opposition mid-campaignhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TEML18991128.2.8 Mr. Pirani Temuka Leader 3515 28 November 1899 2 Independent Liberal 515 William Wood New Zealand Liberal Party Parnell Frank Lawry New Zealand Liberal Party 840 Hugh Campbell Conservative (New Zealand) Patea George Hutchison Conservative (New Zealand) 129 Arthur Remington New Zealand Liberal Party Rangitikei Frank Lethbridge Conservative (New Zealand) 532 James Jervis Bagnall New Zealand Liberal Party Riccarton William Rolleston Conservative (New Zealand) George Russell New Zealand Liberal Party 1 William Rolleston Conservative (New Zealand) Selwyn Cathcart Wason Conservative (New Zealand) Charles Hardy Conservative (New Zealand) 140 John Rennie New Zealand Liberal Party Taieri Walter Carncross New Zealand Liberal Party 460 Alexander Campbell BeggScholefield 1940a 55 Conservative (New Zealand) Taranaki Henry Brown Conservative (New Zealand) Edward Smith New Zealand Liberal Party 127 Henry Brown Conservative (New Zealand) Thames James McGowan New Zealand Liberal Party 1,184 Henry GreensladeElectoral District of Thames https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=THA18991213.2.23.1 20 February 2014 Thames Advertiser 13 December 1899 XXIX 9510 3 New Zealand Liberal Party Timaru William Hall-Jones New Zealand Liberal Party 2,275 James Stephen Keithnb Note that in many newspapers, Keith is labelled as belonging to the oppositionThe General Election https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=DTN18991130.2.33 25 February 2014 Daily Telegraph 30 November 1899 9729 4 Independent Liberal Tuapeka Charles Rawlins Conservative (New Zealand) James Bennet New Zealand Liberal Party 386 Charles Rawlins Conservative (New Zealand) Waiapu James Carroll New Zealand Liberal Party 1,329 Cecil FitzroyNotice of Nominations https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=PBH18991130.2.9.3 7 March 2014 Poverty Bay Herald 30 November 1899 XXVI 8683 3 Conservative (New Zealand) Waihemo John McKenzie New Zealand Liberal Party Waikato Frederic Lang Conservative (New Zealand) 322 John HoskingOfficial Declaration of Poll https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS18991214.2.67.6 7 March 2014 Auckland Star 30 November 1899 XXX 296 5 Conservative (New Zealand) Waikouaiti Edmund Allen New Zealand Liberal Party 332 John WhiteOtago https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18991206.2.41.8 8 March 2014 The Star 6 December 1899 6661 4 Conservative (New Zealand) Waipawa George Hunter Conservative (New Zealand) Charles Hall New Zealand Liberal Party 557 George Hunter Conservative (New Zealand) Wairarapa Wally Buchanan Conservative (New Zealand) J. T. Marryat Hornsby New Zealand Liberal Party 156 Wally Buchanan Conservative (New Zealand) Wairau Charlie Mills New Zealand Liberal Party 1,373 Walter Clifford Conservative (New Zealand) Waitaki William Steward New Zealand Liberal Party 1,427 John CampbellWaitaki Electoral District https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=THD18991201.2.2.5 10 March 2014 The Timaru Herald 1 December 1899 LXII 3123 1 Conservative (New Zealand) Waitemata Richard Monk Conservative (New Zealand) 450 Charles Newman New Zealand Liberal Party Wakatipu William Fraser Conservative (New Zealand) 169 James Kellynb Not to be confused with James Whyte Kelly, who was defeated that election in the Invercargill electorate New Zealand Liberal Party Wallace Michael Gilfedder New Zealand Liberal Party 219 Allen CarmichaelOrepuki https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW18991123.2.134.1 11 March 2014 Otago Witness 23 November 1899 2385 34 Conservative (New Zealand) Wanganui Gilbert Carson Conservative (New Zealand) Archibald Willis New Zealand Liberal Party 709 Gilbert Carson Conservative (New Zealand) |- | rowspan=3 | Wellington, City of | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | John Hutcheson | style="text-align:right;" | 1,116 | rowspan=3 style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Kennedy MacdonaldUntitled https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18991206.2.74.3 14 March 2014 The Evening Post 6 December 1899 LVIII 136 6 |- | style="background-color:Independent politician;" | | style="text-align:center;" | Robert Stout | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Arthur Atkinson | style="text-align:right;" | 383 |- | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | George Fisher | style="text-align:right;" | 122 |- Suburbs of Wellington Charles Wilson New Zealand Liberal Party Thomas Wilford New Zealand Liberal Party 536 Alfred Newman Conservative (New Zealand) Westland Richard Seddon New Zealand Liberal Party |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electoratesnb Note that the affiliation of many Māori candidates is not known. |- Eastern Maori Wi Pere New Zealand Liberal Party 907 Mohi Te Ātahīkoia Northern Maori Hone Heke New Zealand Liberal Party 1,086 Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa Southern Maori Tame Parata New Zealand Liberal Party 168 Taituha Hape Western Maori Henare Kaihau Conservative (New Zealand) 1,812 Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V |} Table footnotes: nb Notes References Electoral Atlas of New Zealand McRobie Alan 1989 GP Books Wellington 0-477-01384-8 Scholefield Guy Guy Scholefield A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L I 1940a Department of Internal Affairs Wellington https://nzhistory.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/dnzb-1940/scholefield-dnzb-v1.pdf 6 October 2013 Scholefield Guy Guy Scholefield A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : M–Addenda II 1940b Department of Internal Affairs Wellington https://nzhistory.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/dnzb-1940/scholefield-dnzb-v2.pdf 6 October 2013 Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103