1887 New Zealand general election

General election in New Zealand April 2024 April 2022 1887 general election New Zealand parliamentary no 1884 New Zealand general election 1884 9th New Zealand Parliament 1890 New Zealand general election 1890 11th New Zealand Parliament All 95 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 48 seats were needed for a majority 7 (Māori) & 26 (general) September 1887 elected members 67.1% 150px Harry Atkinson 1883 B8BFFE Conservatives Egmont 52 20 N/A N/A N/A 145px Robert Stout 1884 FBEC5D Stout–Vogelites Dunedin East (lost seat) 34 23 N/A N/A N/A Premier Subsequent Premier Robert Stout Harry Atkinson Independent politician Independent politician The 1887 New Zealand general election was held on 26 Septemberhttp://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TS18870927.2.5 THE GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS. 27 September 1887 6043 Star 2 24 April 2010 to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes (67.1% turnout) were cast.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 5 seats there was only one candidate.Wilson 1985 286 1887 electoral redistribution The Representation Act 1887 had major implication for the procedure of revising electoral boundaries. The revision task was transferred from committees formed by MPs to a permanent Representation Commission. The act specified that a country quota of 18% be applied to all designated districts that excluded boroughs with a population above 2,000 people, and that all electorates were to have the same nominal population within a tolerance of 750 people. It was also stipulated that electoral boundaries were to be reviewed after each New Zealand census.McRobie 1989 51 In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created: Auckland Central, Woodville, Wellington South and Suburbs, Masterton, Wellington East, Waimea-Picton, Linwood, Rangitata, Waihemo, and Ponsonby. One former electorate, Wairarapa, was recreated.McRobie 1989 50–53 1887 was the year the Independent Representation Commission was established to redraw electorate boundaries after each five-yearly population census. The country quota was reduced to 18%. A £10 candidate's deposit was introduced.McRobie 1989 51 The Scarecrow ministry 1887–1891 Atkinson ministry The Stout-Vogel government had been soundly beaten. Only 34 returned members supported the government, whilst 52 opposition MPs were elected as well as nine independents.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18870928.2.38.4 Summary of the Results 28 September 1887 6868 The Press 5 28 July 2016 This led to much confusion in Wellington in September 1887 when the members gathered to form a government. John Bryce, William Rolleston and Robert Stout had all lost their seats. Sir John Hall said he was too old. Sir Julius Vogel's policies had been rejected by the voters. So there was no alternative to Harry Atkinson, and after two weeks of negotiations he announced a ministry on 11 October. Only two ministers had served with him before. The Scarecrow ministry was not expected to last, but did. The years 1887 and 1888 were the worst of the Long Depression, and Atkinson cut salaries, raised loans and raised customs duties. He was not popular with the wealthy, but they feared the Opposition leaders Grey and Ballance even more. By 1890 Atkinson was too ill to make speeches in the House. Results The following table shows the results of the 1887 general election: Key to affiliations Stout-Vogelite Conservative (New Zealand) Independent politician Note that as the election was held before the establishment of formal political parties, the affiliation should only be regarded as an approximate indication of the division of political opinion. Electorate results for the 1887 New Zealand general electionThe General Election, 1887 https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1887-II.2.1.9.13 National Library 25 February 2012 1–4 1887https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18870928.2.38.1 The Polling The Press XLIV 6868 28 September 1887 5 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18870928.2.38.2 Other Districts The Press XLIV 6868 28 September 1887 5 |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates |- Akaroa William Montgomery Stout-Vogelite Alexander McGregor Conservative (New Zealand) 330 William Barnett Conservative (New Zealand) Ashburton William Campbell Walker Stout-Vogelite 555 Charles Purnell Conservative (New Zealand) Ashley William Pearson Conservative (New Zealand) 239 Robert Luke Higgins Stout-Vogelite |- | Auckland Central | colspan=2 style="text-align:center; background-color:#ececec;" | New electorate | style="background-color:Independent politician;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | George Grey | colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background-color:#ececec;" | Uncontested |- Auckland North Thomas Thompson Conservative (New Zealand) 35 Samuel Vaile Conservative (New Zealand) Auckland West Joseph Dargaville Stout-Vogelite David Goldie Conservative (New Zealand) 194 John Shera Conservative (New Zealand) Avon Edwin Blake Stout-Vogelite 342 Edward George Wright Conservative (New Zealand) Awarua James Parker Joyce Stout-Vogelite Joseph Ward Stout-Vogelite 259 George Froggart Independent politician Bay of Islands Richard Hobbs Conservative (New Zealand) 146 John Lundon Stout-Vogelite Bruce Donald Reid Conservative (New Zealand) Crawford Anderson Stout-Vogelite 31 Donald Reid Conservative (New Zealand) Buller Eugene O'Conor Stout-Vogelite 151 John Munro Stout-Vogelite Caversham William Barron Conservative (New Zealand) 230 Robert Rutherford Stout-Vogelite Cheviot James Dupré Lance Stout-Vogelite 297 Walter Macfarlane Conservative (New Zealand) Christchurch North Sir Julius Vogel Stout-Vogelite 523 Henry Roberts Conservative (New Zealand) Christchurch South John Holmes Independent politician Westby Perceval Stout-Vogelite 393 Aaron AyersChristchurch South https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18870916.2.10.2 21 April 2012 The Star 6034 16 September 1887 2 Stout-Vogelite Clutha James Thomson Conservative (New Zealand) Thomas Mackenzie Independent politician 336 James Thomson Conservative (New Zealand) Coromandel Alfred Cadman Stout-Vogelite 59 J Mackay Conservative (New Zealand) Dunedin Central Thomas Bracken Independent politician Frederick Fitchett Stout-Vogelite 170 Edward Cargill Conservative (New Zealand) Dunedin East Sir Robert Stout Stout-Vogelite James Allen Conservative (New Zealand) 29 Sir Robert Stout Stout-Vogelite Dunedin South James Gore Stout-Vogelite Henry Fish Stout-Vogelite 325 James Gore Stout-Vogelite Dunedin West William Downie Stewart Sr. Independent politician 13 Thomas Dick Conservative (New Zealand) Dunstan Vincent Pyke Conservative (New Zealand) true East Coast Samuel Locke Independent politician Andrew Graham Conservative (New Zealand) 161 Allan McDonald Conservative (New Zealand) Eden Joseph Tole Stout-Vogelite Edwin Mitchelson Conservative (New Zealand) 436 J A Connell Conservative (New Zealand) Egmont Harry Atkinson Conservative (New Zealand) 110 Felix McGuire Stout-Vogelite Foxton James Wilson Conservative (New Zealand) 381 E S Thynne Conservative (New Zealand) Franklin North Frank Buckland Conservative (New Zealand) Frank Lawry Independent politician 32 Frank Buckland Conservative (New Zealand) Franklin South Ebenezer Hamlin Conservative (New Zealand) 29 Benjamin Harris Conservative (New Zealand) Gladstone James Sutter Independent politician Arthur Rhodes Conservative (New Zealand) 126 Jeremiah Twomey Stout-Vogelite Greymouth Arthur Guinness Stout-Vogelite 186 Joseph Petrie Independent politician Hawkes Bay William Russell Conservative (New Zealand) 406 Arthur Desmond Independent politician Heathcote Frederic Jones Stout-Vogelite 447 J H Hopkins Conservative (New Zealand) Hokitika John Bevan Stout-Vogelite Joseph Grimmond Conservative (New Zealand) 220 John Bevan Stout-Vogelite Hokonui Cuthbert Cowan Conservative (New Zealand) 56 Alfred Baldey Conservative (New Zealand) Hutt Henry Fitzherbert Stout-Vogelite 65 Thomas Mason Conservative (New Zealand) |- | Inangahua | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | Stuart Menteath | style="background-color:Stout-Vogelite;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Richard Reeves | colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background-color:#ececec;" | Uncontested |- Invercargill Joseph Hatch Stout-Vogelite Henry Feldwick Conservative (New Zealand) 44 Henry Jaggers Independent politician Kaiapoi Edward Richardson Stout-Vogelite 116 Richard Moore Independent politician Kumara Richard Seddon Stout-Vogelite true Lincoln Arthur O'Callaghan Stout-Vogelite 11 Alfred Saunders Conservative (New Zealand) Linwood Andrew Loughrey Stout-Vogelite 368 William Flesher Stout-Vogelite Lyttelton Harry Allwright Conservative (New Zealand) John Joyce Stout-Vogelite 200 Harry Allwright Conservative (New Zealand) Manawatu Douglas Macarthur Conservative (New Zealand) 132 G L West Stout-Vogelite Manukau Maurice O'Rorke Independent politician 67 S S Osborne Conservative (New Zealand) Marsden Edwin Mitchelson Conservative (New Zealand) Robert Thompson Conservative (New Zealand) 405 Joseph Dargaville Stout-Vogelite Masterton George Beetham Conservative (New Zealand) 268 Alexander Hogg Stout-Vogelite Mataura George Richardson Conservative (New Zealand) 127 James MackintoshThe Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts 1905 http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d6-d2-d56.html The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Cyclopedia Company Limited 8 January 2014 Christchurch Old Colonists Stout-Vogelite Motueka Richmond Hursthouse Conservative (New Zealand) John Kerr Stout-Vogelite 141 Richmond Hursthouse Conservative (New Zealand) Mount Ida Scobie Mackenzie Conservative (New Zealand) 246 Owen Hodge Stout-Vogelite Napier John Davies Ormond Conservative (New Zealand) 58 Joseph Ivess Stout-Vogelite Nelson Henry Levestam Stout-Vogelite 239 Jesse Piper Stout-Vogelite Newton Thomas Peacock Conservative (New Zealand) Edward Withy Conservative (New Zealand) 95 Joseph Tole Stout-Vogelite New Plymouth Oliver Samuel Independent politician 364 Edward Smith Stout-Vogelite Oamaru Thomas Hislop Conservative (New Zealand) 236 William Henry FrithThe Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts 1905 https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d4-d25-d19.html#name-428881-mention The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Cyclopedia Company Limited 20 May 2012 Christchurch Flourmillers, Grocers, Etc Stout-Vogelite Parnell Frederick Moss Stout-Vogelite 30 Seymour Thorne George Conservative (New Zealand) Peninsula William Larnach Stout-Vogelite 170 Thomas BeggElection Notes https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ODT18870909.2.29 28 June 2012 Otago Daily Times 7972 9 September 1887 3 Conservative (New Zealand) Ponsonby Thomas Peacock Conservative (New Zealand) 12 C S Wright Conservative (New Zealand) Port Chalmers James Mills Conservative (New Zealand) 704 James Green Conservative (New Zealand) Rangitata Searby Buxton Stout-Vogelite 45 William Rolleston Conservative (New Zealand) Rangitikei Robert Bruce Conservative (New Zealand) 224 Jack Stevens Stout-Vogelite Rodney William Pollock Moat Conservative (New Zealand) 149 Jackson Palmer Independent politician Roslyn Archibald Hilson Ross Conservative (New Zealand) 118 William Hutchison Independent politician Selwyn Edward Wakefield Conservative (New Zealand) Sir John Hall Conservative (New Zealand) 201 John McLachlan Stout-Vogelite St Albans Francis Garrick Conservative (New Zealand) William Pember Reeves Stout-Vogelite 164 Francis Garrick Conservative (New Zealand) Sydenham Richard Molesworth Taylor Stout-Vogelite 374 John Crewes Conservative (New Zealand) Taieri James Fulton Conservative (New Zealand) 7 Walter Carncross Stout-Vogelite Taranaki Robert Trimble Conservative (New Zealand) George Marchant Conservative (New Zealand) 47 J Elliot Stout-Vogelite Tauranga Lawrence Grace Independent politician William Kelly Stout-Vogelite 25 Richard John Gill Conservative (New Zealand) Te Aro Francis Fraser Stout-Vogelite Stuart Menteath Conservative (New Zealand) 159 Francis Fraser Stout-Vogelite Thames William Fraser Stout-Vogelite 178 James McGowan Stout-Vogelite Thorndon Alfred Newman Conservative (New Zealand) 448 William McLean Stout-Vogelite Timaru Richard Turnbull Stout-Vogelite 238 Edward Kerr Conservative (New Zealand) Tuapeka James Brown Independent politician 40 James Bennet Conservative (New Zealand) Waihemo John McKenzie Stout-Vogelite 50 John Buckland Conservative (New Zealand) Waikaia Hugh Valentine Conservative (New Zealand) 1 Francis Mackenzienb Mackenzie was first on election night for Waikaia, but lost on a recount. Independent politician Waikato John Blair Whyte Conservative (New Zealand) 155 George Russell Stout-Vogelite Waimate William Steward Stout-Vogelite 50 John Manchester Conservative (New Zealand) Waimea-Picton Arthur Seymour Conservative (New Zealand) 2 Joseph Harkness Conservative (New Zealand) Waipa Edward Lake Independent politician William Jackson Conservative (New Zealand) 487 J B Teasdale Stout-Vogelite Waipawa William Cowper Smith Stout-Vogelite Thomas Tanner Conservative (New Zealand) 87 John Harker Stout-Vogelite Wairarapa Wally Buchanan Conservative (New Zealand) 128 Henry Bunny Independent politician Wairau Henry Dodson Conservative (New Zealand) 66 George Henderson Independent politician Waitaki Tom Duncan Independent politician 29 John Reid Conservative (New Zealand) Waitemata Richard Monk Conservative (New Zealand) 373 Reader Wood Conservative (New Zealand) Waitotara John Bryce Conservative (New Zealand) George Hutchinson Conservative (New Zealand) 49 John Bryce Conservative (New Zealand) Wakatipu Thomas Fergus Conservative (New Zealand) true Wallace Henry Hirst Conservative (New Zealand) Samuel Hodgkinson Conservative (New Zealand) 6 Henry Hirst Conservative (New Zealand) Wanganui John Ballance Stout-Vogelite 435 Gilbert Carson Conservative (New Zealand) Wellington East George Fisher Conservative (New Zealand) 418 W Robertson Stout-Vogelite Wellington South and Suburbs Charles Izard Conservative (New Zealand) 266 J Coombe Stout-Vogelite Woodville William Cowper Smith Stout-Vogelite 161 Horace Baker Conservative (New Zealand) |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Maori electoratesThe Maori electorates https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18870916.2.81 Otago Witness 1869 16 September 1887 22 nb The affiliation of many of the Maori candidates is unknown or uncertain |- Eastern Maori Wi Pere Stout-Vogelite James CarrollElection News https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AG18870817.2.21 21 June 2012 Ashburton Guardian VII 1638 17 August 1887 3 Conservative (New Zealand) 186 Wi Pere Stout-Vogelite Northern Maori Wi Katene Stout-Vogelite Sydney TaiwhangaMaori Electorates https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=HNS18870909.2.11 21 June 2012 Hawera & Normanby Star IX 1724 9 September 1887 2 Conservative (New Zealand) 301 Wi Katene Stout-Vogelite Southern Maori Tame ParataThe Maori Members https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP18870920.2.57 16 January 2014 The Press 20 September 1887 XLIV 6861 6The Southern Native Member https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP18870914.2.46 16 January 2014 The Press 14 September 1887 XLIV 6856 6 Independent politician 37 Thomas Ellison Independent politician Western Maori Hoani Taipua Conservative (New Zealand) 624 Wiremu Te Wheoro Stout-Vogelite |} Table footnotes: nb Notes References Bassett Judith Sir Harry Atkinson 1969 AH & AW Reed Wellington Bassett Judith Sir Harry Atkinson, 1831–1892 1975 Auckland/Oxford University Presses Auckland 0-19-647934-7 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. 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