1902 New Zealand general election

none April 2024 December 2021 1902 general election New Zealand parliamentary no 1899 New Zealand general election 1899 14th New Zealand Parliament 1905 New Zealand general election 1905 16th New Zealand Parliament All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 41 seats were needed for a majority 25 November (general) & 22 December (Māori) 1902 elected members 76.7% 220x220px Richard Seddon 28 April 1893 New Zealand Liberal Party Westland 49 seats 47 2 215,378 51.8 1.9 220x220px William Massey 3 July 1901nb Massey, the Senior Conservative Whip, served as de facto leaderGustafson Barry 2m39 Massey, William Ferguson 10 December 2011 Barry Gustafson Conservative (New Zealand) Franklin 19 seats 19 85,652 20.6 16.0 1902 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 1902 New Zealand general election was held on Tuesday, 25 November, in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 415,789 (76.7%) 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 The Rev Frank Isitt was nominated as the Prohibitionist candidate for ten separate electorates, and came second in eight. Another candidate, David Whyte, was nominated for two. Both men stood to ensure that a local liquor licensing poll was held in each electorate for which they were nominated. 1902 electoral redistribution The Representation Act 1900 had increased the membership of the House of Representatives from general electorates 70 to 76, and this was implemented through the 1902 electoral redistribution. In 1902, changes to the country quota affected the three-member electorates in the four main centres. The tolerance between electorates was increased to ±1,250 so that the Representation Commissions (since 1896, there had been separate commissions for the North and South Islands) could take greater account of communities of interest. These changes proved very disruptive to existing boundaries.McRobie 1989 67f Six electorates were established for the first time: Courtenay, Newtown, Grey Lynn , Hurunui, Oroua, and Kaipara. Two electorates that previously existed were re-established: Mount Ida and Hutt.McRobie 1989 63–68 This boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of three electorates:McRobie 1989 63–68 Ashley, held by Richard Meredith Suburbs of Wellington, held by Thomas Wilford Waihemo, held by Thomas Mackenzie Results Frank Isitt, a Methodist minister, stood in ten seats as a Prohibition candidate, and came second in eight. 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 Party105215,37851.847-2 Conservative (New Zealand)5385,65220.619±0 Independent politician54115,17327.714+8 Votes summary Popular Vote #ddd 650px 410px Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party 51.8 Conservative Conservative (New Zealand) 20.6 Independents Independent politician 27.7 Parliament seats #ddd 650px 410px Liberal New Zealand Liberal Party 58.75 Conservative Conservative (New Zealand) 23.75 Independents Independent politician 17.50 Electorate results The following are the results of the 1902 general election: Key New Zealand Liberal Party Conservative (New Zealand) Independent Liberal Liberal-Labour Liberal–Labour Independent politician Electorate results for the 1902 New Zealand general electionThe General Election, 1902 https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1903-I.2.3.2.48 National Library 8 February 2012 1–4 1903The Elections https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19021121.2.4 14 March 2014 The Press 21 November 1902 LIX 11436 2 |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates |- Ashburton John McLachlan New Zealand Liberal Party 439 John Studholme Conservative (New Zealand) |- | rowspan=3 | Auckland, City of | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;" | William Joseph Napier | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Alfred Kidd | style="text-align:right;" | 934 | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | William Richardson |- | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Joseph Witheford | style="text-align:right;" | 1,515 | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;" | William Joseph Napier |- | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;" | George Fowlds | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Frederick Baume | style="text-align:right;" | 2,282 | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | Arthur Rosser |- Avon William Tanner Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) 58 John Russell Brunt Conservative (New Zealand) Awarua Joseph Ward New Zealand Liberal Party 1,882 David Whyte Independent politician Bay of Islands Robert Houston New Zealand Liberal Party 410 Arthur Glass Conservative (New Zealand) Bay of Plenty William Herries Conservative (New Zealand) 626 David Lundon New Zealand Liberal Party Bruce James Allen Conservative (New Zealand) 1,113 John Askew Scott New Zealand Liberal Party Buller James Colvin New Zealand Liberal Party 2,601 Frank Isitt Independent politician Caversham Thomas Sidey New Zealand Liberal Party 444 William Earnshaw Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Chalmers Edmund Allen New Zealand Liberal Party 612 John White Conservative (New Zealand) |- | rowspan=3 | Christchurch, City of | style="background-color:Independent Liberal;" | | style="text-align:center;" | George John Smith | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Tommy Taylor | style="text-align:right;" | 899 | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;" | William Whitehouse Collins |- | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Harry Ell | style="text-align:right;" | 901 | style="background-color:Independent Liberal;" | | style="text-align:center;" | George John Smith |- | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;" | William Whitehouse Collins | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Thomas Davey | style="text-align:right;" | 2,233 | style="background-color:Independent Liberal;" | | style="text-align:center;" | Arthur Hughes Turnbull |- Clutha James William Thomson Conservative (New Zealand) 640 Daniel Stewart New Zealand Liberal Party Courtenay Charles Lewis Conservative (New Zealand) 350 John Rennie New Zealand Liberal Party |- | rowspan=4 | Dunedin, City of | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | Alfred Richard Barclay | style="background-color:Independent Liberal;" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Harry Bedford | rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 1,321 | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | Alfred Richard Barclay |- | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | rowspan=2 colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | John A. Millar |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 3,775 | rowspan=2 style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | Robert Chisholm |- | style="background-color:Liberal–Labour (New Zealand);" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | James Arnold |- Eden John Bollard Conservative (New Zealand) 1,628 Peter Edward Cheal New Zealand Liberal Party Egmont Walter Symes New Zealand Liberal Party Bill Jennings New Zealand Liberal Party 15 Charles LeechMr Charles Leech https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19021126.2.17.7 14 March 2014 Auckland Star 26 November 1902 XXXIII 281 3 Independent Liberal Ellesmere Heaton Rhodes Conservative (New Zealand) 501 Cecil Rhys Thornton New Zealand Liberal Party Franklin William Massey Conservative (New Zealand) 1,176 Alfred Richard Harris New Zealand Liberal Party Geraldine Frederick Flatman New Zealand Liberal Party 972 William Maslin Independent Liberal Grey Arthur Guinness New Zealand Liberal Party 2,145 Frank Isitt Independent politician Grey Lynn George Fowlds New Zealand Liberal Party 118 Thomas Taylor Masefield Conservative (New Zealand) Hawera Felix McGuire Conservative (New Zealand) Charles E. Major New Zealand Liberal Party 21 Felix McGuire Conservative (New Zealand) Hawke's Bay William Russell Conservative (New Zealand) 1,443 Frank Isitt Independent politician Hurunui Andrew Rutherford New Zealand Liberal Party 697 Henry Fear Reece Conservative (New Zealand) Hutt Thomas Wilford New Zealand Liberal Party 441 Frederick Pirani Independent Liberal Invercargill Josiah Hanan New Zealand Liberal Party 1,508 David Whyte Independent politician Kaiapoi David Buddo New Zealand Liberal Party 1,256 Alfred Daniel Hassall Independent Liberal Kaipara Alfred Harding Independent politician 359 John Stallworthy New Zealand Liberal Party Lyttelton George Laurenson New Zealand Liberal Party 2,172 William Rollitt New Zealand Liberal Party Manawatu John Stevens New Zealand Liberal Party Job Vile Independent politician 176 John Stevens New Zealand Liberal Party Manukau Sir Maurice O'Rorke New Zealand Liberal Party Matthew Kirkbride Conservative (New Zealand) 227 Sir Maurice O'Rorke New Zealand Liberal Party Marsden Robert Thompson Independent Liberal Francis Mander Conservative (New Zealand) 58 Robert Thompson Independent Liberal Masterton Alexander Hogg New Zealand Liberal Party 948 James Christopher Cooper Conservative (New Zealand) Mataura Robert McNab New Zealand Liberal Party 438 Irven Willis Raymond Conservative (New Zealand) Motueka Roderick McKenzie New Zealand Liberal Party 1,838 Frank Isitt Independent politician Mount Ida Alexander Herdman Conservative (New Zealand) 131 John Ewing New Zealand Liberal Party Napier Alfred Fraser New Zealand Liberal Party 1,490 Richard Joseph EamesElectoral District of Napier http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=HBH19021201.2.23.7 10 October 2015 Hawke's Bay Herald XXXVII 12308 1 December 1902 3 Independent Liberal Nelson John Graham New Zealand Liberal Party 14 Harry Atmore Independent politician Newtown William Barber New Zealand Liberal Party 28 Thomas Hislop Conservative (New Zealand) Oamaru Tom Duncan New Zealand Liberal Party 880 John Marshall BrownElectoral District of Oamaru https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OAM19021129.2.22.3 15 February 2014 The Oamaru Mail 29 November 1902 XXVIII 8060 3 Independent Liberal Ohinemuri Jackson Palmer Independent Liberal Edward Moss Independent Liberal 186 Jackson Palmer Independent Liberal Oroua Frank Lethbridge Conservative (New Zealand) 613 Arthur Henry Tompkins New Zealand Liberal Party Otaki William Hughes Field New Zealand Liberal Party 1,510 Frank Isitt Independent politician Pahiatua John O'Meara New Zealand Liberal Party 337 Samuel Bolton Conservative (New Zealand) Palmerston Frederick Pirani Independent Liberal William Thomas Wood New Zealand Liberal Party 384 Thomas Rayner Hodder Conservative (New Zealand) Parnell Frank Lawry New Zealand Liberal Party 124 John Shera Independent Liberal Patea Frederick Haselden Conservative (New Zealand) Walter Symes New Zealand Liberal Party 451 Frederick Haselden Conservative (New Zealand) Rangitikei Frank Lethbridge Conservative (New Zealand) Arthur Remington New Zealand Liberal Party 247 William John Birch Conservative (New Zealand) Riccarton George Russell New Zealand Liberal Party George Witty Independent Liberal 285 George Russell New Zealand Liberal Party Selwyn Charles Hardy Conservative (New Zealand) 543 Joseph Ivess Independent Liberal Taieri Walter Carncross New Zealand Liberal Party Donald Reid Conservative (New Zealand) 354 John Ramsay Independent Liberal Taranaki Edward Smith New Zealand Liberal Party 314 Henry Okey Conservative (New Zealand) Thames James McGowan New Zealand Liberal Party 885 William Henry Lucas New Zealand Liberal Party Timaru William Hall-Jones New Zealand Liberal Party 1,651 Frank Smith Conservative (New Zealand) Tuapeka James Bennet New Zealand Liberal Party 66 Robert Gilkison Conservative (New Zealand) Waipawa Charles Hall New Zealand Liberal Party 1,568 James Taylor Independent Liberal Waikato Frederic Lang Conservative (New Zealand) 225 Henry Greenslade New Zealand Liberal Party Waikouaiti Edmund Allen New Zealand Liberal Party Thomas Mackenzie Independent Liberal 1,846 Frank Isitt Independent politician Wairarapa J. T. Marryat Hornsby New Zealand Liberal Party Wally Buchanan Conservative (New Zealand) 66 J. T. Marryat Hornsby New Zealand Liberal Party Wairau Charlie Mills New Zealand Liberal Party 411 John Duncan Conservative (New Zealand) Waitaki William Steward New Zealand Liberal Party 592 John Campbell Independent politician Waitemata Richard Monk Conservative (New Zealand) Ewen Alison Independent politician 714 Alexander John HatfieldPage 18 Advertisements Column 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TO19021122.2.30.1 3 December 2014 Observer XXIII 10 22 November 1902 18 New Zealand Liberal Party Waiapu James Carroll New Zealand Liberal Party 1,670 Frank Isitt Independent politician Wakatipu William Fraser Conservative (New Zealand) 449 Bob Ross Liberal–Labour (New Zealand) Wallace Michael Gilfedder New Zealand Liberal Party John Thomson New Zealand Liberal Party 793 Michael Gilfedder New Zealand Liberal Party Wanganui Archibald Willis New Zealand Liberal Party 1,438 James W. Baker Conservative (New Zealand) |- | rowspan=3 | Wellington, City of | style="background-color:Liberal-Labour;" | | style="text-align:center;" | John Hutcheson | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | John Aitken | style="text-align:right;" | 380 | style="background-color:Independent Liberal" | | style="text-align:center;" | Patrick O'Regan |- | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | Arthur Atkinson | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | John Duthie | style="text-align:right;" | 591 | style="background-color:Conservative (New Zealand)" | | style="text-align:center;" | Arthur Atkinson |- | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party;" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | George Fisher | style="text-align:right;" | 1,921 | style="background-color:New Zealand Liberal Party" | | style="text-align:center;" | John Findlay |- Westland Richard Seddon New Zealand Liberal Party 2,696 Frank Isitt Independent politician |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electorates |- Eastern Maori Wi Pere New Zealand Liberal Party yes 614 Pirimi Mataiawhea Independent politician Northern Maori Hone Heke New Zealand Liberal Party yes 1,546 Hāmiora Mangakāhia Independent politician Southern Maori Tame Parata New Zealand Liberal Party yes 80 Hone Taare Tikao Independent politician Western Maori Henare Kaihau Conservative (New Zealand) yes 2,370 Ngarangi Katitia |} Notes Footnotes nb References 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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