New Zealand general election, 1914

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10 & 11 December 1914 1919 → 1909 1906 41 32 Start date 1914		Turnout 84.7% 38 seats 36 seats 40 34

Winner William Massey

The New Zealand general election of 1914 was held on 10 December to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Maori vote was held on 11 December. A total number of 616,043 voters were registered, of which 84.7% voters turned out to vote.

The election saw William Massey's Reform Government maintain power.

The second-ballot voting system had been repealed in 1913, and first-past-the-post voting reinstated for the 1914 election.

Soldiers serving overseas in the NZEF were given a vote by the Expeditionary Forces Voting Act, 1914. They voted for a party (Liberal, Labour or Reform) and their votes were allocated to a candidate for their electorate by a representative of their party; which sometimes required the representative to choose between rival "Liberal" or "Labour" candidates.

Party totals

Auckland West, Hawke's Bay, Taumarunui, Wairarapa, Waitaki and Wellington Central were won by the Liberals from Reform

Chalmers, Dunedin West, Motueka, and Northern Maori were won by Reform from the Liberals

Nelson was won by Reform from an independent.

Otaki was won by Reform from the Social Democrats.

Dunedin North was won by United Labour from Reform

Four electorates replaced their incumbent MP with another from the same party: Christchurch East and Temuka (Liberal), Eden and Wellington Suburbs and Country (Reform).

Results

The following are the results of the 1914 general election:

Key

Liberal Reform United Labour Social Democrat Independent Labour Independent

References

New Zealand general election, 1914 Wikipedia

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