1911 New Zealand general election

1911 New Zealand general election

← 1908 7 to 19 December 1911 1914 →

All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout83.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Joseph Ward William Massey Alfred Hindmarsh
Party Liberal Reform Labour
Leader since 6 August 1906 11 February 1909 July 1910
Leader's seat Awarua Franklin Wellington South
Last election 50 seats New 1 seat
Seats won 33[1] 37[1] 4[1]
Seat change Decrease 17 Increase 37 Increase 3
Popular vote 163,401 161,773 35,869
Percentage 34.23% 33.37% 7.51%
Swing Decrease14.4% Increase 33.37% Increase 2.62%

Results of the election.

Prime Minister before election

Joseph Ward
Liberal

Subsequent Prime Minister

Joseph Ward
Liberal

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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.[2] In two seats (Eastern Maori and Gisborne)[3] there was only one candidate (not one seat, as in Wilson[4]).

  1. ^ a b c Bassett 1982, p. 5.
  2. ^ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. ^ Bassett 1982, p. 66.
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 286.