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All 88 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 66.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1879 New Zealand general election was held between 28 August and 15 September 1879 to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 7th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 September. A total of 82,271 (66.5%) European voters turned out to vote, plus 14,553 Māori voters. Following the election, John Hall formed a new government.