1884 New Zealand general election

1884 general election
← 1881 21 (Māori) & 22 (general) July 1884 1887 →
All 95 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
Turnout60.6%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Stout Harry Atkinson
Party Stout–Vogelites Conservatives
Leader since 1884 1883
Leader's seat Dunedin East Egmont
Seats won 57 32
Seat change Increase 18 Decrease 13
Popular vote N/A N/A
Percentage N/A N/A
Swing N/A N/A
Premier before election

Harry Atkinson
Independent

Subsequent Premier

Robert Stout
Independent

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The 1884 New Zealand general election was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July.[1] A total number of 137,686 (60.6%) voters turned out to vote.[2] In 11 seats there was only one candidate.[3]

  1. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 137.
  2. ^ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  3. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 286.