1887 New Zealand general election

1887 New Zealand general election
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All 95 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
48 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout67.1%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Harry Atkinson Robert Stout
Party Conservatives Stout–Vogelites
Leader since 1883 1884
Leader's seat Egmont Dunedin East (lost seat)
Seats won 52 34
Seat change Increase 20 Decrease 23
Popular vote N/A N/A
Percentage N/A N/A
Swing N/A N/A
Premier before election

Robert Stout
Independent

Subsequent Premier

Harry Atkinson
Independent

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The 1887 New Zealand general election was held on 26 September[1] to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes (67.1% turnout) were cast.[2] In 5 seats there was only one candidate.[3]

  1. ^ "THE GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". No. 6043. Star. 27 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  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.