1914 New Zealand general election

1914 New Zealand general election

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All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	84.7%
First party Second party   Leader William Massey Joseph Ward Party Reform Liberal Leader since 11 February 1909 11 September 1913 Leader's seat Franklin Awarua Last election 38 seats, 33.4% 36 seats, 34.2% Seats before 41 32 Seats won 40 34 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 243,122 222,299 Percentage 47.1% 43.1% Swing 13.7% 8.9%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Alfred Hindmarsh James McCombs Party United Labour Social Democrat Leader since 7 April 1912 Unclear Leader's seat Wellington South Lyttelton Last election Not yet founded Not yet founded Seats before 2 3 Seats won 3 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 22,672 22,500 Percentage 4.2% 4.2% Swing 4.2% 4.2%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election William Massey Reform Subsequent Prime Minister William Massey Reform

The 1914 New Zealand general election 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.^[1]

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The second-ballot voting system had been repealed in 1913, and first-past-the-post voting reinstated for the 1914 election.^[1]

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.^[2]