| Second Ballot Act 1908 | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Parliament | |
| Assented to | 6 October 1908 |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Joseph Ward |
| Third reading | 8 September 1908 |
| Passed | 6 October 1908 |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Second Ballot Act 1908 was an Act of the New Zealand Parliament for regulating elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The Act implemented the two-round voting system to ensure that Members of Parliament were elected by a majority, not a simple plurality like the first-past-the-post voting system that had been used since the 1853 New Zealand general election.
The Second Ballot Act 1908 was in force for the 1908 and 1911 general elections, and a number of by-elections.[1] The Legislature Amendment Act 1913 removed the two-round voting system and reinstated first past the post.[2]