1914 New Zealand general election
General election in New Zealand
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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]
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10 & 11 December 1914
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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The second-ballot voting system had been repealed in 1913, and first-past-the-post voting reinstated for the 1914 election.[1]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]
Summary of results
Party totals
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| Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won | |
| Reform Party | 84 | 243,025 | 45.47 | 40 | |
| Liberal Party | 77 | 227,706 | 42.61 | 34 | |
| United Labour | 10 | 22,672 | 4.24 | 3 | |
| Social Democrat | 11 | 22,500 | 4.21 | 2 | |
| Independents | 12 | 18,554 | 3.47 | 1 | |
| Total valid votes | 534,457 | 80 | |||
| Informal votes | 5,618 | 1.04 | |||
| Registered voters | 616,043 | ||||
| Total candidates | 193 | ||||
- Auckland West, Hawke's Bay, Taumarunui, Wairarapa, Waitaki and Wellington Central were won by the Liberals from Reform
- Chalmers, Dunedin West, Motueka, and Northern Maori were won by Reform from the Liberals
- Nelson was won by Reform from an independent.
- Otaki was won by Reform from the Social Democrats.
- Dunedin North was won by United Labour from Reform
- Four electorates replaced their incumbent MP with another from the same party: Christchurch East and Temuka (Liberal), Eden and Wellington Suburbs and Country (Reform).
Votes summary
Results
The following are the results of the 1914 general election:
Key
Liberal Reform United Labour Social Democrat Independent Labour Independent