Electoral history of William Massey

This is a summary of the electoral history of William Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1912–1925). He represented two electorates during his political career.

Portrait of Massey by Sir William Orpen

Parliamentary elections

1893 election
General election, 1893: Franklin[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Benjamin Harris 1,684 51.36 +3.21
Conservative William Massey 1,595 48.64
Majority 89 2.71
Turnout 3,279 79.55 +18.16
Registered electors 4,122

1894 by-election
1894 Waitemata by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 1,619 52.82
Independent Liberal Jackson Palmer 1,446 47.17
Majority 173 5.64
Turnout 3,065

1896 election
General election, 1896: Franklin[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 2,184 55.76 +7.12
Liberal Benjamin Harris 1,710 43.66 -7.70
Informal votes 23 0.58
Majority 474 12.10
Turnout 3,917

1899 election
General election, 1899: Franklin[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 2,458 65.79 -10.03
Liberal W Findlay Wilson 1,278 34.21
Majority 1,180 31.58 -19.48
Turnout 3,736 77.90
Registered electors 4,796

1902 election
General election, 1902: Franklin[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 2,297 66.87 +1.08
Liberal Alfred Richard Harris 1,121 32.63
Informal votes 17 0.49
Majority 1,176 34.23 +2.65
Turnout 3,435 70.81 -7.09
Registered electors 4,851

1905 election
General election, 1905: Franklin[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 3,120 57.58 -9.29
Liberal William Wilson McCardle 2,165 39.95
Informal votes 133 2.45 +1.96
Majority 955 17.62 -16.61
Turnout 5,418 85.91 +15.10
Registered electors 6,306

1908 election
General election, 1908: Franklin[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 2,781 62.62 +5.04
Liberal John McLarin 1,594 35.89
Informal votes 66 1.48 -0.97
Majority 1,187 26.72 -9.10
Turnout 4,441 78.43 -7.48
Registered electors 5,662

1911 election
General election, 1911: Franklin[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 3,779 66.99 -4.37
Liberal John McLarin 1,816 32.20 -3.69
Informal votes 46 0.81 -0.67
Majority 1,963 34.79 +8.07
Turnout 5,641 80.47 +2.04
Registered electors 7,010

1914 election
General election, 1914: Franklin[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 4,818 71.82 +4.83
Liberal Arthur Glass 1,890 28.17
Informal votes 68 1.01 +0.30
Majority 2,928 43.64 -8.85
Turnout 6,708 84.34 +3.87
Registered electors 7,953

1919 election
General election, 1919: Franklin[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 4,195 68.42 -3.40
Liberal Joseph Rea 1,165 19.02
Labour Ernest Piggott 637 10.38
Informal votes 134 2.18 +1.17
Majority 3,030 49.42 +5.78
Turnout 6,131 85.33 +0.99
Registered electors 7,185

1922 election
General election, 1922: Franklin[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 5,276 66.70 -1.72
Liberal Joseph Rea 2,526 31.94 +12.92
Informal votes 108 1.36 +0.82
Majority 2,750 34.76 -14.66
Turnout 7,910 88.73 -3.40
Registered electors 8,914

Notes
  1. "The General Election, 1893". National Library. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. "Waitemata Election". Thames Advertiser. XXVI (7794). 13 April 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. "List of Candidates". Hawera & Normanby Star. XXXIII (3411). 2 December 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. "The New Parliament". Hawke's Bay Herald. XXXI (10478). 7 December 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  6. "The Elections". The Star (5739). Christchurch. 5 December 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  7. "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  8. The General Election, 1902. National Library. 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  9. The General Election, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  10. "The General Election, 1908". National Library. 1909. pp. 1–34. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  11. "The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  12. Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  13. Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  14. The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  15. Hislop 1923, pp. 1–6.

References
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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