New Zealand general election, 1914
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The New Zealand general election of 1914 was held December 10 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 616,043 (84.7%) voters turned out to vote.
The Maori vote was held on December 11.
1914 was the year the second-ballot voting system repealed, and first-past-the-post reinstated.
[edit] Summary of results
| Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won |
| Reform Party | ? | 243,122 | 47.1% | 40 |
| Liberal Party | ? | 49,482 | 9.6% | 34 |
| United Labour Party | ? | 222,299 | 43.1% | 3 |
| Social Democrat | ? | ? | 2 | |
| Independents | ? | ? | 1 |
- 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 and Otaki were won by Reform from independents.
- 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).
[edit] Detailed results
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Second Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | William Nosworthy | William Nosworthy | W S Maslin |
| Auckland Central | Albert Glover | Albert Glover | Michael Joseph Savage |
| Auckland East | Arthur Myers | Arthur Myers | A S Holmes |
| Auckland West | James Bradney | Charles Poole | James Bradney |
| Avon | George Russell | George Russell | Daniel Sullivan |
| Awarua | Joseph Ward | Joseph Ward | J R Hamilton |
| Bay of Islands | Vernon Reed | Vernon Reed | P H Buck |
| Bay of Plenty | William MacDonald | William MacDonald | K S Williams |
| Bruce | James Allen | James Allen | C R Smith |
| Buller | James Colvin | James Colvin | G M Powell |
| Chalmers | Edward Henry Clark | James McColl Dickson | W D'A Mason |
| Christchurch East | Thomas Davey | Henry Thacker | Hiram Hunter |
| Christchurch North | Leonard Isitt | Leonard Isitt | H F Toogood |
| Christchurch South | Henry Ell | Henry Ell | Gains Whiting |
| Clutha | Alexander Malcolm | Alexander Malcolm | J E Jenkinson |
| Dunedin Central | Charles Statham | Charles Statham | James Wright Munro |
| Dunedin North | George Thomson | Andrew Walker | George Thomson |
| Dunedin South | Thomas Sidey | Thomas Sidey | T H Dalton |
| Dunedin West | John A. Millar | William Downie Stewart | J T Johnson |
| Eastern Maori | Apirana Ngata | Apirana Ngata | Hetekia te Kani Pere |
| Eden | John Bollard | Christopher Parr | W R Tuck |
| Egmont | Charles Wilkinson | Charles Wilkinson | D L A Astbury |
| Ellesmere | Robert Rhodes | Robert Rhodes | J C Free |
| Franklin | William Massey | William Massey | A G C Glass |
| Gisborne | James Carroll | James Carroll | H D de Lautour |
| Grey | Paddy Webb | Paddy Webb | Henry Michel |
| Grey Lynn | John Payne | John Payne | M McLean |
| Hawke's Bay | Hugh Campbell | Robert McNab | Hugh Campbell |
| Hurunui | George Forbes | George Forbes | W A Banks |
| Hutt | Thomas Mason Wilford | Thomas Mason Wilford | A M Samuel |
| Invercargill | Josiah Hanan | Josiah Hanan | J F Lillicrap |
| Kaiapoi | David Buddo | David Buddo | David Jones |
| Kaipara | Gordon Coates | Gordon Coates | R Hoe |
| Lyttelton | James McCombs | James McCombs | Malcolm Miller |
| Manukau | Frederic William Lang | Frederic William Lang | J W McLarin |
| Marsden | Francis Mander | Francis Mander | E C Purdie |
| Masterton | George Sykes | George Sykes | Alexander Wilson Hogg |
| Mataura | George Anderson | George Anderson | W G Mehaffey |
| Motueka | Roderick McKenzie | Richard Hudson | Roderick McKenzie |
| Napier | John Vigor Brown | John Vigor Brown | G W Venables |
| Nelson | Harry Atmore | Thomas Field | Harry Atmore |
| Northern Maori | Te Rangihiroa | Taurekareka Henare | Hemi te Paa |
| Oamaru | Ernest Lee | Ernest Lee | John Andrew Macpherson |
| Ohinemuri | Hugh Poland | Hugh Poland | J Clark |
| Oroua | David Guthrie | David Guthrie | J Morrison |
| Otago Central | Robert Scott | Robert Scott | W A Bodkin |
| Otaki | John Robertson | William Hughes Field | John Robertson |
| Pahiatua | James Escott | James Escott | J D Mathews |
| Palmerston | David Buick | David Buick | James Thorn |
| Parnell | James Samuel Dickson | James Samuel Dickson | J J Sullivan |
| Patea | George Pearce | George Pearce | W Morrison |
| Raglan | Richard Bollard | Richard Bollard | W D Thompson |
| Rangitikei | Edward Newman | Edward Newman | R E Hornblow |
| Riccarton | George Witty | George Witty | B Bunn |
| Selwyn | William Dickie | William Dickie | G Sheat |
| Southern Maori | Taare Parata | Taare Parata | Teone Matapura Erihana |
| Stratford | John Hine | John Hine | W H Hawkins |
| Taranaki | Henry James Okey | Henry James Okey | D J Hughes |
| Taumarunui | Charles Kendall Wilson | William Thomas Jennings | Charles Kendall Wilson |
| Tauranga | William Herbert Herries | William Herbert Herries | R D Stewart |
| Temuka | Thomas Buxton | Charles Talbot | C E Kerr |
| Thames | Thomas William Rhodes | Thomas William Rhodes | Edmund Taylor |
| Timaru | James Craigie | James Craigie | F H Smith |
| Waikato | James Young | James Young | A Scholes |
| Waimarino | Robert William Smith | Robert William Smith | H M Speed |
| Waipawa | George Hunter | George Hunter | A E Jull |
| Wairarapa | Walter Clarke Buchanan | John Hornsby | Walter Clarke Buchanan |
| Wairau | Richard McCallum | Richard McCallum | John Duncan |
| Waitaki | Francis Henry Smith | John Anstey | N Francis |
| Waitemata | Alexander Harris | Alexander Harris | H C Tewsley |
| Wakatipu | William Fraser | William Fraser | J Stephens |
| Wallace | John C Thomson | John C Thomson | A W Rodger |
| Wanganui | Bill Veitch | Bill Veitch | Frederick Pirani |
| Wellington Central | Francis Fisher | Robert Fletcher | Francis Fisher |
| Wellington East | Alfred Newman | Alfred Newman | David McLaren |
| Wellington North | Alexander Herdman | Alexander Herdman | W H Turnbull |
| Wellington South | Alfred Hindmarsh | Alfred Hindmarsh | John Luke |
| Wellington Suburbs and Country | William Henry Bell | Robert Wright | Francis Moore |
| Westland | Thomas Seddon | Thomas Seddon | A A Paape |
| Western Maori | Maui Pomare | Maui Pomare | Hema Ropata te Ao |
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