New Zealand general election, 1925
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The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held November 4 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 22nd session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 678,877 (90.02%) voters turned out to vote.
The Maori vote was held on November 3.
1922 was the year registration as an elector made compulsory for all those eligible (except Māori).
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[edit] Results
[edit] Party Totals
| Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won |
| Reform Party | 73 | 324,462 | 47.79% | 55 |
| Labour Party | 58 | 184,650 | 27.20% | 12 |
| Liberal Party | 53 | 152,697 | 22.49% | 11 |
| Country Party | 5 | 2,398 | 0.35% | 0 |
| Others | 14 | 21,785 | 3.21% | 2 |
| Total | 203 | 685,992 | 80 |
[edit] Electorate Results
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Second Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | William Nosworthy | William Nosworthy | J N Harle |
| Auckland Central | William Edward Parry | William Edward Parry | C A Wilson |
| Auckland East | John A. Lee | John A. Lee | J Stewart |
| Auckland West | Michael Joseph Savage | Michael Joseph Savage | S Oldfield |
| Avon | Daniel Sullivan | Daniel Sullivan | W E Leadley |
| Awarua | Philip De la Perrelle | John Ronald Hamilton | Philip De la Perrelle |
| Bay of Islands | Allen Bell | Allen Bell | H J Sweeney |
| Bay of Plenty | Kenneth Stuart Williams | Kenneth Stuart Williams | None |
| Buller | Harry Holland | Harry Holland | C S Bielby |
| Chalmers | James McColl Dickson | James McColl Dickson | M Connelly |
| Christchurch East | Hubert Tim Armstrong | Hubert Tim Armstrong | D F Dennehy |
| Christchurch North | Leonard Isitt | Henry Holland | Henry Thacker |
| Christchurch South | Edwin Howard | Edwin Howard | Henry Ell |
| Clutha | John Edie | Fred Waite | John Edie |
| Dunedin Central | Charles Statham | Charles Statham | John Gilchrist |
| Dunedin North | James Wright Munro | Harold Livingstone Tapley | James Wright Munro |
| Dunedin South | Thomas Sidey | Thomas Sidey | J E MacManus |
| Dunedin West | William Downie Stewart | William Downie Stewart | R Harrison |
| Eastern Maori | Apirana Ngata | Apirana Ngata | Hone Mokena |
| Eden | Christopher Parr | Christopher Parr | Rex Mason |
| Egmont | Oswald Hawken | Oswald Hawken | W C G Green |
| Ellesmere | Heaton Rhodes | David Jones | Jeremiah Connolly |
| Franklin | Ewen McLennan | Ewen McLennan | D McClymont |
| Gisborne | William Lysnar | William Lysnar | David William Coleman |
| Grey Lynn | Frederick Bartram | Frederick Bartram | Ellen Melville |
| Hamilton | James Young | James Young | William Lee Martin |
| Hawke's Bay | Gilbert McKay | Hugh Campbell | Gilbert McKay |
| Hurunui | George Forbes | George Forbes | J G Armstrong |
| Hutt | Thomas Mason Wilford | Thomas Mason Wilford | Walter Nash |
| Invercargill | Josiah Hanan | Joseph Ward | James Hargest |
| Kaiapoi | David Buddo | David Buddo | W Brock |
| Kaipara | Gordon Coates | Gordon Coates | Bill Barnard |
| Lyttelton | James McCombs | James McCombs | M E Lyons |
| Manawatu | Joseph Linklater | Joseph Linklater | Benjamin Roberts |
| Manukau | William Jordan | William Jordan | John Massey |
| Marsden | Alfred Murdoch | W Jones | Alfred Murdoch |
| Masterton | George Sykes | George Sykes | J W Andrews |
| Mataura | George Anderson | George Anderson | W Hinchey |
| Motueka | Richard Hudson | Richard Hudson | M Fagan |
| Napier | Lewis McIlvride | John Mason | Lewis McIlvride |
| Nelson | Harry Atmore | Harry Atmore | A Gilbert |
| Northern Maori | Taurekareka Henare | Taurekareka Henare | Hone Wi Kaitaia |
| Oamaru | John MacPherson | Ernest Lee | John MacPherson |
| Ohinemuri | Hugh Poland | Albert Samuel | Hugh Poland |
| Oroua | David Guthrie | John Gordon Eliott | R Cobbe |
| Otaki | William Hughes Field | William Hughes Field | Bob Semple |
| Pahiatua | Ethelbert Ransom | Ethelbert Ransom | Archibald McNicol |
| Palmerston | James Nash | James Nash | W Bromley |
| Parnell | James Samuel Dickson | James Samuel Dickson | R F Way |
| Patea | James Corrigan | Harold Dickie | James Corrigan |
| Raglan | Richard Bollard | Richard Bollard | E Piggott |
| Rangitikei | William Spiers Glenn | William Spiers Glenn | C J Duggan |
| Riccarton | George Witty | Herbert Kyle | W Cole |
| Roskill | Vivian Potter | Vivian Potter | Alfred Hall-Skelton |
| Rotorua | Frank Hockly | Frank Hockly | Cecil Clinkard |
| Southern Maori | Henare Uru | Henare Uru | Tuiti MacDonald |
| Stratford | Robert Masters | Edward Walter | Robert Masters |
| Taranaki | Sydney George Smith | Charles Emanuel Bellringer | Sydney George Smith |
| Tauranga | Charles MacMillan | Charles MacMillan | R Coulter |
| Temuka | Thomas Burnett | Thomas Burnett | C J Talbot |
| Thames | Thomas William Rhodes | Thomas William Rhodes | W E G Willy |
| Timaru | Francis Rolleston | Francis Rolleston | P C Vinnell |
| Waikato | Frederick Lye | Daniel Stewart Reid | Frederick Lye |
| Waimarino | Frank Langstone | Robert William Smith | Frank Langstone |
| Waipawa | George Hunter | George Hunter | W A Chambers |
| Wairarapa | Alexander Donald McLeod | Alexander Donald McLeod | F T Arkle |
| Wairau | William Girling | William Girling | Richard McCallum |
| Waitaki | John Bitchener | John Bitchener | G Barclay |
| Waitemata | Alexander Harris | Alexander Harris | A G Osborne |
| Waitomo | John Rolleston | John Rolleston | Walter Broadfoot |
| Wakatipu | James Horn | James Horn | J Ritchie |
| Wallace | John C Thomson | Adam Hamilton | J M MacKenzie |
| Wanganui | Bill Veitch | Bill Veitch | J Coull |
| Wellington Central | Peter Fraser | Peter Fraser | A D Sloane |
| Wellington East | Alec Monteith | Thomas Forsyth | Alec Monteith |
| Wellington North | John Luke | John Luke | H Combs |
| Wellington South | Robert McKeen | Robert McKeen | A B Sievwright |
| Wellington Suburbs | Robert Wright | Robert Wright | Charles Chapman |
| Western Maori | Maui Pomare | Maui Pomare | Rangi Mawhete |
| Westland | James O'Brien | Tom Seddon | James O'Brien |
[edit] Sources
- New Zealand Yearbook 1927
- Chapman, Robert M., The Significance of the 1928 General Election: A Study in Certain Trends in New Zealand Politics During the Nineteen-Twenties. Unpublished thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North, 1948.
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