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 |
Liberal Party | 53 | 152,697 | 22.49% | 11 |
Labour Party | 58 | 184,650 | 27.20% | 12 |
Others | 14 | 21,785 | 3.21% | 2 |
Country Party | 5 | 2,398 | 0.35% | 0 |
[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 | F Waite | John Edie |
Dunedin Central | Charles Statham | Charles Statham | John Gilchrist |
Dunedin North | James Wright Munro | H L 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 | Robert Rhodes | D Jones | J Connolly |
Franklin | Ewen McLennan | Ewen McLennan | D McClymont |
Gisborne | William Lysnar | William Lysnar | David William Coleman |
Grey Lynn | Frederick Bartram | Frederick Bartram | E 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 | J 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 | J G 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 | E Walter | Robert Masters |
Taranaki | Sydney George Smith | C E 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 | D S 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 | Thomas 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.