New Zealand general election, 1896
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The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held December 4 to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 337,024 (76.1%) voters turned out to vote.
The Maori vote was held on December 19.
1896 was the year the limit of £200 placed on each candidate's campaign spending.
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[edit] Results
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Second Place |
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| Ashburton | John McLachlan | Edward G Wright | John McLachlan |
| Ashley | Richard Meredith | Richard Meredith | H F Reece |
| Avon | William Tanner | William Tanner | G McIntyre |
| Awarua | Joseph Ward | Joseph Ward | C Cowan |
| Bay of Islands | Robert Houston | Robert Houston | John Press |
| Bay of Plenty | William Kelly | William Herbert Herries | William Kelly |
| Bruce | James Allen | James Allen | W Auld |
| Buller | Roderick McKenzie | Patrick O'Regan | James Colvin |
| Caversham | Arthur Morrison | Arthur Morrison | Thomas Sidey |
| City of Auckland (3 members) |
Thomas Thompson | Thomas Thompson | N/A |
| Charles Button | James Holland | N/A | |
| William Crowther | William Crowther | N/A | |
| City of Christchurch (3 members) |
Charles Lewis | Charles Lewis | N/A |
| George Smith | George Smith | N/A | |
| William Whitehouse Collins | Thomas Taylor | N/A | |
| City of Dunedin (3 members) |
William Earnshaw | Henry Fish | N/A |
| William Hutchison | John Millar | N/A | |
| David Pinkerton | Mackay John Scobie McKenzie | N/A | |
| City of Nelson | John Graham | John Graham | J Piper |
| City of Wellington (3 members) |
Francis Bell | John Hutcheson | N/A |
| Robert Stout | Robert Stout | N/A | |
| John Duthie | George Fisher | N/A | |
| Clutha | Thomas Mackenzie | James Thomson | J Edie |
| Eastern Maori | Wi Pere | Wi Pere | Tamati Tautuhi |
| Eden | Edwin Mitchelson | John Bollard | Jackson Palmer |
| Egmont | Felix McGuire | Walter Symes | W Monkhouse |
| Ellesmere | William Montgomery | William Montgomery | F A Anson |
| Franklin | Benjamin Harris | William Massey | Benjamin Harris |
| Geraldine | New Electorate | Frederick Flatman | A E G Rhodes |
| Grey | Arthur Guinness | Arthur Guinness | R F Bell |
| Hawera | New Electorate | Felix McGuire | B C Robbins |
| Hawke's Bay | William Russell | William Russell | A L D Fraser |
| Invercargill | James Whyte Kelly | James Whyte Kelly | J Sinclair |
| Kaiapoi | David Buddo | Richard Moore | David Buddo |
| Lyttelton | John Joyce | John Joyce | W Jacques |
| Manawatu | New Electorate | John Stevens | R C Bruce |
| Manukau | George O'Rourke | George O'Rourke | W F Buckland |
| Marsden | Robert Thompson | Robert Thompson | A H Mason |
| Masterton | Alexander W Hogg | Alexander W Hogg | D J Duncan |
| Mataura | Robert McNab | George Richardson | Robert McNab |
| Motueka | New Electorate | Roderick McKenzie | R Hursthouse |
| Napier | Samuel Carnell | Robert D D McLean | Samuel Carnell |
| Northern Maori | Hone Heke | Hone Heke | Eparaima Kapa |
| Oamaru | Thomas Duncan | Thomas Duncan | J D Sievwright |
| Ohinemuri | New Electorate | Alfred J Cadman | E Edwards |
| Otaki | James G Wilson | Henry Augustus Field | A K Newman |
| Pahiatua | New Electorate | John O'Meara | R Manisty |
| Palmerston | Frederick Pirani | Frederick Pirani | D Buick |
| Parnell | Frank Lawry | Frank Lawry | S Vaile |
| Patea | George Hutchison | George Hutchison | Arthur Remington |
| Rangitikei | John Stevens | Frank Yates Lethbridge | W A L Bailey |
| Riccarton | George Russell | William Rolleston | George Russell |
| Selwyn | Alfred Saunders | John Wason | Alfred Saunders |
| Southern Maori | Tame Parata | Tame Parata | Tame Rangiwahia Erihana |
| Suburbs of Wellington | Alfred K Newman | Thomas Mason Wilford | T W Hislop |
| Taieri | Walter Carncross | Walter Carncross | J Graham |
| Taranaki | New Electorate | Henry Brown | Edward Metcalfe Smith |
| Thames | James McGowan | James McGowan | E H Taylor |
| Timaru | William Hall-Jones | William Hall-Jones | F H Smith |
| Tuapeka | William Larnach | William Larnach | C C Rawlins |
| Waiapu | James Carroll | James Carroll | C A Fitzroy |
| Waihemo | John McKenzie | John McKenzie | John Duncan Jnr |
| Waikato | Alfred J Cadman | Frederic William Lang | E Walker |
| Waikouaiti | James Green | Edmund Allen | J J Ramsay |
| Waipawa | Charles Hall | George Hunter | Charles Hall |
| Wairarapa | Walter Clarke Buchanan | Walter Clarke Buchanan | John Hornsby |
| Wairau | Thomas Buick | Charles H Mills | Thomas Buick |
| Waitaki | William Steward | William Steward | D Sutherland |
| Waitemata | William Massey | Richard Monk | W H H Jackman |
| Wakatipu | William Fraser | William Fraser | J George |
| Wallace | James Mackintosh | Michael Gilfedder | T Neave |
| Wanganui | Archibald Willis | Gilbert Carson | Archibald Willis |
| Western Maori | Ropata te Ao | Henare Kaihau | Ropata te Ao |
| Westland | Richard Seddon | Richard Seddon | J Grimmond |
The election of Thomas Wilford for the electorate of Suburbs of Wellington was declared void by an election petition on the grounds of corrupt and illegal practices. Charles Wilson was elected MP for that electorate following a by-election on 23rd April 1897.
[edit] Summary of Changes
- A boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of seven seats:
- Chalmers, held by John A Millar
- Inangahua, held by Patrick O'Regan
- New Plymouth, held by Edward Smith
- Pareora, held by Frederick Flatman
- Rangitata, held by William Maslin
- Waimea-Sounds, held by Charles H Mills
- Waipa, held by Frederic Lang
- At the same time, seven new seats came into being:
- Geraldine
- Hawera
- Manawatu
- Motueka
- Ohinemuri
- Pahiatua
- Taranaki
