New Zealand general election, 1908
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The New Zealand general election of 1908 was held November 17, November 24 and December 1 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 537,003 (79.8%) voters turned out to vote.
The Second Ballot Act 1908 provided for second or runoff ballots between the top two candidates where the top candidate did not get an absolute majority. The second ballot was held seven days after the first ballot except in ten large rural seats, where fourteen days was allowed. In 1908, 22 second ballots were held on 24 November and one (Bay of Plenty) on 1 December. At the 1911 election, all 30 second ballots were held seven days later. The Second Ballot Act, which did not apply to the Maori seats, was repealed in 1913.
The Maori vote was held on December 2.
1908 was the year the second-ballot voting system was introduced.
[edit] Results
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Second Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | John McLachlan | William Nosworthy | Frederick Flatman |
| Auckland Central | Alfred Kidd | Albert Glover | Alfred Kidd |
| Auckland East | Frederick Baume | Frederick Baume | W Richardson |
| Auckland West | Charles Poole | Charles Poole | R Thompson |
| Avon | William Tanner | George Russell | William Tanner |
| Awarua | Joseph Ward | Joseph Ward | W A Morris |
| Bay of Islands | Robert Houston | Vernon Reed | J C Johnson |
| Bay of Plenty | William Herbert Herries | William MacDonald | J B Gow |
| Bruce | James Allen | James Allen | J Mosley |
| Buller | James Colvin | James Colvin | F F Munro |
| Chalmers | Ewen Allen | Edward Henry Clark | Ewen Allen |
| Christchurch East | Thomas Davey | Thomas Davey | James McCombs |
| Christchurch North | Charles Matthew Gray | Tommy Taylor | Charles Matthew Gray |
| Christchurch South | Henry Ell | Henry Ell | James Thorn |
| Clutha | Alexander Malcolm | Alexander Malcolm | Frank Isitt |
| Dunedin Central | John A. Millar | James Frederick Arnold | J McDonald |
| Dunedin North | Alfred Richard Barclay | George Thomson | Alfred Richard Barclay |
| Dunedin South | James Frederick Arnold | Thomas Sidey | R R Douglas |
| Dunedin West | New Electorate | John A. Millar | James Wright Munro |
| Eastern Maori | Apirana Ngata | Apirana Ngata | Tiki Paaka |
| Eden | John Bollard | John Bollard | J W Shackelford |
| Egmont | William Thomas Jennings | Bradshaw Dive | G P Wake |
| Ellesmere | Robert Rhodes | Robert Rhodes | G Rennie |
| Franklin | William Massey | William Massey | J W McLarin |
| Geraldine | Frederick Flatman | Thomas Buxton | W Jeffries |
| Gisborne | New Electorate | James Carroll | G E Darton |
| Grey | Arthur Guinness | Arthur Guinness | J Kerr |
| Grey Lynn | George Fowlds | George Fowlds | O Nicholson |
| Hawke's Bay | Alfred Dillon | Alfred Dillon | William Russell |
| Hurunui | Andrew Rutherford | George Forbes | O F Clothier |
| Hutt | Thomas Mason Wilford | Thomas Mason Wilford | R W Shortt |
| Invercargill | Josiah Hanan | Josiah Hanan | A A Paape |
| Kaiapoi | David Buddo | David Buddo | R Moore |
| Kaipara | John Stallworthy | John Stallworthy | Alfred Harding |
| Lyttelton | George Laurenson | George Laurenson | H T J Thacker |
| Manawatu | John Stevens | Edward Newman | John Stevens |
| Manukau | Frederic William Lang | Frederic William Lang | A A Creamer |
| Marsden | Francis Mander | Francis Mander | J Harrison |
| Masterton | Alexander Wilson Hogg | Alexander Wilson Hogg | J Hunter |
| Mataura | Robert McNab | George Anderson | Robert McNab |
| Motueka | Roderick McKenzie | Roderick McKenzie | F W G Smith |
| Napier | Alfred Fraser | John Vigor Brown | Alfred Fraser |
| Nelson | John Graham | John Graham | Harry Atmore |
| Northern Maori | Hone Heke | Hone Heke | Hare te Rangi |
| Oamaru | Thomas Young Duncan | Thomas Young Duncan | J Mitchell |
| Ohinemuri | Hugh Poland | Hugh Poland | F H Haselden |
| Oroua | Frank Yates Lethbridge | David Guthrie | O C Pleasants |
| Otaki | William Hughes Field | William Hughes Field | B P Brown |
| Pahitua | Robert Ross | Robert Ross | J C Cooper |
| Palmerston | William Wood | David Buick | William Wood |
| Parnell | Frank Lawry | Frank Lawry | Edward George Britton Moss |
| Patea | Walter Symes | George Vater Pearce | Charles E. Major |
| Rangitikei | Arthur Remington | Arthur Remington | R W Smith |
| Riccarton | George Witty | George Witty | G Sheat |
| Selwyn | Charles Hardy | Charles Hardy | Joseph Ivess |
| Southern Maori | Tame Parata | Tame Parata | Teone Hopere Wharewiti Uru |
| Stratford | New Electorate | John Hine | Walter Symes |
| Taieri | Donald Reid | Thomas MacKenzie | J T Johnson |
| Taranaki | Henry James Okey | Henry James Okey | William Malone |
| Taumarunui | New Electorate | William Thomas Jennings | W T Bowater |
| Tauranga | New Electorate | William Herbert Herries | J A Young |
| Thames | James McGowan | James McGowan | E Deeble |
| Timaru | William Hall-Jones | James Craigie | W D Campbell |
| Tuapeka | William Chapple | Robert Scott | John MacPherson |
| Waikato | Henry Greenslade | Henry Greenslade | A Bell |
| Waipawa | Charles Hall | Charles Hall | George Hunter |
| Wairarapa | John Hornsby | Walter Clarke Buchanan | John Hornsby |
| Wairau | Charles H Mills | John Duncan | R McArtney |
| Waitaki | William Steward | William Steward | Francis Henry Smith |
| Waitemata | Ewen Alison | Leonard Phillipps | W J Napier |
| Wakatipu | William Fraser | William Fraser | A Martin |
| Wallace | John C Thomson | John C Thomson | D MacPherson |
| Wanganui | James Thomas Hogan | James Thomas Hogan | George Hutchison |
| Wellington Central | Francis Fisher | Francis Fisher | Thomas Hislop |
| Wellington East | John Aitken | David McLaren | Arthur Atkinson |
| Wellington North | Charles Izard | Alexander Herdman | F G Bolton |
| Wellington South | New Electorate | Robert Alexander Wright | William Barber |
| Wellington Suburbs | New Electorate | John Luke | J E Fitzgerald |
| Western Maori | Henare Kaihau | Henare Kaihau | Pepene Eketone |
| Westland | Tom Seddon | Tom Seddon | Henry Michel |
[edit] Summary of Changes
- A boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of seven seats:
- Caversham, held by Thomas Sidey
- Courtenay, held by Charles Lewis
- Hawera, held by Charles E. Major
- Mount Ida, held by John MacPherson
- Newtown, held by William Henry Peter Barber
- Waiapu, held by James Carroll
- Waikouaiti, held by Thomas Mackenzie
- At the same time, seven new seats came into being:
- Dunedin West
- Gisborne
- Stratford
- Taumarunui
- Tauranga
- Wellington South
- Wellington Suburbs
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