New Zealand general election, 1919
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The New Zealand general election of 1919 was held December 17 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 20th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 683,420 (80.5%) voters turned out to vote.
The Maori vote was held on December 16.
In 1919 women were given the right to be elected to Parliament, but only to the House of Representatives, not to the Legislative Council. The law was changed late in 1919, and with only three weeks notice, three women stood for Parliament in 1919.
They were Ellen Melville in Grey Lynn, Rosetta Baume in Parnell, and Mrs Aileen Cooke in Thames. Ellen Melville stood for the Reform Party and came second. She stood for Parliament several more times, but while generally polling well she never won a seat.
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[edit] Results
[edit] Party Totals
| Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won |
| Reform Party | ? | ? | ?% | 47 |
| Liberal Party | ? | ? | ?% | 21 |
| Labour Party | 59 | ? | ?% | 8 |
| Others | ? | ? | ?% | 4 |
[edit] Electorate Results
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Second Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | William Nosworthy | William Nosworthy | W J Dickie |
| Auckland Central | Albert Glover | William Edward Parry | Albert Glover |
| Auckland East | Arthur Myers | Arthur Myers | Clutha McKenzie |
| Auckland West | Charles Poole | Michael Joseph Savage | F Bennett |
| Avon | George Russell | Daniel Sullivan | George Russell |
| Awarua | Joseph Ward | John Ronald Hamilton | Joseph Ward |
| Bay of Islands | Vernon Reed | Vernon Reed | St C Jounneaux |
| Bay of Plenty | William MacDonald | William MacDonald | Kenneth Stuart Williams |
| Bruce | James Allen | James Allen | John Edie |
| Buller | James Colvin | Harry Holland | D Q O'Brien |
| Chalmers | James McColl Dickson | James McColl Dickson | John Gilchrist |
| Christchurch East | Henry Thacker | Henry Thacker | Hiram Hunter |
| Christchurch North | Leonard Isitt | Leonard Isitt | Hubert Tim Armstrong |
| Christchurch South | Henry Ell | Edwin Howard | Henry Holland |
| Clutha | Alexander Malcolm | Alexander Malcolm | R A Rodger |
| Dunedin Central | Charles Statham | Charles Statham | James Wright Munro |
| Dunedin North | Andrew Walker | Edward Kellett | Andrew Walker |
| Dunedin South | Thomas Sidey | Thomas Sidey | John T Paul |
| Dunedin West | William Downie Stewart | William Downie Stewart | J A Brown |
| Eastern Maori | Apirana Ngata | Apirana Ngata | None |
| Eden | Christopher James Parr | Christopher James Parr | Oscar McBrine |
| Egmont | Charles Wilkinson | Oswald Hawken | D L A Astbury |
| Ellesmere | Robert Rhodes | Robert Rhodes | G Barclay |
| Franklin | William Massey | William Massey | J Rea |
| Gisborne | James Carroll | William Lysnar | James Carroll |
| Grey Lynn | John Payne | Frederick Bartram | Ellen Melville |
| Hawke's Bay | John Findlay | Hugh Campbell | G McKay |
| Hurunui | George Forbes | George Forbes | J G Armstrong |
| Hutt | Thomas Mason Wilford | Thomas Mason Wilford | David Pritchard |
| Invercargill | Josiah Hanan | Josiah Hanan | John K Archer |
| Kaiapoi | David Buddo | David Jones | David Buddo |
| Kaipara | Gordon Coates | Gordon Coates | Alfred Gregory |
| Lyttelton | James McCombs | James McCombs | R MacCartney |
| Manawatu | New Electorate | Edward Newman | A C Hillier |
| Manukau | Frederic William Lang | Frederic William Lang | Rex Mason |
| Marsden | Francis Mander | Francis Mander | A J Murdoch |
| Masterton | George Sykes | George Sykes | A C Holms |
| Mataura | George Anderson | George Anderson | David McDougall |
| Motueka | Richard Hudson | Richard Hudson | W P Power |
| Napier | John Vigor Brown | John Vigor Brown | F C Evans |
| Nelson | Thomas Field | Harry Atmore | Thomas Field |
| Northern Maori | Taurekareka Henare | Taurekareka Henare | Nau Parone Kawiti |
| Oamaru | Ernest Lee | Ernest Lee | John MacPherson |
| Ohinemuri | Hugh Poland | Hugh Poland | J Clark |
| Oroua | David Guthrie | David Guthrie | E J Tunnicliffe |
| Otaki | William Hughes Field | William Hughes Field | James McKenzie |
| Pahiatua | George Harold Smith | Archibald McNicol | R B Ross |
| Palmerston | James Nash | James Nash | Moses Ayrton |
| Parnell | James Samuel Dickson | James Samuel Dickson | Thomas Bloodworth |
| Patea | George Pearce | W D Powdrell | W Morrison |
| Raglan | Richard Bollard | Richard Bollard | William Jordan |
| Rangitikei | Edward Newman | William Spiers Glenn | F P Brady |
| Riccarton | George Witty | George Witty | W R Devereaux |
| Roskill | New Electorate | Vivian Potter | James Gunson |
| Rotorua | New Electorate | Frank Hockly | M Carney |
| Southern Maori | John Uru | John Uru | Riki te Mairaki Taiaroa |
| Stratford | John Hine | Robert Masters | John Hine |
| Taranaki | Sydney George Smith | Sydney George Smith | J B Hine |
| Tauranga | William Herbert Herries | William Herbert Herries | B C Bobbins |
| Temuka | Charles Talbot | Thomas Burnett | Charles Talbot |
| Thames | Thomas William Rhodes | Thomas William Rhodes | W J McCormick |
| Timaru | James Craigie | James Craigie | P C Vinnell |
| Waikato | James Young | James Young | P H Watts |
| Waimarino | Robert William Smith | Robert William Smith | Frank Langstone |
| Waipawa | George Hunter | George Hunter | A E Jull |
| Wairarapa | John Hornsby | Alexander Donald McLeod | John Hornsby |
| Wairau | Richard McCallum | Richard McCallum | B J Cooke |
| Waitaki | John Anstey | John Bitchener | John Anstey |
| Waitemata | Alexander Harris | Alexander Harris | A E Greenslade |
| Waitomo | New Electorate | William Thomas Jennings | K C Wilson |
| Wakatipu | William Fraser | James Horn | R Scott |
| Wallace | John C Thomson | Adam Hamilton | John C Thomson |
| Wanganui | Bill Veitch | Bill Veitch | W J Cuttle |
| Wellington Central | Peter Fraser | Peter Fraser | Frederick Pirani |
| Wellington East | Alfred Newman | Alfred Newman | Alec Monteith |
| Wellington North | John Luke | John Luke | H O Browne |
| Wellington South | Robert Semple | George Mitchell | Robert Semple |
| Wellington Suburbs | Robert Wright | Robert Wright | Alexander Croskery |
| Western Maori | Maui Pomare | Maui Pomare | Ngarangi Katitia |
| Westland | Tom Seddon | Tom Seddon | James O'Brien |
[edit] Summary of Changes
- A boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of four seats:
- Grey, held by Harry Holland
- Otago Central, held by Robert Scott
- Selwyn, held by William Dickie
- Taumarunui, held by William Thomas Jennings
- At the same time, four new seats came into being:
- Manawatu
- Roskill
- Rotorua
- Waitomo
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