George Grey, around the time of his Premiership.

This is a summary of the electoral history of Sir George Grey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1877–1879). He represented six electorates during his political career.

Parliamentary elections

Grey's first electoral contest in 1870 was fought in the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Newark. Subsequent electoral contests were all in New Zealand.

1870 by-election

1870 Newark by-election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Bristowe 827 54.0 +17.8
Conservative William Campbell Sleigh 653 42.6
Independent Liberal Sir George Grey[3] 52 3.4
Majority 174 11.4 +4.9
Turnout 1,532 85.0 +3.7
Registered electors 1,803

1875 by-election

1875 Auckland West by-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors

1876 election

1876 general election, Auckland West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Greya Unopposed
Independent Patrick Dignan Unopposed
Registered electors

a Grey resigned from the Auckland West seat after he was elected in the Thames electorate.[6] A petition against his election for Thames had been filed on the following day, on the grounds that he had already been elected in Auckland West (see 1875–1876 New Zealand general election). This was unresolved for several months, and Grey telegrammed in June that he chose to represent Auckland West. However when the committee reported on 8 July that his election for Thames was valid but that he had to choose which electorate to represent, he telegrammed that he chose to represent Thames. A by-election (1876 Auckland West by-election) was held to replace Grey in Auckland West.

1876 general election, Thames[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey 984 67.53
Independent William Rowe 862 59.16
Independent Sir Julius Vogel 685 47.01
Independent C F Mitchell 330 22.64
Independent C O'Neil 26 1.78
Independent C Cornes 20 1.37
Independent S Stephenson 7 0.48
Majority 177 12.14
Turnout 1,457

1879 election

1879 general election, Thames[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey Unopposed
Independent John Sheehan Unopposed
Registered electors
1879 general election, Christchurch[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Greyb 1,315 70.58
Independent Samuel Paull Andrews 1,250 67.09
Independent Edward Cephas John Stevens 1,250 67.09
Independent Edward Richardson 1,227 65.86
Independent Treadwell 548 29.41
Majority 22 1.1
Turnout 1,863

b Grey was unseated on petition in Christchurch, as he had already been elected in the Thames electorate.[6] The committee decision (decided on the chairman's casting vote after a split three-three committee vote; see 1879 New Zealand general election) was the opposite to the decision on the 1876 petition.

1881 election

1881 general election, Auckland East[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey 349 52.57
Independent J M Clark 315 47.43
Majority 34 5.12
Turnout 664 71.78
Registered electors 925

1884 election

1884 general election, Auckland East[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 1,331

1887 election

1887 general election, Auckland Central[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 1,782

1891 by-election

1891 Newton by-election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 2,088

1893 election

1893 general election: City of Auckland[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey 6,379 62.57
Conservative William Crowther 4,584 44.96
Conservative Charles Button 4,214 41.34
Conservative Thomas Tudehope[16] 4,146 40.67
Liberal Thomas Thompson 3,950 38.75 -20.23
Liberal William Joseph Napier 3,531 34.64 -7.18
Independent Liberal Edward Withy[16] 2,393 23.47
Liberal John Shera 793 7.78 -55.85
Liberal Samuel Vaile[16] 502 4.92
Liberal Thomas Fernandez 92 0.90
Majority 68 0.67
Turnout 10,195 60.73 +14.30
Registered electors 16,788

Notes

  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  2. ^ "Newark". Belfast Telegraph. 31 January 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "The Newark Election". Morning Advertiser. 28 March 1870. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "By Electric Telegraph". Vol. IX, no. 1267. Westport Times. 30 March 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Auckland". Vol. XXIII, no. 1159. North Otago Times. 23 December 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  6. ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 201.
  7. ^ "Declaration of the Poll at Thames". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XIII, no. 4419. 12 January 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Thames Election". Vol. VIII, no. 777. Bay of Plenty Times. 4 September 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Christchurch Election". No. 3563. Star. 11 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  10. ^ Cooper, G. S. (1882). Votes Recorded for Each Candidate. Government Printer. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  11. ^ Cooper, G. S. (1884). The General Election, 1884. National Library. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  12. ^ "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  13. ^ "NEW ZEALAND". Vol. XXVII, no. 79. Marlborough Express. 6 April 1891. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  14. ^ The General Election, 1893. Government Printer. 1894. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  15. ^ "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  16. ^ a b c "Electorate City of Auckland". Auckland Star. Vol. XXIV, no. 274. 18 November 1893. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

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