Portrait of Massey by Sir William Orpen

This is a summary of the electoral history of William Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1912–1925). He represented two electorates during his political career.

Parliamentary elections

1893 election

General election, 1893: Franklin[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Benjamin Harris 1,684 51.36 +3.21
Conservative William Massey 1,595 48.64
Majority 89 2.71
Turnout 3,279 79.55 +18.16
Registered electors 4,122

1894 by-election

1894 Waitemata by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 1,619 52.82
Independent Liberal Jackson Palmer 1,446 47.17
Majority 173 5.64
Turnout 3,065

1896 election

General election, 1896: Franklin[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 2,184 55.76 +7.12
Liberal Benjamin Harris 1,710 43.66 -7.70
Informal votes 23 0.58
Majority 474 12.10
Turnout 3,917

1899 election

General election, 1899: Franklin[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 2,458 65.79 -10.03
Liberal W Findlay Wilson 1,278 34.21
Majority 1,180 31.58 -19.48
Turnout 3,736 77.90
Registered electors 4,796

1902 election

General election, 1902: Franklin[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 2,297 66.87 +1.08
Liberal Alfred Richard Harris 1,121 32.63
Informal votes 17 0.49
Majority 1,176 34.23 +2.65
Turnout 3,435 70.81 -7.09
Registered electors 4,851

1905 election

General election, 1905: Franklin[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 3,120 57.58 -9.29
Liberal William Wilson McCardle 2,165 39.95
Informal votes 133 2.45 +1.96
Majority 955 17.62 -16.61
Turnout 5,418 85.91 +15.10
Registered electors 6,306

1908 election

General election, 1908: Franklin[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Massey 2,781 62.62 +5.04
Liberal John McLarin 1,594 35.89
Informal votes 66 1.48 -0.97
Majority 1,187 26.72 -9.10
Turnout 4,441 78.43 -7.48
Registered electors 5,662

1911 election

General election, 1911: Franklin[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 3,779 66.99 -4.37
Liberal John McLarin 1,816 32.20 -3.69
Informal votes 46 0.81 -0.67
Majority 1,963 34.79 +8.07
Turnout 5,641 80.47 +2.04
Registered electors 7,010

1914 election

General election, 1914: Franklin[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 4,818 71.82 +4.83
Liberal Arthur Glass 1,890 28.17
Informal votes 68 1.01 +0.30
Majority 2,928 43.64 -8.85
Turnout 6,708 84.34 +3.87
Registered electors 7,953

1919 election

General election, 1919: Franklin[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 4,195 68.42 -3.40
Liberal Joseph Rea 1,165 19.02
Labour Ernest Piggott 637 10.38
Informal votes 134 2.18 +1.17
Majority 3,030 49.42 +5.78
Turnout 6,131 85.33 +0.99
Registered electors 7,185

1922 election

General election, 1922: Franklin[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform William Massey 5,276 66.70 -1.72
Liberal Joseph Rea 2,526 31.94 +12.92
Informal votes 108 1.36 +0.82
Majority 2,750 34.76 -14.66
Turnout 7,910 88.73 -3.40
Registered electors 8,914

Notes

  1. ^ "The General Election, 1893". National Library. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ^ "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Waitemata Election". Thames Advertiser. Vol. XXVI, no. 7794. 13 April 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ^ "List of Candidates". Hawera & Normanby Star. Vol. XXXIII, no. 3411. 2 December 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ "The New Parliament". Hawke's Bay Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 10478. 7 December 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  6. ^ "The Elections". The Star. No. 5739. Christchurch. 5 December 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  7. ^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  8. ^ The General Election, 1902. National Library. 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  9. ^ The General Election, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  10. ^ "The General Election, 1908". National Library. 1909. pp. 1–34. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  11. ^ "The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  12. ^ Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  13. ^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  14. ^ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  15. ^ Hislop 1923, pp. 1–6.

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