Electoral history of Michael Joseph Savage

This is a summary of the electoral history of Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1935–40), Leader of the Labour Party (1933–40), and Member of Parliament for Auckland West (1919–40).

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Michael Joseph Savage

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Elections

Parliamentary elections

1911 election
General election, 1911: Auckland Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Glover 4,061 53.20 -10.87
Socialist Michael Joseph Savage 1,800 23.58
Independent James Gleeson 1,171 15.34
Reform William Richardson 601 7.87
Informal votes 99 1.29 -0.92
Majority 2,261 29.62 -10.56
Turnout 7,633

1914 election
General election, 1914: Auckland Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Glover 4,053 56.93 +3.73
Social Democrat Michael Joseph Savage 1,751 24.59 +1.01
Reform William Richardson 1,315 18.47 +10.60
Informal votes 100 1.40
Majority 2,302 32.33
Turnout 7,119

1919 election
General election, 1919: Auckland West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 3,750 44.51
Reform Charles Frederick Bennett 3,270 38.81
Liberal Andrew Entrican 1,404 16.66
Majority 480 5.69
Turnout 8,424

1922 election
General election, 1922: Auckland West[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 5,649 56.53 +12.02
Reform John Farrell 4,345 43.47
Majority 1,304 13.04
Turnout 9,994

1925 election
General election, 1925: Auckland West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 5,677 52.19 -4.34
Reform Samuel Oldfield 5,201 47.81
Majority 476 4.38
Informal votes 122 1.11
Turnout 11,000 89.55
Registered electors 12,283

1928 election
General election, 1928: Auckland West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 5,361 47.01 -5.18
United Richard Speirs 4,020 35.25
Reform Frank Adeane 2,021 17.72
Majority 1,341 11.76
Turnout 11,402

1931 election
General election, 1931: Auckland West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 6,442 62.93 +15.92
United Hugh Ross Mackenzie 1,925 18.80
Reform John Allum 1,870 18.27
Majority 4,517 44.12
Informal votes 63 0.61
Turnout 10,300 79.78
Registered electors 12,911

1935 election
General election, 1935: Auckland West[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 8,567 72.93 +10.00
United Ernest David Stallworthy 2,387 20.32
Democrat Joseph Alexander Govan 792 6.74
Majority 6,180 52.61
Turnout 11,746

1938 election
General election, 1938: Auckland West[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 11,591 75.88 +2.95
National John W. Kealy 3,584 23.46
Informal votes 100 0.65
Majority 8,007 52.41 -0.20
Turnout 15,275

Local-body elections

1919 local-body elections
1919 Auckland Hospital Board election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Florence Keller 7,142 79.68
Citizens Patrick Nerheny 4,322 48.22
Citizens Peter Mackay 4,122 45.98
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 3,993 44.54
Citizens George Knight 3,958 44.15
Labour George Davis 3,880 43.28
Citizens Alfred Hall-Skelton 3,552 39.62
Independent Ethel Kidd 3,241 36.15
Independent James Francis Hosking 2,748 30.65
Labour Robert Frederick Way 2,696 30.07
Independent Archibald Bryden 2,616 29.18
Citizens Paul Richardson 2,441 27.23

1921 local-body elections
1921 Auckland Hospital Board election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Citizens' William Wallace 8,963 60.44
Progressive Citizens' Peter Mackay 7,494 50.53 +4.35
Progressive Citizens' George Knight 7,196 48.52 +4.37
Independent Horatio Nelson Bagnall 6,939 46.79
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 6,291 42.42 -2.12
Progressive Citizens' Alfred Hall-Skelton 5,717 38.55 -1.07
Independent Arthur Sexton 5,597 37.74
Progressive Citizens' Patrick Nerheny 5,544 37.38 -10.84
Labour George Davis 5,145 34.69 -8.59
Labour Fred Bartram 4,114 27.74
Independent Charles Rossiter 3,905 26.33
Labour Oscar McBrine 3,666 24.72
Labour Winnifred Moore 3,470 23.40

1927 local-body elections
1927 Auckland Hospital Board election[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Citizens' William Wallace 10,966 63.25
Progressive Citizens' Ethel Kidd 8,525 49.17
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 8,450 48.74
Progressive Citizens' John Dempsey 7,288 42.03
Independent George Knight 6,792 39.17
Progressive Citizens' Sidney Takle 5,266 30.37
Progressive Citizens' William Thompson 5,064 29.21
Labour Ivy McCready 4,567 26.34
Independent Alexander Eccles 4,377 25.24
Labour Richard French Barter 4,349 25.08
Labour James Purtell 4,072 23.48
Labour Charles Stephen Morris 4,042 23.31
Independent Robert Darlow 4,010 23.13
Independent Emily Elizabeth Nicol 3,883 22.39
Independent John Lundon 3,277 18.90
Independent Samuel Zobel 1,751 10.11

1929 local-body elections
1929 Auckland Hospital Board election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Citizens' William Wallace 14,041 72.41 +9.16
Independent Edward Gunson 12,633 65.15
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 10,614 54.74 +6.00
Progressive Citizens' Ethel Kidd 9,534 49.18 +0.01
Independent John Dempsey 7,166 36.95 -5.08
Progressive Citizens' George Knight 6,968 35.93 -3.24
Progressive Citizens' George Finlay 5,815 29.99
Independent John Lundon 4,958 25.57 +6.67
Labour Mary Dreaver 4,840 24.96
Labour Alice Cassie 4,826 24.89
Independent William Thompson 4,084 21.06 -8.15
Independent Harold Schmidt 3,837 19.78
Labour Ivy McCready 3,573 18.42 -7.92
Progressive Citizens' William John McMillan 2,143 11.05
Independent Harry Taylor 1,911 9.85

1931 local-body elections
1931 Auckland Hospital Board election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens Committee William Wallace 16,007 92.98 +20.57
Citizens Committee Edward Gunson 13,983 81.22 +16.07
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 13,392 77.79 +23.05
Citizens Committee Ethel Kidd 13,130 76.27 +27.09
Labour Fred Bartram 9,631 55.94
Labour Mary Dreaver 9,584 55.67 +30.71
Independent John Lundon 6,645 38.60 +13.03
Independent Harold Schmidt 3,702 21.50 +1.72

1933 local-body elections
1933 Auckland Hospital Board election[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens Committee William Wallace 13,676 73.58 -19.40
Labour Michael Joseph Savage 12,852 69.14 -8.65
Citizens Committee Edward Gunson 11,077 59.59 -21.63
Citizens Committee Ethel Kidd 9,928 53.41 -22.86
Labour Mary Dreaver 8,088 43.51 -12.16
Citizens Committee Sydney Harbutt 7,465 40.16
Citizens Committee Morris Copeland 6,361 34.22
Labour Bill Anderton 6,269 33.72
Labour James Purtell 5,955 32.04
Labour Hypatia Martin 5,521 29.70
Independent John Lundon 3,889 20.92 -17.68
Independent Gerald Bell 2,115 11.37

Leadership elections

1923 Deputy-leadership election
1923 Deputy-leadership election[18]
NameVotesPercentage
Michael Joseph Savage1164.70%
Dan Sullivan635.30%

1933 Leadership election
1933 Leadership election[19]
NameVotesPercentage
Michael Joseph Savage24100%

Notes
  1. "The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. McRobie 1989, pp. 83f.
  6. Hislop 1923, pp. 1–6.
  7. The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  9. The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  10. The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  11. "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  12. "Election of Members of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board". XXXIX (37). Observer. 17 May 1919. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. "Election of Members of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board". LVIII (17773). The New Zealand Herald. 5 May 1921. p. 10. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  14. "New Hospital Board". LXIV (19622). The New Zealand Herald. 28 April 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  15. "City of Auckland". LXVI (20248). The New Zealand Herald. 7 May 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  16. "Hospital Board". LXII (106). Auckland Star. 7 May 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  17. "Local Elections". LXX (21486). The New Zealand Herald. 9 May 1933. p. 11. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  18. Gustafson 1986, p. 114.
  19. Gustafson 1986, p. 153.

References
  • Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: A biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland, New Zealand: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.


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