Electoral history of Richard Seddon

This is a summary of the electoral history of Richard Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1893–1906).

Parliamentary elections

1876 election

1876 general election: Hokitika[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edmund Barff	648	30.71
	Independent	Charles Button	586	27.77
	Independent	Robert Reid	527	24.98
	Independent	Richard Seddon	343	16.26
	Independent	Conrad Hoos	6	0.28
Majority			59[nb 1]
Registered electors			1,547[2][nb 2]

1879 election

1879 general election: Hokitika[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Reid	917	33.09	+8.11
	Independent	Richard Seddon	800	28.87	+12.61
	Independent	Peter Dungan[4]	561	20.25
	Independent	Edmund Barff	403	14.54	-16.17
	Independent	Hamilton Cuming[4]	90	3.25
Majority			239[nb 1]	8.63
Turnout			2,771
Registered electors			1,823[2][nb 2]

1881 election

1881 general election, Kumara[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Seddon	700	52.88
	Independent	Edwin Blake	624	47.12
Majority			76	5.74
Turnout			1,324	58.40
Registered electors			2,267

1884 election

1884 general election, Kumara[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Seddon	667	57.31	+4.33
	Independent	Edwin Blake	497	42.69	-4.43
Majority			170	14.60	+8.86
Turnout			1,164	62.61	+4.21
Registered electors			1,859

1887 election

1887 general election, Kumara[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Seddon	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,816

1890 election

1890 general election: Westland[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	1,098	59.10
	Conservative	Joseph Grimmond	760	40.90
Majority			338	18.19
Turnout			1,858	73.06
Registered electors			2,543

1893 election

1893 general election: Westland[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,186

1896 election

1896 general election: Westland[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	2,707	76.66
	Conservative	Joseph Grimmond	824	23.34
Majority			1,883	53.33
Turnout			3,531
Registered electors			4,508

1899 election

1899 general election: Westland[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,427

1902 election

1902 general election: Westland[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	2,983	92.63
	Independent	Frank Isitt	237	7.36
Majority			2,746	85.27
Turnout			3,220	69.87
Registered electors			4,608

1905 election

1905 general election: Westland[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Seddon	3,420	92.05	-0.58
	Independent	Harry Cowin	240	6.46
Informal votes			55	1.48
Majority			3,180	85.59	+0.32
Turnout			3,715	81.07	+11.20
Registered electors			4,582

Notes

1. As two members were elected, majority is the difference between the second and third candidate.
2. Electors had two votes each.

References

1. "Declaration of the Poll". West Coast Times (3219). 19 January 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
2. McRobie 1989, p. 44. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMcRobie1989 (help)
3. "Hokitika District Election". West Coast Times (3260). 11 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
4. "West Coast Times". West Coast Times (3234). 12 August 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
5. Cooper, G. S. (1882). Votes Recorded for Each Candidate. Government Printer. Retrieved 24 October 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
6. Cooper, G. S. (1884). The General Election, 1884. National Library. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
7. "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
8. "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
9. The General Election, 1893. Government Printer. 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
10. "Electoral District of Westland". West Coast Times (10438). 17 December 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
11. "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
12. "The General Election, 1902". National Library. 1903. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
13. The General Election, 1905. National Library. 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

Bibliography

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.