Electoral history of William Massey

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.

Portrait of Massey by Sir William Orpen

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. XXVI (7794). 13 April 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
4. "List of Candidates". Hawera & Normanby Star. XXXIII (3411). 2 December 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
5. "The New Parliament". Hawke's Bay Herald. XXXI (10478). 7 December 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
6. "The Elections". The Star (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. sfn error: no target: CITEREFHislop1923 (help)

References

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)