1884 New Zealand general election
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The 1884 New Zealand general election was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July.[1] A total number of 137,686 (60.6%) voters turned out to vote.[2] In 11 seats there was only one candidate.[3]
1881 electoral redistribution
The same 95 electorates that were defined through the 1881 electoral redistribution were used for the 1884 election. The next electoral redistribution was held in 1887 in preparation for the 1887 election.[4]
Government formation
Prior to the election Harry Atkinson had served as Premier since 1883. His government was unpopular at the time and the polls went against him. Only 32 of the returned Members supported him whilst 57 opposed his government as well as 6 independents.[5] Soon after the election his government fell in August 1884 after Robert Stout successfully passed a vote of no confidence and assumed the premiership with the support of Julius Vogel. A strong counter-offensive by Atkinson enabled him to unseat Stout again after only twelve days. Stout, however, was not so easily defeated, and took the Premiership again after seven days. This time, Stout held his position for three years, defeating Atkinson's attempts to oust him.
Results
The following table shows the results of the 1884 general election.[6]
Electorate incumbent | Elected member defeated candidates | MP's term |
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Bay of Islands Held by R Hobbs | Richard Hobbs | Third |
2nd: M Gannon 3rd: F MacKenzie | ||
Marsden Held by E Mitchelson | Edwin Mitchelson | Second |
Unopposed | ||
Rodney Held by S George | William Moat | First |
2nd: N Wilson | ||
Waitemata Held by W Hurst | William Hurst | Third |
2nd: A Farnell | ||
Auckland North Held by T Peacock | Thomas Thompson | First |
2nd:J Newman[7] | ||
Auckland West Held by J McM Dargaville | Joseph Dargaville | Second |
2nd:W Swanson | ||
Auckland East Held by G Grey | George Grey | Fifth |
Unopposed | ||
Newton Held by W Swanson | Thomas Peacock | Second |
2nd: C de Lautour[8] | ||
Parnell Held by FJ Moss | Frederick Moss | Fourth |
2nd:ST George | ||
Eden Held by J Tole | Joseph Tole | Fourth |
2nd: J O'Neil | ||
Manukau Held by M O'Rorke | Maurice O'Rorke | Seventh |
2nd: F Lawry | ||
Franklin North Held by B Harris | Frank Buckland | First |
2nd: J Harris | ||
Franklin South Held by E Hamlin | Ebenezer Hamlin | Fourth |
Unopposed | ||
Coromandel Held by A Cadman | Alfred Cadman | Second |
2nd: A Brodie | ||
Thames Held by J Sheehan | William Fraser | First |
2nd: WJ Speight | ||
Waikato Held by JB Whyte | John Whyte | Third |
Unopposed | ||
Waipa Held by FA Whitaker | Edward Lake | First |
2nd: W Jackson | ||
Tauranga Held by George Morris | GB Morris | Third |
2nd: W Kelly | ||
East Coast Held by S Locke | Samuel Locke | Second |
2nd: WL Rees | ||
Napier Held by J Buchanan | John Ormond | Sixth |
2nd: J Sheehan | ||
Hawkes Bay Held by F Sutton | William Russell | Third |
2nd: F Sutton 3rd: A Desmond[9][10] | ||
Waipawa Held by WC Smith | William Smith | Second |
2nd:T Tanner | ||
Rangitikei Held by J Stevens | Robert Bruce | First |
2nd: J Stevens | ||
Manawatu Held by WW Johnston | Douglas Macarthur | First |
2nd: D Frazer 3rd: A Burr | ||
Waitotara Held by J Bryce | John Bryce | Sixth |
2nd: T McDonnell | ||
Wanganui Held by WH Watt | John Ballance | Fourth |
2nd: J Hutchinson 3rd: WH Watt | ||
New Plymouth Held by T Kelly | Oliver Samuel | First |
2nd: EM Smith 3rd: T Kelly 4th: C Brown | ||
Taranaki Held by R Trimble | Robert Trimble | Third |
2nd: T Bayly 3rd: J Colesby | ||
Egmont Held by HA Atkinson | Harry Atkinson | Seventh |
2nd: AA Fantham | ||
Foxton Held by J Wilson | James Wilson | Second |
2nd: CB Izard 3rd: JR Browne | ||
Hutt Held by T Mason | Henry Fitzherbert | First |
2nd: T Mason | ||
Wairarapa North Held by G Beetham | George Beetham | Fourth |
2nd: William Wilson McCardle | ||
Wairarapa South Held by WC Buchanan | Walter Buchanan | Second |
2nd: H Bunny | ||
Thorndon Held by W Levin | Alfred Newman | Second |
Unopposed | ||
Te Aro Held by CJ Johnston | Charles Johnston | Second |
2nd: FH Fraser 3rd: E Shaw 4th: JH Shaw 5th: J O'Shea | ||
Wellington South Held by W Hutchinson | George Fisher | First |
2nd: W Hutchinson | ||
Picton Held by E Connolly | Edward Connolly | Second |
2nd: WH Eyes | ||
Nelson Held by H Levestam | Henry Levestam | Third |
2nd: J Piper | ||
Motueka Held by R Hursthouse | Richmond Hursthouse | Fourth |
2nd: J Kerr | ||
Waimea Held by J Shephard | Joseph Shephard | Fourth |
2nd: W Wastney | ||
Wairau Held by H Dodson | Henry Dodson | Second |
2nd: J Ward | ||
Buller Held by J Munro | Eugene O'Conor | Second |
2nd: J Munro | ||
Inangahua Held by E Shaw | Andrew Menteath | First |
2nd: RHJ Reeves | ||
Greymouth Held by J Petrie | Arthur Guinness | First |
2nd: J Petrie | ||
Cheviot Held by H McIlraith | James Lance | First |
2nd: W Gibson 3rd: GM Adams | ||
Kumara Held by R Seddon | Richard Seddon | Third |
2nd: E Blake | ||
Hokitika Held by GG Fitzgerald | John Bevan | First |
2nd: GG Fitzgerald 3rd: J Clarke | ||
Ashley Held by WF Pearson | William Pearson | Second |
2nd: P Duncan | ||
Kaiapoi Held by E Richardson | Edward Richardson | Fifth |
Unopposed | ||
Avon Held by W Rolleston | Leonard Harper | Second |
2nd: W Dunlop 3rd: Williams | ||
St Albans Held By JE Brown | Francis Garrick | First |
2nd: J Jebson 3rd: T Cooper | ||
Stanmore Held by WH Pilliet | Dan Reese | First |
2nd: G Rudenklau 3rd: G Dorney 4th: WH Pilliet 5th: O Wansey | ||
Sydenham Held by W White | William White | Second |
2nd: John Lee Scott | ||
Christchurch North Held by H Thomson | Julius Vogel | Fifth |
2nd: John Crewes | ||
Christchurch South Held by J Holmes | John Holmes | Second |
2nd: Thomas Joynt | ||
Heathcote Held by W Wynn-Williams | John Coster | First |
2nd: Henry Wynn-Williams 3rd: James Temple Fisher | ||
Lyttelton Held by H Allwright | Harry Allwright | Third |
2nd: SR Webb 3rd: EM Clissold | ||
Akaroa Held by W Montgomery | William Montgomery | Fifth |
2nd: FA Anson[11] | ||
Lincoln Held by AP O'Callaghan | Arthur O'Callaghan | Second |
2nd: A Saunders | ||
Coleridge Held by D McMillan | David McMillan | Second |
2nd: J Jebson 3rd: R Tosswill 4th: C Frazer | ||
Selwyn Held by E Wakefield | Edward Wakefield | Fourth |
Unopposed | ||
Ashburton Held by EG Wright | William Walker | First |
2nd: JC Wason 3rd: SC Jolly 4th: JRCC Graham | ||
Wakanui Held by J Ivess | John Grigg | First |
2nd: J Ivess 3rd: P McQuire | ||
Geraldine Held by W Postlethwaite | William Rolleston | Sixth |
2nd: Alfred Cox 3rd: Francis Franks | ||
Timaru Held by R Turnbull | Richard Turnbull | Fourth |
2nd: EG Kerr | ||
Gladstone Held by JH Sutter | James Sutter | Second |
2nd: D Anderson 3rd: JM Twomey 4th: G Morris | ||
Waimate Held by WJ Steward | William Steward | Third |
2nd: A Haynes 3rd: WJ Black | ||
Waitaki Held by TY Duncan | Thomas Duncan | Second |
2nd: D Sutherland 3rd: T Ferens | ||
Oamaru Held by SE Shrimski | Samuel Shrimski | Fourth |
2nd: Viscount Reidhaven[12] | ||
Moeraki Held by J McKenzie | John McKenzie | Second |
2nd: Charles Haynes[13] | ||
Waikouaiti Held by J Green | John Buckland | First |
2nd: J Green 3rd: J Arkle | ||
Port Chalmers Held by J Macandrew | James Macandrew | Ninth |
Unopposed | ||
Roslyn Held by J Bathgate | Archibald Ross | First |
2nd: J Bathgate | ||
Dunedin West Held by T Dick | William Stewart | Third |
2nd: T Dick | ||
Dunedin East Held by MW Green | Robert Stout | Third |
2nd: MW Green | ||
Dunedin Central Held by T Bracken | James Bradsheigh-Bradshaw | Third |
2nd: T Bracken 3rd: JGS Grant | ||
Dunedin South Held by HS Fish | James Gore | First |
2nd: Henry Fish | ||
Peninsula Held by WJM Larnach | William Larnach | Third |
2nd: Owen James Hodge 3rd: John Wells[14] | ||
Caversham Held by W Barron | William Barron | Third |
Unopposed | ||
Taieri Held by J Fulton | James Fulton | Third |
2nd: WCF Carncross 3rd: WAW Wathen | ||
Mount Ida Held by CA de Lautour | Scobie Mackenzie | First |
2nd: J Ewing | ||
Dunstan Held by V Pyke | Vincent Pyke | Fifth |
Unopposed | ||
Bruce Held by J McDonald | Robert Gillies | First |
2nd: H Driver 3rd: J McDonald | ||
Tuapeka Held by JC Brown | James Brown | Sixth |
2nd: F Oudaille | ||
Clutha Held by JW Thomson | James Thomson | Fifth |
Unopposed | ||
Mataura Held by FW Mackenzie | George Richardson | First |
2nd: FW Mackenzie | ||
Awarua Held by JP Joyce | James Joyce | Third |
2nd: JL McDonald 3rd: A Kinross 4th: JW Mitchell 5th: T Hodgkinson | ||
Invercargill Held by H Feldwick | Joseph Hatch | First |
2nd: H Feldwick 3rd: G Lumsden | ||
Wakatipu Held by T Fergus | Thomas Fergus | Second |
2nd: JT Hornsby 3rd: SN Brown | ||
Hokonui Held by H Driver | Cuthbert Cowan | Second |
2nd: Frank Stephen Canning 3rd: Justus Hobbs 4th: Thomas James Lumsden | ||
Wallace Held by T Daniel | Henry Hirst | Second |
2nd: S Hodgkinson 3rd: T Daniel 4th: M Hayes | ||
Northern Maori Held by H Tawhai | Ihaka Hakuene | First |
Eastern Maori Held by H Tomana | Wi Pere | First |
Western Maori Held by W Te Wheoro | Te Puke Te Ao | First |
2nd: Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui see results for six more candidates | ||
Southern Maori Held by HK Taiaroa | Hōri Kerei Taiaroa | Fifth |
Notes
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 137.
- ^ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 286.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 47, 51.
- ^ "Election News". No. 5062. Star. 24 July 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Cooper, G. S. (1884). The General Election, 1884. National Library. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "City North". Auckland Star. Vol. XXVI, no. 4422. 16 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Ponsonby". Auckland Star. Vol. XXVI, no. 4430. 26 July 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "The Hawke's Bay Election". Hawke's Bay Herald. Vol. XXI, no. 6912. 16 July 1884. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay Election". Hawke's Bay Herald. Vol. XXI, no. 6915. 19 July 1884. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "The Nomination". Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser. Vol. XIV, no. 1166. 20 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "The Hon. S. E. Shrimski". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Mr. Charles Haynes, J. P". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Peninsula". Otago Witness. No. 1704. 19 July 1884. p. 9. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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