New Zealand general election, 1893

1893 general election

1890 ← members 28 November (general) & 20 December (Māori) 1893 → 1896

All 74 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority Turnout 75.3%   First party Second party   Leader Richard Seddon No Leader Party Liberal Independent Leader since 1893 Leader's seat Westland Last election 40 74 seats Seats won 51 23 Seat change 11 51 Popular vote N/A N/A Percentage N/A N/A Swing N/A N/A

Prime Minister before election Richard Seddon Liberal Prime Minister-designate Richard Seddon Liberal

The New Zealand general election of 1893 was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament.^[1] A total number of 302,997 (75.3%) voters turned out to vote.^[2]

The election was won by the Liberal Party, and Richard Seddon became Prime Minister.

1893 was the year universal suffrage was granted to women over 21 (including Māori), plural registration was abolished, plural voting for Māori property-owners was abolished, and only those whose descent was exactly half Māori or less were allowed to choose whether to vote in European or Māori electorates. Women's suffrage was the most consequential change.

References

1. ^ "The general Election". Otago Daily Times. 23 December 1893. p. 2. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ODT18931223.2.49. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 
2. ^ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010.