- New Zealand general election, 1922
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1922 general election 
1919 ← 6 (Māori) & 7 December (general) 1922 → 1925
membersAll 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
41 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 87.7% First party Second party Third party 
Leader William Massey Thomas Mason Wilford Harry Holland Party Reform Liberal Labour Leader since 1909 1920 1919 Leader's seat Franklin Hutt Buller Last election 43 seats, 35.7% 17 seats, 28.7% 8 seats, 24.2% Seats won 37 22 17 Seat change 
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5 9Popular vote 249,735 166,708 150,448 Percentage 39.4% 26.3% 23.7% Swing 3.7% 2.4% 0.5%
Prime Minister before election
Prime Minister-designate
The New Zealand general election of 1922 was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates, and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 700,111 (87.7%) voters turned out to vote.[1]
1922 was the year residents of the Chatham Islands were enfranchised for the first time (included in Lyttelton and Western Māori electorates).
Contents
Result
William Massey formed a government, but with the loss in support for the Reform Party he had to negotiate for support with Independents, and with two Liberal Party members. Liberal was in decline and disorganised, and two Liberal MPs supported Massey; they were afterwards appointed to the Legislative Council.
Party Totals
Party Candidates Total votes Percentage Seats won Reform Party ? 249,735 39.4% 37 Liberal Party ? 166,708 26.3% 22 Labour Party ? 150,448 23.7% 17 Others ? 67,837 10.7% 4 Total ? 634,728 80 - Note: Electorate results given below, include 38 Reform and 21 Liberal members. The figures given in the table agree with Mackie and Rose, as well as the article on New Zealand elections.
Electorate Results
Electorate Incumbent Winner Second Place Ashburton William Nosworthy William Nosworthy H M Jones Auckland Central Bill Parry Bill Parry Albert Glover Auckland East Clutha Mackenzie John A. Lee Clutha Mackenzie Auckland West Michael Joseph Savage Michael Joseph Savage J Farrell Avon Dan Sullivan Dan Sullivan George Russell Awarua John Ronald Hamilton Philip De la Perrelle John Ronald Hamilton Bay of Islands Vernon Reed Allen Bell Vernon Reed Bay of Plenty Kenneth Stuart Williams Kenneth Stuart Williams None Buller Harry Holland Harry Holland J Menzies Chalmers James McColl Dickson James McColl Dickson J Stephens Christchurch East Henry Thacker Tim Armstrong Henry Thacker Christchurch North Leonard Isitt Leonard Isitt John Archer Christchurch South Ted Howard Ted Howard H C Lane Clutha Alexander Malcolm John Edie Alexander Malcolm Dunedin Central Charles Statham Charles Statham John Gilchrist Dunedin North James Wright Munro James Wright Munro J J Clark Dunedin South Thomas Sidey Thomas Sidey John McManus Dunedin West William Downie Stewart William Downie Stewart C M Moss Eastern Maori Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Taranaki Kanara te Uamairangi Eden Christopher Parr Christopher Parr Rex Mason Egmont Oswald Hawken Oswald Hawken D L A Astbury Ellesmere Robert Rhodes Robert Rhodes J C Free Franklin William Massey William Massey J Rea Gisborne William Lysnar William Lysnar G Wildish Grey Lynn Frederick Bartram Frederick Bartram W J Holdsworth Hamilton New Electorate James Young Arthur Shapton Richards Hawke's Bay Hugh Campbell Gilbert McKay A H Russell Hurunui George Forbes George Forbes S Andrew Hutt Thomas Mason Wilford Thomas Mason Wilford David Pritchard Invercargill Josiah Hanan Josiah Hanan J Armstead Kaiapoi David Jones David Buddo David Jones Kaipara Gordon Coates Gordon Coates R E Hornblow Lyttelton James McCombs James McCombs R MacCartney Manawatu Edward Newman Joseph Linklater F D Whibley Manukau Frederic William Lang William Jordan Frederic William Lang Marsden Francis Mander Alfred Murdoch William Jones Masterton George Sykes George Sykes A C Holms Mataura George Anderson George Anderson David McDougall Motueka Richard Hudson Richard Hudson R Patterson Napier John Vigor Brown Lewis McIlvride J Mason Nelson Harry Atmore Harry Atmore A Gilbert Northern Maori Taurekareka Henare Taurekareka Henare Nau Parone Kawiti Oamaru Ernest Lee John MacPherson Ernest Lee Ohinemuri Hugh Poland Hugh Poland Stephen Shepherd Allen Oroua David Guthrie David Guthrie John Cobbe Otaki William Hughes Field William Hughes Field G H M McClure Pahiatua Archibald McNicol Ethelbert Ransom Archibald McNicol Palmerston James Nash James Nash J Hodgens Parnell James Samuel Dickson James Samuel Dickson S M Wren Patea Edwin Dixon James Randall Corrigan Edwin Dixon Raglan Richard Bollard Richard Bollard S C G Lye Rangitikei William Spiers Glenn William Spiers Glenn F P Brady Riccarton George Witty George Witty Herbert Kyle Roskill Vivian Harold Potter Vivian Harold Potter Alfred Hall-Skelton Rotorua Frank Hockly Frank Hockly Cecil Clinkard Southern Maori Henare Uru Henare Uru Peter MacDonald Stratford Robert Masters Robert Masters John Hine Taranaki Sydney George Smith Sydney George Smith Charles Emanuel Bellringer Tauranga William Herbert Herries William Herbert Herries L Johnstone Temuka Thomas Burnett Thomas Burnett T H Langford Thames Thomas William Rhodes Thomas William Rhodes W A Allan Timaru James Craigie Francis Rolleston Percy Vinnell Waikato James Young Frederick Lye J T Johnson Waimarino Robert William Smith Frank Langstone Robert William Smith Waipawa George Hunter George Hunter J J Langridge Wairarapa Alexander Donald McLeod Alexander Donald McLeod J W Card Wairau Richard McCallum William Girling Richard McCallum Waitaki John Bitchener John Bitchener William Paul Waitemata Alexander Harris Alexander Harris F H Burbush Waitomo William Thomas Jennings John Christopher Rolleston William Thomas Jennings Wakatipu James Horn James Horn J Ritchie Wallace Adam Hamilton John C Thomson Adam Hamilton Wanganui Bill Veitch Bill Veitch J Coull Wellington Central Peter Fraser Peter Fraser W H Bennett Wellington East Alfred Newman Alec Monteith Thomas Forsyth Wellington North John Luke John Luke Henry Ernest Combs Wellington South George Mitchell Robert McKeen George Mitchell Wellington Suburbs Robert Wright Robert Wright Alexander Croskery Western Maori Maui Pomare Maui Pomare Haami Tokouru Ratana Westland Tom Seddon James O'Brien Tom Seddon Summary of Changes
- A boundary redistribution resulted in the abolition of one seat:
- Bruce, held by John Edie
- At the same time, one new seat came into being:
- Hamilton
References
- ^ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- New Zealand Yearbook 1924
- Chapman, Robert M., The Significance of the 1928 General Election: A Study in Certain Trends in New Zealand Politics During the Nineteen-Twenties. Unpublished thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North, 1948.
- Chapman, R. M. The Political Scene 1919-1931 (New Zealand History Topic Book by Heinemann, 1969)
- The International Almanac of Electoral History, 3rd edition, Thomas T. Mackie and Richard Rose (Macmillan, 1991)
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