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]
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]
^"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. ISBN0-477-01384-8.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
January 26, 2023
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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 Maori 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 1884 general election 1881 21 Maori amp 22 general July 1884 1887 outgoing memberselected members All 95 seats in the New Zealand House of RepresentativesTurnout60 6 First party Second party Leader Robert Stout Harry AtkinsonParty Stout Vogelites ConservativesSeats won 57 32Seat change 18 13Popular vote N A N APercentage N A N ASwing N A N APremier before electionHarry AtkinsonIndependent Subsequent Premier Robert StoutIndependent Contents 1 1881 electoral redistribution 2 Government formation 3 Results 4 Notes 5 References1881 electoral redistribution EditThe 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 EditPrior 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 EditThe following table shows the results of the 1884 general election 6 Electorate incumbent Elected member defeated candidates MP s termBay of IslandsHeld by R Hobbs Richard Hobbs Third2nd M Gannon3rd F MacKenzieMarsdenHeld by E Mitchelson Edwin Mitchelson SecondUnopposedRodneyHeld by S George William Moat First2nd N WilsonWaitemataHeld by W Hurst William Hurst Third2nd A FarnellAuckland NorthHeld by T Peacock Thomas Thompson First2nd J Newman 7 Auckland WestHeld by J McM Dargaville Joseph Dargaville Second2nd W SwansonAuckland EastHeld by G Grey George Grey FifthUnopposedNewtonHeld by W Swanson Thomas Peacock Second2nd C de Lautour 8 ParnellHeld by FJ Moss Frederick Moss Fourth2nd ST GeorgeEdenHeld by J Tole Joseph Tole Fourth2nd J O NeilManukauHeld by M O Rorke Maurice O Rorke Seventh2nd F LawryFranklin NorthHeld by B Harris Frank Buckland First2nd J HarrisFranklin SouthHeld by E Hamlin Ebenezer Hamlin FourthUnopposedCoromandelHeld by A Cadman Alfred Cadman Second2nd A BrodieThamesHeld by J Sheehan William Fraser First2nd WJ SpeightWaikatoHeld by JB Whyte John Whyte ThirdUnopposedWaipaHeld by FA Whitaker Edward Lake First2nd W JacksonTaurangaHeld by George Morris GB Morris Third2nd W KellyEast CoastHeld by S Locke Samuel Locke Second2nd WL ReesNapierHeld by J Buchanan John Ormond Sixth2nd J SheehanHawkes BayHeld by F Sutton William Russell Third2nd F Sutton3rd A Desmond 9 10 WaipawaHeld by WC Smith William Smith Second2nd T TannerRangitikeiHeld by J Stevens Robert Bruce First2nd J StevensManawatuHeld by WW Johnston Douglas Macarthur First2nd D Frazer3rd A BurrWaitotaraHeld by J Bryce John Bryce Sixth2nd T McDonnellWanganuiHeld by WH Watt John Ballance Fourth2nd J Hutchinson3rd WH WattNew PlymouthHeld by T Kelly Oliver Samuel First2nd EM Smith3rd T Kelly4th C BrownTaranakiHeld by R Trimble Robert Trimble Third2nd T Bayly3rd J ColesbyEgmontHeld by HA Atkinson Harry Atkinson Seventh2nd AA FanthamFoxtonHeld by J Wilson James Wilson Second2nd CB Izard3rd JR BrowneHuttHeld by T Mason Henry Fitzherbert First2nd T MasonWairarapa NorthHeld by G Beetham George Beetham Fourth2nd William Wilson McCardleWairarapa SouthHeld by WC Buchanan Walter Buchanan Second2nd H BunnyThorndonHeld by W Levin Alfred Newman SecondUnopposedTe AroHeld by CJ Johnston Charles Johnston Second2nd FH Fraser3rd E Shaw4th JH Shaw5th J O SheaWellington SouthHeld by W Hutchinson George Fisher First2nd W HutchinsonPictonHeld by E Connolly Edward Connolly Second2nd WH EyesNelsonHeld by H Levestam Henry Levestam Third2nd J PiperMotuekaHeld by R Hursthouse Richmond Hursthouse Fourth2nd J KerrWaimeaHeld by J Shephard Joseph Shephard Fourth2nd W WastneyWairauHeld by H Dodson Henry Dodson Second2nd J WardBullerHeld by J Munro Eugene O Conor Second2nd J MunroInangahuaHeld by E Shaw Andrew Menteath First2nd RHJ ReevesGreymouthHeld by J Petrie Arthur Guinness First2nd J PetrieCheviotHeld by H McIlraith James Lance First2nd W Gibson3rd GM AdamsKumaraHeld by R Seddon Richard Seddon Third2nd E BlakeHokitikaHeld by GG Fitzgerald John Bevan First2nd GG Fitzgerald3rd J ClarkeAshleyHeld by WF Pearson William Pearson Second2nd P DuncanKaiapoiHeld by E Richardson Edward Richardson FifthUnopposedAvonHeld by W Rolleston Leonard Harper Second2nd W Dunlop3rd WilliamsSt AlbansHeld By JE Brown Francis Garrick First2nd J Jebson3rd T CooperStanmoreHeld by WH Pilliet Dan Reese First2nd G Rudenklau3rd G Dorney4th WH Pilliet5th O WanseySydenhamHeld by W White William White Second2nd John Lee ScottChristchurch NorthHeld by H Thomson Julius Vogel Fifth2nd John CrewesChristchurch SouthHeld by J Holmes John Holmes Second2nd Thomas JoyntHeathcoteHeld by W Wynn Williams John Coster First2nd Henry Wynn Williams3rd James Temple FisherLytteltonHeld by H Allwright Harry Allwright Third2nd SR Webb3rd EM ClissoldAkaroaHeld by W Montgomery William Montgomery Fifth2nd FA Anson 11 LincolnHeld by AP O Callaghan Arthur O Callaghan Second2nd A SaundersColeridgeHeld by D McMillan David McMillan Second2nd J Jebson3rd R Tosswill4th C FrazerSelwynHeld by E Wakefield Edward Wakefield FourthUnopposedAshburtonHeld by EG Wright William Walker First2nd JC Wason3rd SC Jolly4th JRCC GrahamWakanuiHeld by J Ivess John Grigg First2nd J Ivess3rd P McQuireGeraldineHeld by W Postlethwaite William Rolleston Sixth2nd Alfred Cox3rd Francis FranksTimaruHeld by R Turnbull Richard Turnbull Fourth2nd EG KerrGladstoneHeld by JH Sutter James Sutter Second2nd D Anderson3rd JM Twomey4th G MorrisWaimateHeld by WJ Steward William Steward Third2nd A Haynes3rd WJ BlackWaitakiHeld by TY Duncan Thomas Duncan Second2nd D Sutherland3rd T FerensOamaruHeld by SE Shrimski Samuel Shrimski Fourth2nd Viscount Reidhaven 12 MoerakiHeld by J McKenzie John McKenzie Second2nd Charles Haynes 13 WaikouaitiHeld by J Green John Buckland First2nd J Green3rd J ArklePort ChalmersHeld by J Macandrew James Macandrew NinthUnopposedRoslynHeld by J Bathgate Archibald Ross First2nd J BathgateDunedin WestHeld by T Dick William Stewart Third2nd T DickDunedin EastHeld by MW Green Robert Stout Third2nd MW GreenDunedin CentralHeld by T Bracken James Bradsheigh Bradshaw Third2nd T Bracken3rd JGS GrantDunedin SouthHeld by HS Fish James Gore First2nd Henry FishPeninsulaHeld by WJM Larnach William Larnach Third2nd Owen James Hodge3rd John Wells 14 CavershamHeld by W Barron William Barron ThirdUnopposedTaieriHeld by J Fulton James Fulton Third2nd WCF Carncross3rd WAW WathenMount IdaHeld by CA de Lautour Scobie Mackenzie First2nd J EwingDunstanHeld by V Pyke Vincent Pyke FifthUnopposedBruceHeld by J McDonald Robert Gillies First2nd H Driver3rd J McDonaldTuapekaHeld by JC Brown James Brown Sixth2nd F OudailleCluthaHeld by JW Thomson James Thomson FifthUnopposedMatauraHeld by FW Mackenzie George Richardson First2nd FW MackenzieAwaruaHeld by JP Joyce James Joyce Third2nd JL McDonald3rd A Kinross4th JW Mitchell5th T HodgkinsonInvercargillHeld by H Feldwick Joseph Hatch First2nd H Feldwick3rd G LumsdenWakatipuHeld by T Fergus Thomas Fergus Second2nd JT Hornsby3rd SN BrownHokonuiHeld by H Driver Cuthbert Cowan Second2nd Frank Stephen Canning3rd Justus Hobbs4th Thomas James LumsdenWallaceHeld by T Daniel Henry Hirst Second2nd S Hodgkinson3rd T Daniel4th M HayesNorthern MaoriHeld by H Tawhai Ihaka Hakuene FirstEastern MaoriHeld by H Tomana Wi Pere FirstWestern MaoriHeld by W Te Wheoro Te Puke Te Ao First2nd Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinuisee results for six more candidatesSouthern MaoriHeld by HK Taiaroa Hōri Kerei Taiaroa FifthNotes Edit Wilson 1985 p 137 General elections 1853 2005 dates amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 EditMcRobie 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1884 New Zealand general election amp oldid 1084720883, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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