1887 New Zealand general election
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The 1887 New Zealand general election was held on 26 September[1] to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes (67.1% turnout) were cast.[2] In 5 seats there was only one candidate.[3]
1887 electoral redistribution[]
The Representation Act 1887 had major implication for the procedure of revising electoral boundaries. The revision task was transferred from committees formed by MPs to a permanent Representation Commission. The act specified that a country quota of 18% be applied to all designated districts that excluded boroughs with a population above 2,000 people, and that all electorates were to have the same nominal population within a tolerance of 750 people. It was also stipulated that electoral boundaries were to be reviewed after each New Zealand census.[4]
In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created: Auckland Central, Woodville, Wellington South and Suburbs, Masterton, Wellington East, Waimea-Picton, Linwood, Rangitata, Waihemo, and Ponsonby. One former electorate, Wairarapa, was recreated.[5]
1887 was the year the Independent Representation Commission was established to redraw electorate boundaries after each five-yearly population census. The country quota was reduced to 18%. A £10 candidate's deposit was introduced.[4]
The Scarecrow Ministry[]
The Stout-Vogel government had been soundly beaten. Only 34 returned members supported the government, whilst 52 opposition MPs were elected as well as nine independents.[6] This led to much confusion in Wellington in September 1887 when the members gathered to form a government. John Bryce, William Rolleston and Robert Stout had all lost their seats. Sir John Hall said he was too old. Sir Julius Vogel's policies had been rejected by the voters.
So there was no alternative to Harry Atkinson, and after two weeks of negotiations he announced a ministry on 11 October. Only two ministers had served with him before. The Scarecrow Ministry was not expected to last, but did.
The years 1887 and 1888 were the worst of the Long Depression, and Atkinson cut salaries, raised loans and raised customs duties. He was not popular with the wealthy, but they feared the Opposition leaders Grey and Ballance even more. By 1890 Atkinson was too ill to make speeches in the House.
Results[]
The following table shows the results of the 1887 general election:[7]
| Electorate incumbent |
Elected member defeated candidates |
MP's term |
|---|---|---|
| Bay of Islands Held by R Hobbs |
Richard Hobbs | Fourth |
| 2nd: John Lundon | ||
| Marsden Held by E Mitchelson |
Robert Thompson | First |
| 2nd: Joseph Dargaville | ||
| Rodney Held by W Moat |
William Moat | Second |
| 2nd: Jackson Palmer 3rd: A Colbeck 4th: J Hudson | ||
| Waitemata Held by R Monk |
Richard Monk | Second |
| 2nd: Reader Wood | ||
| Eden Held by J Tole |
Edwin Mitchelson | Third |
| 2nd: JA Connell | ||
| Newton Held by T Peacock |
Edward Withy | First |
| 2nd: Joseph Tole 3rd: HT Garrett | ||
| Ponsonby New electorate |
Thomas Peacock | Third |
| 2nd: CS Wright 3rd: E Cooper | ||
| Auckland North Held by T Thompson |
Thomas Thompson | Second |
| 2nd:Samuel Vaile | ||
| Auckland West[8] Held by J McM Dargaville |
David Goldie | Second |
| 2nd:John Shera 3rd: Edward W. Morrison | ||
| Auckland Central New electorate |
George Grey | Seventh |
| Unopposed | ||
| Parnell Held by FJ Moss |
Frederick Moss | Fifth |
| 2nd:Seymour Thorne George | ||
| Manukau Held by GM O'Rorke |
Maurice O'Rorke | Eighth |
| 2nd: SS Osborne | ||
| Franklin North Held by Frank Buckland |
Frank Lawry | First |
| 2nd: Frank Buckland | ||
| Franklin South Held by E Hamlin |
Ebenezer Hamlin | Fifth |
| 2nd: Benjamin Harris 3rd: FB Kingsford | ||
| Coromandel Held by A Cadman |
Alfred Cadman | Third |
| 2nd: J Mackay | ||
| Thames Held by W Fraser |
William Fraser | Second |
| 2nd: James McGowan 3rd: J Frater | ||
| Waikato Held by JB Whyte |
John Blair Whyte | Fourth |
| 2nd: GW Russell | ||
| Tauranga Held by GB Morris |
William Kelly | Second |
| 2nd: 3rd: H Kerr | ||
| Waipa Held by E Lake |
William Jackson | Second |
| 2nd: JB Teasdale 3rd: D Maxwell 4th: T Campbell | ||
| East Coast Held by S Locke |
Andrew Graham | First |
| 2nd: A McDonald 3rd: MJ Gannon | ||
| Taranaki Held by R Trimble |
George Marchant | First |
| 2nd: Elliot 3rd: R Trimble 4th: T Kelly | ||
| New Plymouth Held by O Samuel |
Oliver Samuel | Second |
| 2nd: Edward Smith 3rd: Edward Dockrill | ||
| Egmont Held by HA Atkinson |
Harry Atkinson | Eight |
| 2nd: Felix McGuire | ||
| Wanganui Held by J Ballance |
John Ballance | Fifth |
| 2nd: Gilbert Carson | ||
| Waitotara Held by J Bryce |
George Hutchinson | First |
| 2nd: John Bryce 3rd: J Morgan | ||
| Napier Held by JD Ormond |
John Davies Ormond | Seventh |
| 2nd: Joseph Ivess | ||
| Hawkes Bay Held by WR Russell |
William Russell | Fourth |
| 2nd: A Desmond | ||
| Waipawa Held by WC Smith |
Thomas Tanner | First |
| 2nd:J Harker 3rd:Fred Sutton 4th: ARW Lascelles | ||
| Rangitikei Held by RC Bruce |
Robert Bruce | Second |
| 2nd: J Stevens 3rd: F Arkwright | ||
| Manawatu Held by DH Macarthur |
Douglas Macarthur | Second |
| 2nd: GL West | ||
| Foxton Held by J Wilson |
James Wilson | Third |
| 2nd: ES Thynne 3rd: Sanson | ||
| Woodville New Electorate |
William Smith | Third |
| 2nd: Horace Baker 3rd: William Wilson McCardle | ||
| Masterton New Electorate |
George Beetham | Fifth |
| 2nd: Alexander Hogg 3rd: RS Hawkins | ||
| Wairarapa New Electorate |
Walter Buchanan | Third |
| 2nd: Henry Bunny | ||
| Hutt Held by HS Fitzherbert |
Henry Fitzherbert | Second |
| 2nd: Thomas Mason | ||
| Wellington South and Suburbs New Electorate |
Charles Izard | First |
| 2nd: J Coombe | ||
| Thorndon Held by A Newman |
Alfred Newman | Third |
| 2nd: William McLean | ||
| Te Aro Held by CJ Johnston |
Andrew Stuart-Menteath | Second |
| 2nd: Francis Humphris Fraser | ||
| Wellington East New Electorate |
George Fisher | Second |
| 2nd: Robertson 3rd: T Carter | ||
| Nelson Held by H Levestam |
Henry Levestam | Fourth |
| 2nd: Jesse Piper 3rd: WB Gibbs | ||
| Waimea-Picton New Electorate |
Arthur Seymour | Fourth |
| 2nd: Joseph Harkness 3rd: Charles H. Mills | ||
| Motueka Held by R Hursthouse |
John Kerr | Second |
| 2nd: Richmond Hursthouse | ||
| Buller Held by EJ O'Conor |
Eugene O'Conor | Third |
| 2nd: John Munro | ||
| Wairau Held by H Dodson |
Henry Dodson | Third |
| 2nd: 3rd: Sutherland John Macalister[9] | ||
| Inangahua Held by AA Stuart-Menteath |
Richard Reeves | Third |
| Unopposed | ||
| Greymouth Held by AR Guinness |
Arthur Guinness | Second |
| 2nd: Joseph Petrie | ||
| Kumara Held by R Seddon |
Richard Seddon | Fourth |
| Unopposed | ||
| Hokitika Held by J Bevan |
Joseph Grimmond | First |
| 2nd: John Bevan | ||
| Cheviot Held by JD Lance |
James Lance | Second |
| 2nd: J Macfarlane | ||
| Ashley Held by WF Pearson |
William Pearson | Third |
| 2nd: RL Higgins 3rd: JM Verrall | ||
| Kaiapoi Held by E Richardson |
Edward Richardson | Sixth |
| 2nd: Richard Moore | ||
| Avon Held by L Harper |
Edwin Blake | Second |
| 2nd: Edward George Wright | ||
| Linwood New Electorate |
Andrew Loughrey | First |
| 2nd: William Flesher 3rd: Daniel Reese 4th: JT Partridge | ||
| Heathcote Held by F Jones |
Frederic Jones | Second |
| 2nd: JH Hopkins | ||
| St Albans Held By FJ Garrick |
William Reeves | First |
| 2nd: Francis James Garrick | ||
| Christchurch North Held by J Vogel |
Julius Vogel | Sixth |
| 2nd: H Roberts | ||
| Christchurch South Held by J Holmes |
Westby Perceval | First |
| 2nd: A Ayers 3rd: H Thomson 4th: E George[10] | ||
| Sydenham Held by RM Taylor |
Richard Taylor | Second |
| 2nd: John Crewes | ||
| Lyttelton Held by H Allwright |
John Joyce | First |
| 2nd: H Allwright | ||
| Akaroa Held by W Montgomery |
Alexander McGregor | First |
| 2nd: William Barnett 3rd: George Armstrong 4th: George Russell Joblin 5th: Frederick Arthur Anson 6th: John Edward Thacker | ||
| Lincoln Held by AP O'Callaghan |
Arthur O'Callaghan | Third |
| 2nd: Alfred Saunders 3rd: John Davies Gilbert Enys | ||
| Selwyn Held by E Wakefield |
John Hall | Sixth |
| 2nd: John McLachlan | ||
| Ashburton Held by WC Walker |
William Campbell Walker | Second |
| 2nd: Charles Purnell | ||
| Rangitata New Electorate |
Searby Buxton | First |
| 2nd: William Rolleston 3rd: William Palmer | ||
| Timaru Held by R Turnbull |
Richard Turnbull | Fifth |
| 2nd: Edward George Kerr | ||
| Gladstone Held by JH Sutter |
Arthur Rhodes | First |
| 2nd: Jeremiah Twomey 3rd: F Franks | ||
| Waimate Held by WJ Steward |
William Steward | Fourth |
| 2nd: John Manchester 3rd: Charles G Clarke | ||
| Waitaki Held by TY Duncan |
Thomas Duncan | Third |
| 2nd: John Reid | ||
| Oamaru Held by TW Hislop |
Thomas Hislop | Fourth |
| 2nd: William Henry Frith[11] 3rd: John Church | ||
| Waihemo New Electorate |
John McKenzie | Third |
| 2nd: John Buckland | ||
| Dunedin West Held by WD Stewart |
William Stewart | Fourth |
| 2nd: Thomas Dick | ||
| Port Chalmers Held by J Mills |
James Mills | Second |
| 2nd: James Green | ||
| Dunedin East Held by R Stout |
James Allen | First |
| 2nd: Robert Stout | ||
| Dunedin Central Held by T Bracken |
Frederick Fitchett | First |
| 2nd: Edward Cargill | ||
| Dunedin South Held by J Gore |
Henry Fish | Second |
| 2nd: James Gore | ||
| Roslyn Held by AH Ross |
Archibald Hilson Ross | Second |
| 2nd: William Hutchinson 3rd: Walter Carlton | ||
| Peninsula Held by W Larnach |
William Larnach | Fourth |
| 2nd: Thomas Begg[12] | ||
| Caversham Held by W Barron |
William Barron | Fourth |
| 2nd: Robert Rutherford | ||
| Taieri Held by J Fulton |
James Fulton | Fourth |
| 2nd: W Carncross | ||
| Mount Ida Held by S Mackenzie |
Scobie Mackenzie | Second |
| 2nd: Owen Hodge | ||
| Bruce Held by D Reid |
Crawford Anderson | First |
| 2nd: Donald Reid | ||
| Tuapeka Held by J Brown |
James Brown | Seventh |
| 2nd: James Bennet | ||
| Dunstan Held by V Pyke |
Vincent Pyke | Sixth |
| Unopposed | ||
| Clutha Held by JW Thomson |
Thomas Mackenzie | First |
| 2nd: James William Thomson | ||
| Waikaia New electorate |
Hugh Valentine | First |
| 2nd: Francis Wallace Mackenzie 3rd: FS Canning | ||
| Mataura Held by GF Richardson |
George Richardson | Second |
| 2nd: James Mackintosh[13] | ||
| Hokonui Held by C Cowan |
Cuthbert Cowan | Third |
| 2nd: Alfred Baldey | ||
| Wakatipu Held by T Fergus |
Thomas Fergus | Third |
| Unopposed | ||
| Wallace Held by H Hirst |
Samuel Hodgkinson | Second |
| 2nd: Henry Hirst 3rd: John McIntyre 4th: Theophilus Daniel | ||
| Invercargill Held by J Hatch |
Henry Feldwick | Third |
| 2nd: 3rd: Joseph Hatch 4th: Cyril Tanner 5th: John Walker Mitchell | ||
| Awarua Held by James Parker Joyce |
Joseph Ward | First |
| 2nd: George Froggart 3rd: James Walker Bain | ||
| Northern Maori Held by W Katene |
Sydney Taiwhanga[14] | First |
| 2nd: Wi Katene 3rd: Peotipi 4th: Kereraru 5th: Tomoro Kingi 6th: Aratapu | ||
| Eastern Maori Held by W Pere |
James Carroll[14][15] | First |
| 2nd: Wi Pere 3rd: Alfred Warbrick 4th: Kereraru | ||
| Western Maori Held by H Taipua |
Hoani Taipua | |
| Southern Maori Held by T Parata |
Tame Parata[16][17] | Second |
| 2nd: Thomas Ellison 3rd: Kahu 4th: Hone Taare Tikao |
Notes[]
- ^ "THE GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". No. 6043. Star. 27 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b McRobie 1989, p. 51.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 50–53.
- ^ "Summary of the Results". No. 6868. Press. 28 September 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "City West". Auckland Star. Vol. XVIII, no. 219. 19 September 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Mr. Sutherland John Maclister". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Christchurch South". The Star. No. 6034. 16 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Flourmillers, Grocers, Etc". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Election Notes". Otago Daily Times. No. 7972. 9 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Old Colonists". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Maori Electorates". Hawera & Normanby Star. Vol. IX, no. 1724. 9 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Election News". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. VII, no. 1638. 17 August 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "The Maori Members". The Press. Vol. XLIV, no. 6861. 20 September 1887. p. 6. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "The Southern Native Member". The Press. Vol. XLIV, no. 6856. 14 September 1887. p. 6. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
References[]
- Bassett, Judith (1969). Sir Harry Atkinson. Wellington: AH & AW Reed.
- Bassett, Judith (1975). Sir Harry Atkinson, 1831–1892. Auckland: Auckland/Oxford University Presses. ISBN 0-19-647934-7.
- 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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