Electoral history of William Massey

Portrait of Massey by Sir William Orpen

This is a summary of the electoral history of William Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1912–1925). He represented two electorates during his political career.

Parliamentary elections[]

General election, 1893: Franklin^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Harris	1,684	51.36	+3.21
	Conservative	William Massey	1,595	48.64
Majority			89	2.71
Turnout			3,279	79.55	+18.16
Registered electors			4,122

1894 Waitemata by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Massey	1,619	52.82
	Independent Liberal	Jackson Palmer	1,446	47.17
Majority			173	5.64
Turnout			3,065

General election, 1896: Franklin^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Massey	2,184	55.76	+7.12
	Liberal	Benjamin Harris	1,710	43.66	-7.70
Informal votes			23	0.58
Majority			474	12.10
Turnout			3,917

General election, 1899: Franklin^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Massey	2,458	65.79	-10.03
	Liberal	W Findlay Wilson	1,278	34.21
Majority			1,180	31.58	-19.48
Turnout			3,736	77.90
Registered electors			4,796

General election, 1902: Franklin^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Massey	2,297	66.87	+1.08
	Liberal	Alfred Richard Harris	1,121	32.63
Informal votes			17	0.49
Majority			1,176	34.23	+2.65
Turnout			3,435	70.81	-7.09
Registered electors			4,851

General election, 1905: Franklin^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Massey	3,120	57.58	-9.29
	Liberal	William Wilson McCardle	2,165	39.95
Informal votes			133	2.45	+1.96
Majority			955	17.62	-16.61
Turnout			5,418	85.91	+15.10
Registered electors			6,306

General election, 1908: Franklin^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Massey	2,781	62.62	+5.04
	Liberal	John McLarin	1,594	35.89
Informal votes			66	1.48	-0.97
Majority			1,187	26.72	-9.10
Turnout			4,441	78.43	-7.48
Registered electors			5,662

General election, 1911: Franklin^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	William Massey	3,779	66.99	-4.37
	Liberal	John McLarin	1,816	32.20	-3.69
Informal votes			46	0.81	-0.67
Majority			1,963	34.79	+8.07
Turnout			5,641	80.47	+2.04
Registered electors			7,010

General election, 1914: Franklin^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	William Massey	4,818	71.82	+4.83
	Liberal	Arthur Glass	1,890	28.17
Informal votes			68	1.01	+0.30
Majority			2,928	43.64	-8.85
Turnout			6,708	84.34	+3.87
Registered electors			7,953

General election, 1919: Franklin^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	William Massey	4,195	68.42	-3.40
	Liberal	Joseph Rea	1,165	19.02
	Labour	Ernest Piggott	637	10.38
Informal votes			134	2.18	+1.17
Majority			3,030	49.42	+5.78
Turnout			6,131	85.33	+0.99
Registered electors			7,185

General election, 1922: Franklin^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	William Massey	5,276	66.70	-1.72
	Liberal	Joseph Rea	2,526	31.94	+12.92
Informal votes			108	1.36	+0.82
Majority			2,750	34.76	-14.66
Turnout			7,910	88.73	-3.40
Registered electors			8,914

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^ "The General Election". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
^ "Waitemata Election". Thames Advertiser. XXVI (7794). 13 April 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
^ "List of Candidates". Hawera & Normanby Star. XXXIII (3411). 2 December 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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^ The General Election, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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^ "The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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