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<p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislative body</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Term</th><td class="infobox-data label">21 June 1894 – 17 October 1896</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1893_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1893 New Zealand general election">1893 New Zealand general election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Government</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Liberal Government of New Zealand">Liberal Government</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:12th_New_Zealand_Parliament_Seating.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/12th_New_Zealand_Parliament_Seating.png/220px-12th_New_Zealand_Parliament_Seating.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/12th_New_Zealand_Parliament_Seating.png/330px-12th_New_Zealand_Parliament_Seating.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/12th_New_Zealand_Parliament_Seating.png/440px-12th_New_Zealand_Parliament_Seating.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="673" /></a></span><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">74</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_O%27Rorke" title="Maurice O'Rorke">Maurice O'Rorke</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Premier</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seddon" title="Richard Seddon">Richard Seddon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/William_Russell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Russell (New Zealand politician)">William Russell</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Legislative_Council" title="New Zealand Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">46 (at start) <br />45 (at end)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_Legislative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council">Speaker of the Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Miller_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Henry Miller (New Zealand politician)">Henry Miller</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;">Sovereign</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_New_Zealand" title="Monarchy of New Zealand">Monarch</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee">HM <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Victoria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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Hon. <a href="/wiki/David_Boyle,_7th_Earl_of_Glasgow" title="David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow">The Earl of Glasgow</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>12th New Zealand Parliament</b> was a term of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a>. It was elected at the <a href="/wiki/1893_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1893 New Zealand general election">1893 general election</a> in November and December of that year. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1893_general_election">1893 general election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_New_Zealand_Parliament&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1893 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1893_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1893 New Zealand general election">1893 New Zealand general election</a></div> <p>In the 1892 electoral redistribution, population shift to the <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a> required the transfer of one seat from the <a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South Island</a> to the north. The resulting ripple effect saw every electorate established in 1890 have its boundaries altered, and 14 new electorates were established. Of those, eight electorates were established for the first time: <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Plenty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Otaki (New Zealand electorate)">Otaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pareora_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pareora (New Zealand electorate)">Pareora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patea_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Patea (New Zealand electorate)">Patea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riccarton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Riccarton (New Zealand electorate)">Riccarton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waiapu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waiapu (New Zealand electorate)">Waiapu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waimea-Sounds_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waimea-Sounds (New Zealand electorate)">Waimea-Sounds</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Suburbs_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington Suburbs</a>. The remaining six electorates had existed before, and they were re-established for the 12th Parliament: <a href="/wiki/Caversham_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Caversham (New Zealand electorate)">Caversham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Chalmers (New Zealand electorate)">Chalmers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Lyttelton (New Zealand electorate)">Lyttelton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rangitata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangitata (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waihemo_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waihemo (New Zealand electorate)">Waihemo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Waipa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waipa (New Zealand electorate)">Waipa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie198959f_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie198959f-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1893 general election was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates and on Wednesday, 20 December in the <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_electorates" title="Māori electorates">Māori electorates</a>, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-General_elections_1853–2005_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-General_elections_1853–2005-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 74 <a href="/wiki/Member_of_parliament" title="Member of parliament">MPs</a> were elected; 30 represented <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a> electorates, 40 represented <a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South Island</a> electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield195090_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield195090-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 302,997 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 75.3%.<sup id="cite_ref-General_elections_1853–2005_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-General_elections_1853–2005-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sessions">Sessions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_New_Zealand_Parliament&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Sessions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 12th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 14 November 1896.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield195068_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield195068-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Session</th> <th>Opened</th> <th>Adjourned </th></tr> <tr> <td>first</td> <td>21 June 1894</td> <td>24 October 1894 </td></tr> <tr> <td>second</td> <td>20 June 1895</td> <td>1 November 1895 </td></tr> <tr> <td>third</td> <td>11 June 1896</td> <td>17 October 1896 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview_of_seats">Overview of seats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_New_Zealand_Parliament&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Overview of seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:95%; width:300pt; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Affiliation </th> <th colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;">Members </th></tr> <tr> <th>At <a href="/wiki/1893_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1893 New Zealand general election">1893 election</a> </th> <th>At dissolution </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFDF00;" data-sort-value="New Zealand Liberal Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party" title="New Zealand Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td>48 </td> <td><b>48</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFA500;" data-sort-value="Liberal-Labour (New Zealand)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal-Labour_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal-Labour (New Zealand)">Liberal–Labour</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"><i><b>Government total</b></i> </td> <td>54 </td> <td><b>54</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999CC;" data-sort-value="Conservative (New Zealand)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative (New Zealand)">Conservative</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFFFAA;" data-sort-value="Independent Liberal"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Liberal" title="Independent Liberal">Independent Liberal</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"><i><b>Opposition total</b></i> </td> <td>20 </td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Total</b> </td> <td>74 </td> <td><b>74</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Working government majority</b> </td> <td>34 </td> <td><b>34</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ministries">Ministries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_New_Zealand_Parliament&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ministries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Liberal Government of New Zealand">Liberal Government of New Zealand</a> had taken office on 24 January 1891.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield195040_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield195040-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Ballance" title="John Ballance">John Ballance</a>, who had been leading the Ballance Ministry, had died on 27 April 1893<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had been succeeded by the Seddon Ministry under <a href="/wiki/Richard_Seddon" title="Richard Seddon">Richard Seddon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScholefield195040–41_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScholefield195040–41-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906.<sup id="cite_ref-DNZB_Seddon_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNZB_Seddon-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Initial_composition_of_the_12th_Parliament">Initial composition of the 12th Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_New_Zealand_Parliament&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Initial composition of the 12th Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>74 seats were created across 66 electorates. 62 electorates returned a single member and four electoral districts had three representatives each.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Liberal party was the only established party structure at the time, many independent conservative MPs coalesced as a semi-formal Opposition under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/William_Russell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Russell (New Zealand politician)">William Russell</a>. <b>Key</b> </p><p><span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#FFDF00"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party" title="New Zealand Liberal Party">Liberal</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#9999CC"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative (New Zealand)">Conservative</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#FFA500"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Liberal%E2%80%93Labour_(New_Zealand)" title="Liberal–Labour (New Zealand)">Liberal–Labour</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#FFFFAA"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_Liberal" title="Independent Liberal">Independent Liberal</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#DCDCDC"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></span> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Electorate results for the 1893 New Zealand general election<sup id="cite_ref-1893_election_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1893_election-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1893_affiliation_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1893_affiliation-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Successful_Candidates_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Successful_Candidates-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Electorate </th> <th colspan="2">Incumbent </th> <th colspan="2">Winner </th> <th>Majority </th> <th colspan="2">Runner up </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="background-color:#FFDEAD"><b>General electorates</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashburton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ashburton (New Zealand electorate)">Ashburton</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Edward_George_Wright" title="Edward George Wright">Edward George Wright</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/John_McLachlan_(politician)" title="John McLachlan (politician)">John McLachlan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">26 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Cathcart_Wason" title="Cathcart Wason">Cathcart Wason</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashley_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ashley (New Zealand electorate)">Ashley</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Meredith_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Richard Meredith (New Zealand politician)">Richard Meredith</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">590 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">David Duncan Macfarlane </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/City_of_Auckland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="City of Auckland (New Zealand electorate)">Auckland, City of</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/John_Shera" title="John Shera">John Shera</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#E6E6E6;"><b><a href="/wiki/George_Grey" title="George Grey">George Grey</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,233 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#9999CC;"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;">Thomas Tudehope<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Thompson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Thomas Thompson (New Zealand politician)">Thomas Thompson</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFEE99;"><b><a href="/wiki/William_Crowther_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Crowther (New Zealand politician)">William Crowther</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">438 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Cadman" title="Alfred Cadman">Alfred Cadman</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#9999CC;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Button" title="Charles Button">Charles Button</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">68 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Avon_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Avon (New Zealand electorate)">Avon</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Blake" title="Edwin Blake">Edwin Blake</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFA500"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/William_Tanner_(politician)" title="William Tanner (politician)">William Tanner</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">653 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">George McIntyre </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Awarua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Awarua (New Zealand electorate)">Awarua</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; text-align:center; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ward" title="Joseph Ward">Joseph Ward</a> </td> <td colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Uncontested </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Islands_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Islands (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Islands</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Houston_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Robert Houston (New Zealand politician)">Robert Houston</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">231 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">James Trounsen<sup id="cite_ref-Northern_Advocate_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Northern_Advocate-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/William_Kelly_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Kelly (New Zealand politician)">William Kelly</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">209 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Henry Burton<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bruce (New Zealand electorate)">Bruce</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; text-align:center; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCCCFF"><a href="/wiki/James_Allen_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Allen (New Zealand politician)">James Allen</a> </td> <td colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Uncontested </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buller_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Buller (New Zealand electorate)">Buller</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Eugene_O%27Conor" title="Eugene O'Conor">Eugene O'Conor</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Roderick_McKenzie" title="Roderick McKenzie">Roderick McKenzie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">213 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Eugene_O%27Conor" title="Eugene O'Conor">Eugene O'Conor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Caversham_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Caversham (New Zealand electorate)">Caversham</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Morrison_(politician)" title="Arthur Morrison (politician)">Arthur Morrison</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">136 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/William_Barron_(politician)" title="William Barron (politician)">William Barron</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chalmers_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Chalmers (New Zealand electorate)">Chalmers</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFA500"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/John_A._Millar" title="John A. Millar">John A. Millar</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">119 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Allen_(politician)" title="Edmund Allen (politician)">Edmund Allen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Christchurch (New Zealand electorate)">Christchurch, City of</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFEE99;"><b><a href="/wiki/William_Pember_Reeves" title="William Pember Reeves">William Pember Reeves</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,848 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FFA500;"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Sandford" title="Ebenezer Sandford">Ebenezer Sandford</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFA500;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Sandford" title="Ebenezer Sandford">Ebenezer Sandford</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#E6E6E6;"><b><a href="/wiki/George_John_Smith" title="George John Smith">George Smith</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">916 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Molesworth_Taylor" title="Richard Molesworth Taylor">Richard Molesworth Taylor</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFEE99;"><b><a href="/wiki/William_Whitehouse_Collins" title="William Whitehouse Collins">William Whitehouse Collins</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">281 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clutha_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Clutha (New Zealand electorate)">Clutha</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mackenzie" title="Thomas Mackenzie">Thomas Mackenzie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">832 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">James Burgh<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/City_of_Dunedin_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="City of Dunedin (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin, City of</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFA500;"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFEE99;"><b><a href="/wiki/David_Pinkerton" title="David Pinkerton">David Pinkerton</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,294 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Fish" title="Henry Fish">Henry Fish</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Fish" title="Henry Fish">Henry Fish</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFA500;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFEE99;"><b><a href="/wiki/William_Earnshaw_(politician)" title="William Earnshaw (politician)">William Earnshaw</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">589 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFEE99;"><b><a href="/wiki/William_Hutchison_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Hutchison (New Zealand politician)">William Hutchison</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">294 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eden_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Eden (New Zealand electorate)">Eden</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCCCFF"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Mitchelson" title="Edwin Mitchelson">Edwin Mitchelson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,161 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malcolm_Niccol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malcolm Niccol (page does not exist)">Malcolm Niccol</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Egmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Egmont (New Zealand electorate)">Egmont</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCCCFF"><a href="/wiki/Felix_McGuire" title="Felix McGuire">Felix McGuire</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">135 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Robbins" title="Benjamin Robbins">Benjamin Robbins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ellesmere (New Zealand electorate)">Ellesmere</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/John_Hall_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Hall (New Zealand politician)">John Hall</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/William_Montgomery_Jr." title="William Montgomery Jr.">William Montgomery</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">293 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/William_Rolleston" title="William Rolleston">William Rolleston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Franklin (New Zealand electorate)">Franklin</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Hamlin" title="Ebenezer Hamlin">Ebenezer Hamlin</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harris_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Benjamin Harris (New Zealand politician)">Benjamin Harris</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">89 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/William_Massey" title="William Massey">William Massey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grey_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Grey (New Zealand electorate)">Grey</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Guinness_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Arthur Guinness (New Zealand politician)">Arthur Guinness</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,723 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nancarrow" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Nancarrow">Richard Nancarrow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawke's Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Hawke's Bay</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCCCFF"><a href="/wiki/William_Russell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Russell (New Zealand politician)">William Russell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">70 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Charles William Reardon<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Inangahua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Inangahua (New Zealand electorate)">Inangahua</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stout" title="Robert Stout">Robert Stout</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_O%27Regan_(politician)" title="Patrick O'Regan (politician)">Patrick O'Regan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">204 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">William Goodwin Collings </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Invercargill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)">Invercargill</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFA500"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/James_Whyte_Kelly" title="James Whyte Kelly">James Whyte Kelly</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,242 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Hatch" title="Joseph Hatch">Joseph Hatch</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaiapoi_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaiapoi (New Zealand electorate)">Kaiapoi</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Moore_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Richard Moore (New Zealand politician)">Richard Moore</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/David_Buddo" title="David Buddo">David Buddo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">87 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Moore_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Richard Moore (New Zealand politician)">Richard Moore</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Lyttelton (New Zealand electorate)">Lyttelton</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/John_Joyce_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Joyce (New Zealand politician)">John Joyce</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,041 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Blake" title="Edwin Blake">Edwin Blake</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manukau_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Manukau (New Zealand electorate)">Manukau</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Buckland_(politician)" title="Frank Buckland (politician)">Frank Buckland</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_O%27Rorke" title="Maurice O'Rorke">Maurice O'Rorke</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">252 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Buckland_(politician)" title="Frank Buckland (politician)">Frank Buckland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marsden_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Marsden (New Zealand electorate)">Marsden</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Thompson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Robert Thompson (New Zealand politician)">Robert Thompson</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,010 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">James Harrison<sup id="cite_ref-Northern_Advocate_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Northern_Advocate-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Masterton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Masterton (New Zealand electorate)">Masterton</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hogg" title="Alexander Hogg">Alexander Hogg</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,228 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Harkness" title="Joseph Harkness">Joseph Harkness</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mataura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mataura (New Zealand electorate)">Mataura</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/George_Richardson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Richardson (New Zealand politician)">George Richardson</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Robert_McNab" title="Robert McNab">Robert McNab</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">119 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/George_Richardson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Richardson (New Zealand politician)">George Richardson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Napier_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Napier (New Zealand electorate)">Napier</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/George_Swan_(politician)" title="George Swan (politician)">George Swan</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Carnell" title="Samuel Carnell">Samuel Carnell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">520 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">George Swan </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Nelson (New Zealand electorate)">Nelson</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Harkness" title="Joseph Harkness">Joseph Harkness</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/John_Graham_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Graham (New Zealand politician)">John Graham</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">279 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Hursthouse" title="Richmond Hursthouse">Richmond Hursthouse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)">New Plymouth</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Smith_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Edward Smith (New Zealand politician)">Edward Smith</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">491 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Trimble_(politician)" title="Robert Trimble (politician)">Robert Trimble</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oamaru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Oamaru (New Zealand electorate)">Oamaru</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Young_Duncan" title="Thomas Young Duncan">Thomas Duncan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">416 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/PB_Fraser" title="PB Fraser">PB Fraser</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Otaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Otaki (New Zealand electorate)">Otaki</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/James_Wilson_(New_Zealand_politician,_born_1849)" title="James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1849)">James Wilson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">195 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Donald Fraser<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Palmerston (New Zealand electorate)">Palmerston</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/James_Wilson_(New_Zealand_politician,_born_1849)" title="James Wilson (New Zealand politician, born 1849)">James Wilson</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Pirani" title="Frederick Pirani">Frederick Pirani</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">203 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/George_Matthew_Snelson" class="mw-redirect" title="George Matthew Snelson">George Matthew Snelson</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pareora_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pareora (New Zealand electorate)">Pareora</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Flatman" title="Frederick Flatman">Frederick Flatman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">217 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Rhodes_(politician)" title="Arthur Rhodes (politician)">Arthur Rhodes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Parnell_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Parnell (New Zealand electorate)">Parnell</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lawry" title="Frank Lawry">Frank Lawry</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">334 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/William_Shepherd_Allen" title="William Shepherd Allen">William Shepherd Allen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patea_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Patea (New Zealand electorate)">Patea</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/George_Hutchison_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Hutchison (New Zealand politician)">George Hutchison</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">673 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">William Cowern </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rangitata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangitata (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitata</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/William_Maslin" title="William Maslin">William Maslin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">67 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Edward_George_Wright" title="Edward George Wright">Edward George Wright</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rangitikei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangitikei (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitikei</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bruce_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Robert Bruce (New Zealand politician)">Robert Bruce</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/John_Stevens_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Stevens (New Zealand politician)">John Stevens</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">176 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lethbridge" title="Frank Lethbridge">Frank Lethbridge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Riccarton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Riccarton (New Zealand electorate)">Riccarton</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/George_Warren_Russell" class="mw-redirect" title="George Warren Russell">George Warren Russell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">106 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">William Boag </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Selwyn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)">Selwyn</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E6E6E6"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Saunders" title="Alfred Saunders">Alfred Saunders</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">232 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Thomas Hamilton Anson </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Taieri_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taieri (New Zealand electorate)">Taieri</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Carncross" title="Walter Carncross">Walter Carncross</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">76 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/John_Buckland_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Buckland (New Zealand politician)">John Buckland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thames_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Thames (New Zealand electorate)">Thames</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/James_McGowan_(politician)" title="James McGowan (politician)">James McGowan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">311 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Taylor_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Edmund Taylor (New Zealand politician)">Edmund Taylor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Timaru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Timaru (New Zealand electorate)">Timaru</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFFFAA"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/William_Hall-Jones" title="William Hall-Jones">William Hall-Jones</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">407 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Edward George Kerr </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuapeka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tuapeka (New Zealand electorate)">Tuapeka</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Valentine" title="Hugh Valentine">Hugh Valentine</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Pyke" title="Vincent Pyke">Vincent Pyke</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">340 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rawlins" title="Charles Rawlins">Charles Rawlins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waihemo_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waihemo (New Zealand electorate)">Waihemo</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/John_McKenzie_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John McKenzie (New Zealand politician)">John McKenzie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">324 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Scobie_Mackenzie" title="Scobie Mackenzie">Scobie Mackenzie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waiapu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waiapu (New Zealand electorate)">Waiapu</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/James_Carroll_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Carroll (New Zealand politician)">James Carroll</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">497 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Cecil_de_Lautour" title="Cecil de Lautour">Cecil de Lautour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Waikato</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Lake_(politician)" title="Edward Lake (politician)">Edward Lake</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Cadman" title="Alfred Cadman">Alfred Cadman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">75 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Coates" title="Isaac Coates">Isaac Coates</a><sup id="cite_ref-1893_affiliation_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1893_affiliation-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikouaiti_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waikouaiti (New Zealand electorate)">Waikouaiti</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#E6E6E6"><a href="/wiki/James_Green_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Green (New Zealand politician)">James Green</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">510 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">George J. Bruce<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waimea-Sounds_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waimea-Sounds (New Zealand electorate)">Waimea-Sounds</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFEE99;"><a href="/wiki/Charles_H._Mills" title="Charles H. Mills">Charles H. Mills</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">333 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">H Everett </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waipa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waipa (New Zealand electorate)">Waipa</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Frederic_Lang" title="Frederic Lang">Frederic Lang</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">989 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Gerald Peacock<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waipawa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waipawa (New Zealand electorate)">Waipawa</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/William_Cowper_Smith" title="William Cowper Smith">William Smith</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Hall_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Charles Hall (New Zealand politician)">Charles Hall</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">378 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/George_Hunter_(politician,_born_1859)" title="George Hunter (politician, born 1859)">George Hunter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wairarapa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)">Wairarapa</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCCCFF"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Clarke_Buchanan" title="Walter Clarke Buchanan">Walter Clarke Buchanan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">690 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">George Augustus Fairbrother<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wairau_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wairau (New Zealand electorate)">Wairau</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFA500"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Buick" title="Lindsay Buick">Lindsay Buick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">322 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">William Sinclair </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waitaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitaki (New Zealand electorate)">Waitaki</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/John_McKenzie_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John McKenzie (New Zealand politician)">John McKenzie</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/William_Steward_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Steward (New Zealand politician)">William Steward</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,062 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Thomas Paterson<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waitemata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitemata (New Zealand electorate)">Waitemata</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFFFAA"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Palmer" title="Jackson Palmer">Jackson Palmer</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCCCFF"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Monk" title="Richard Monk">Richard Monk</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">239 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFFFAA"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Palmer" title="Jackson Palmer">Jackson Palmer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wakatipu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wakatipu (New Zealand electorate)">Wakatipu</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Fergus" title="Thomas Fergus">Thomas Fergus</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCCCFF"><a href="/wiki/William_Fraser_(New_Zealand_politician,_born_1840)" title="William Fraser (New Zealand politician, born 1840)">William Fraser</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">326 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Meara_(politician)" title="John O'Meara (politician)">John O'Meara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/James_Mackintosh_(politician)" title="James Mackintosh (politician)">James Mackintosh</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">433 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Hirst" title="Henry Hirst">Henry Hirst</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wanganui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wanganui (New Zealand electorate)">Wanganui</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Archibald_Willis" title="Archibald Willis">Archibald Willis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">197 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Carson_(politician)" title="Gilbert Carson (politician)">Gilbert Carson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Wellington_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington, City of</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#9999CC;"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><b><a href="/wiki/John_Duthie_(politician)" title="John Duthie (politician)">John Duthie</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Macdonald" title="Kennedy Macdonald">Kennedy Macdonald</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/George_Fisher_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Fisher (New Zealand politician)">George Fisher</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#9999CC;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCFF;"><b><a href="/wiki/Francis_Bell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Francis Bell (New Zealand politician)">Francis Bell</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/William_McLean_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William McLean (New Zealand politician)">William McLean</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFEE99;"><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stout" title="Robert Stout">Sir Robert Stout</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Suburbs_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington Suburbs (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington Suburbs</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCFF;"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Newman_(politician)" title="Alfred Newman (politician)">Alfred Newman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">124 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Wilford" title="Thomas Wilford">Thomas Wilford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Westland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Westland (New Zealand electorate)">Westland</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; text-align:center; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seddon" title="Richard Seddon">Richard Seddon</a> </td> <td colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Uncontested </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="background-color:#FFDEAD"><b><a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_electorates" title="Māori electorates">Māori electorates</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Maori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Maori (New Zealand electorate)">Eastern Maori</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/James_Carroll_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="James Carroll (New Zealand politician)">James Carroll</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Wi_Pere" title="Wi Pere">Wi Pere</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,399 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:<strong class="> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Hoani_Paraone_Tunuiarangi" title="Hoani Paraone Tunuiarangi">Hoani Paraone Tunuiarangi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Maori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Maori (New Zealand electorate)">Northern Maori</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Eparaima_Te_Mutu_Kapa" title="Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa">Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Hone_Heke_Ngapua" class="mw-redirect" title="Hone Heke Ngapua">Hone Heke Ngapua</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">507 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:<strong class="> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Eparaima_Te_Mutu_Kapa" title="Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa">Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Maori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Maori (New Zealand electorate)">Southern Maori</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Tame_Parata" title="Tame Parata">Tame Parata</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">185 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:<strong class="> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Teoti Pita Mutu </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Maori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Maori (New Zealand electorate)">Western Maori</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#9999CC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Hoani_Taipua" title="Hoani Taipua">Hoani Taipua</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FFDF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFEE99"><a href="/wiki/Ropata_Te_Ao" title="Ropata Te Ao">Ropata Te Ao</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">90 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:<strong class="> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Pepene_Eketone" title="Pepene Eketone">Pepene Eketone</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Table footnotes: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Majority is difference in votes to fourth candidate</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Majority is difference in votes to fourth candidate</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Majority is difference in votes to fourth candidate</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Thompson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Robert Thompson (New Zealand politician)">Robert Thompson</a> was an Independent in the previous Parliament</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The affiliation of many of the Māori candidates is unknown or uncertain</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By-elections_during_12th_Parliament">By-elections during 12th Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_New_Zealand_Parliament&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: By-elections during 12th Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were a number of changes during the term of the 12th Parliament. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr align="center"> <th colspan="2">Electorate and by-election</th> <th>Date</th> <th colspan="2">Incumbent</th> <th>Cause</th> <th colspan="2">Winner </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waitemata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitemata (New Zealand electorate)">Waitemata</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1894_Waitemata_by-election" title="1894 Waitemata by-election">1894</a> </td> <td>9 April </td> <td style="background-color:#9999CC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Monk" title="Richard Monk">Richard Monk</a> </td> <td>Election declared invalid </td> <td style="background-color:#9999CC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Massey" title="William Massey">William Massey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuapeka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tuapeka (New Zealand electorate)">Tuapeka</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1894_Tuapeka_by-election" title="1894 Tuapeka by-election">1894</a> </td> <td>9 July </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Pyke" title="Vincent Pyke">Vincent Pyke</a> </td> <td>Death </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Larnach" title="William Larnach">William Larnach</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Auckland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="City of Auckland (New Zealand electorate)">City of Auckland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1895_City_of_Auckland_by-election" title="1895 City of Auckland by-election">1895</a> </td> <td>24 July </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/George_Grey" title="George Grey">George Grey</a> </td> <td>Resignation </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Thompson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Thomas Thompson (New Zealand politician)">Thomas Thompson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Christchurch (New Zealand electorate)">City of Christchurch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1896_City_of_Christchurch_by-election" title="1896 City of Christchurch by-election">1896</a> </td> <td>13 February </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF00; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Pember_Reeves" title="William Pember Reeves">William Pember Reeves</a> </td> <td>Appointed <a href="/wiki/List_of_high_commissioners_of_New_Zealand_to_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of high commissioners of New Zealand to the United Kingdom">Agent-General</a>   </td> <td style="background-color:#9999CC; 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