1879 New Zealand General Election
28 August and 15 September 1879 · The colonial parliaments · 88 seats
The 1879 New Zealand general election was held between 28 August and 15 September 1879 to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 7th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 September.
Prime Minister before
George Grey
Independent
Prime Minister after
John Hall
Independent
Largest force
Conservative Independents
45 of 88 seats
Turnout
66.5%
The result
Conservative Independents
John Hall
45
seats
Greyite Independents
George Grey
41
seats
2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.