1896 New Zealand General Election
4 (general) & 19 December (Māori) 1896 · The Liberal era · 74 seats, 38 for a majority
The 1896 New Zealand general election was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 337,024 (76.1%) voters turned out to vote.
Prime Minister before
Richard Seddon
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
Richard Seddon
Liberal
Largest force
Liberal
39 of 74 seats
Turnout
76.1%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Seddon | 39 | -12 | 184,650 | 54.8% | -3.0 | |
| Conservative | William Russell | 26 | +13 | 114,574 | 34.0% | +9.5 |
9 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.