1899 New Zealand General Election
6 (general) & 19 December (Māori) 1899 · The Liberal era · 74 seats, 38 for a majority
The 1899 New Zealand general election was held on 6 and 19 December in the European and Māori electorates, respectively, to elect 74 MPs to the 14th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The election was again won by the Liberal Party, and Richard Seddon remained Prime Minister.
Prime Minister before
Richard Seddon
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
Richard Seddon
Liberal
Largest force
Liberal
49 of 74 seats
Turnout
77.6%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Seddon | 49 | +10 | 204,331 | 52.7% | -2.1 | |
| Conservative | William Russell | 19 | -7 | 141,758 | 36.7% | +2.7 |
6 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.