1902 New Zealand General Election
25 November (general) & 22 December (Māori) 1902 · The Liberal era · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1902 New Zealand general election was held on Tuesday, 25 November, in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 415,789 (76.7%) voters turned out to vote.
Prime Minister before
Richard Seddon
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
Richard Seddon
Liberal
Largest force
Liberal
47 of 80 seats
Turnout
76.7%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Seddon | 47 | -2 | 215,378 | 51.8% | -1.9 | |
| Conservative | William Massey | 19 | 0 | 85,652 | 20.6% | -16.0 |
14 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.