1908 New Zealand General Election
17 November to 2 December 1908 · The Liberal era · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1908 New Zealand general election was held on Tuesday, 17 and 24 November and 1 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 2 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 537,003 (79.8%) voters turned out to vote.
Prime Minister before
Joseph Ward
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
Joseph Ward
Liberal
Largest force
Liberal
50 of 80 seats
Turnout
79.8%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Ward | 50 | -8 | 315,220 | 58.7% | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | William Massey | 26 | +10 | 149,286 | 27.8% | -1.9 | |
| Ind. Labour League | David McLaren | 1 | +1 | 16,974 | 3.1% | +2.3 |
3 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.