1911 New Zealand General Election
Reform breaks through7 to 19 December 1911 · Reform and the three-party years · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1911 New Zealand general election was held on Thursday, 7 and 14 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 590,042 (83.5%) voters turned out to vote.
Prime Minister before
Joseph Ward
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
Joseph Ward
Liberal
Largest force
Reform
37 of 80 seats
Turnout
83.5%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | William Massey | 37 | +37 | 161,773 | 33.4% | +33.4 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Ward | 33 | -17 | 163,401 | 34.2% | -14.4 | |
| Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 4 | +3 | 35,869 | 7.5% | +2.6 |
6 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.