1914 New Zealand General Election
10 & 11 December 1914 · Reform and the three-party years · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1914 New Zealand general election was held on 10 December to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Maori vote was held on 11 December.
Prime Minister before
William Massey
Reform
Prime Minister (continued)
William Massey
Reform
Largest force
Reform
40 of 80 seats
Turnout
84.7%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | William Massey | 40 | -1 | 243,122 | 47.1% | +13.7 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Ward | 34 | +2 | 222,299 | 43.1% | +8.9 | |
| United Labour | Alfred Hindmarsh | 3 | +1 | 22,672 | 4.2% | +4.2 | |
| Social Democrat | James McCombs | 2 | -1 | 22,500 | 4.2% | +4.2 |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.