1919 New Zealand General Election
16 (Māori) & 17 December (general) 1919 · Reform and the three-party years · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1919 New Zealand general election was held on Tuesday, 16 December in the Māori electorates and on Wednesday, 17 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 20th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 560,673 (80.5%) voters turned out to vote.
Prime Minister before
William Massey
Reform
Prime Minister (continued)
William Massey
Reform
Largest force
Reform
45 of 80 seats
Turnout
80.5%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | William Massey | 45 | +6 | 193,676 | 35.7% | -11.4 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Ward | 19 | -15 | 155,708 | 28.7% | -14.4 | |
| Labour | Harry Holland | 8 | +3 | 131,402 | 24.2% | +15.8 |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.