1922 New Zealand General Election
6 (Māori) & 7 December (general) 1922 · Reform and the three-party years · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1922 New Zealand general election was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates, and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 700,111 (87.7%) voters turned out to vote.
Prime Minister before
William Massey
Reform
Prime Minister (continued)
William Massey
Reform
Largest force
Reform
37 of 80 seats
Turnout
87.7%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | William Massey | 37 | -8 | 249,735 | 39.4% | +3.7 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Wilford | 22 | +3 | 166,708 | 26.3% | -2.4 | |
| Labour | Harry Holland | 17 | +9 | 150,448 | 23.7% | -0.5 |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.