1925 New Zealand General Election
3 (Māori) & 4 November (general) 1925 · Reform and the three-party years · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
Gordon Coates continued as Prime Minister, with his Reform Party winning an outright majority of 30. Leonard Isitt and George Witty were both appointed to the Legislative Council by Gordon Coates on 28 October 1925; shortly before the election on 4 November.
Prime Minister before
Gordon Coates
Reform
Prime Minister (continued)
Gordon Coates
Reform
Largest force
Reform
55 of 80 seats
Turnout
90.0%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Gordon Coates | 55 | +18 | 324,239 | 47.2% | +8.4 | |
| Labour | Harry Holland | 12 | -5 | 187,610 | 27.3% | +3.5 | |
| Liberal | George Forbes | 11 | -11 | 143,931 | 20.9% | -3.8 |
2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.