Electoral history of Richard Seddon
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This is a summary of the electoral history of Richard Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1893–1906).
Parliamentary elections
1876 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Edmund Barff | 648 | 30.71 | ||
Independent | Charles Button | 586 | 27.77 | ||
Independent | Robert Reid | 527 | 24.98 | ||
Independent | Richard Seddon | 343 | 16.26 | ||
Independent | Conrad Hoos | 6 | 0.28 | ||
Majority | 59 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,547 |
1879 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Reid | 917 | 33.09 | +8.11 | |
Independent | Richard Seddon | 800 | 28.87 | +12.61 | |
Independent | Peter Dungan | 561 | 20.25 | ||
Independent | Edmund Barff | 403 | 14.54 | -16.17 | |
Independent | Hamilton Cuming | 90 | 3.25 | ||
Majority | 239 | 8.63 | |||
Turnout | 2,771 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,823 |
1881 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Seddon | 700 | 52.88 | ||
Independent | Edwin Blake | 624 | 47.12 | ||
Majority | 76 | 5.74 | |||
Turnout | 1,324 | 58.40 | |||
Registered electors | 2,267 |
1884 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Seddon | 667 | 57.31 | +4.33 | |
Independent | Edwin Blake | 497 | 42.69 | -4.43 | |
Majority | 170 | 14.60 | +8.86 | ||
Turnout | 1,164 | 62.61 | +4.21 | ||
Registered electors | 1,859 |
1887 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Seddon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,816 |
1890 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Seddon | 1,098 | 59.10 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Grimmond | 760 | 40.90 | ||
Majority | 338 | 18.19 | |||
Turnout | 1,858 | 73.06 | |||
Registered electors | 2,543 |
1893 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Seddon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,186 |
1896 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Seddon | 2,707 | 76.66 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Grimmond | 824 | 23.34 | ||
Majority | 1,883 | 53.33 | |||
Turnout | 3,531 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,508 |
1899 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Seddon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,427 |
1902 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Seddon | 2,983 | 92.63 | ||
Independent | Frank Isitt | 237 | 7.36 | ||
Majority | 2,746 | 85.27 | |||
Turnout | 3,220 | 69.87 | |||
Registered electors | 4,608 |
1905 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Seddon | 3,420 | 92.05 | -0.58 | |
Independent | Harry Cowin | 240 | 6.46 | ||
Informal votes | 55 | 1.48 | |||
Majority | 3,180 | 85.59 | +0.32 | ||
Turnout | 3,715 | 81.07 | +11.20 | ||
Registered electors | 4,582 |
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