Electoral history of Richard Seddon

This is a summary of the electoral history of Richard Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1893–1906).

Parliamentary elections

1876 election

1876 general election: Hokitika
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1879 general election: Hokitika
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

1881 general election, Kumara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1884 general election, Kumara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1887 general election, Kumara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Seddon Unopposed
Registered electors 1,816

1890 election

1890 general election: Westland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1893 general election: Westland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Seddon Unopposed
Registered electors 4,186

1896 election

1896 general election: Westland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1899 general election: Westland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Seddon Unopposed
Registered electors 4,427

1902 election

1902 general election: Westland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

1905 general election: Westland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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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