New Zealand general election, 1925

New Zealand general election, 1925

1922 ← 4 November 1925 (1925-11-04) → 1928

All 80 seats in the House of Representatives 41 seats were needed for a majority Turnout 90.02%   First party Second party   Leader Gordon Coates Harry Holland Party Reform Labour Leader since 1925 1919 Leader's seat Kaipara Buller Last election 37 seats, 39.4% 17 seats, 23.7% Seats won 55 12 Seat change 18 5 Popular vote 324,462 184,650 Percentage 47.79% 27.20% Swing 8.39% 3.50%   Third party Fourth party   Leader George William Forbes Unknown Party Liberal Country Party Leader since 1925 Leader's seat Hurunui Last election 22 seats, 26.3% Seats won 11 0 Seat change 11 0 Popular vote 152,697 2,398 Percentage 22.49% 0.35% Swing 3.81%

Prime Minister before election Gordon Coates Reform Prime Minister-designate Gordon Coates Reform

The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held 4 November (the Māori vote had taken place the previous day) to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 22nd session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 678,877 (90.02%) voters turned out to vote.

In 1922, registration as an elector was made compulsory for all those eligible (except Māori).

Results

Gordon Coates continued as Prime Minister, with his Reform Party winning an outright majority of 15.

Party Totals

Party		Candidates	Total votes	Percentage	Seats won
	Reform	73	324,462	47.30%	55
	Labour	58	184,650	26.92%	12
	Liberal	53	152,697	22.26%	11
	Country Party	5	2,398	0.35%	0
	Independent	14	21,785	3.18%	2
	Total	203	685,992		80

Electorate Results

Electorate	Incumbent	Winner	Second Place
Ashburton	William Nosworthy	William Nosworthy	J N Harle
Auckland Central	Bill Parry	Bill Parry	C A Wilson
Auckland East	John A. Lee	John A. Lee	J Stewart
Auckland West	Michael Joseph Savage	Michael Joseph Savage	S Oldfield
Avon	Dan Sullivan	Dan Sullivan	W E Leadley
Awarua	Philip De la Perrelle	John Ronald Hamilton	Philip De la Perrelle
Bay of Islands	Allen Bell	Allen Bell	H J Sweeney
Bay of Plenty	Kenneth Stuart Williams	Kenneth Stuart Williams	None
Buller	Harry Holland	Harry Holland	C S Bielby
Chalmers	James McColl Dickson	James McColl Dickson	Michael Connelly
Christchurch East	Tim Armstrong	Tim Armstrong	D F Dennehy
Christchurch North	Leonard Isitt	Henry Holland	Henry Thacker
Christchurch South	Ted Howard	Ted Howard	Harry Ell
Clutha	John Edie	Fred Waite	John Edie
Dunedin Central	Charles Statham	Charles Statham	John Gilchrist
Dunedin North	James Wright Munro	Harold Livingstone Tapley	James Wright Munro
Dunedin South	Thomas Sidey	Thomas Sidey	John McManus
Dunedin West	William Downie Stewart	William Downie Stewart	R Harrison
Eastern Maori	Apirana Ngata	Apirana Ngata	Hone Mokena
Eden	James Parr	James Parr	Rex Mason
Egmont	Oswald Hawken	Oswald Hawken	W C G Green
Ellesmere	Heaton Rhodes	David Jones	Jeremiah Connolly
Franklin	Ewen McLennan	Ewen McLennan	D McClymont
Gisborne	William Lysnar	William Lysnar	David William Coleman
Grey Lynn	Frederick Bartram	Frederick Bartram	Ellen Melville
Hamilton	James Young	James Young	William Lee Martin
Hawke's Bay	Gilbert McKay	Hugh Campbell	Gilbert McKay
Hurunui	George Forbes	George Forbes	J G Armstrong
Hutt	Thomas Mason Wilford	Thomas Mason Wilford	Walter Nash
Invercargill	Josiah Hanan	Joseph Ward	James Hargest
Kaiapoi	David Buddo	David Buddo	W Brock
Kaipara	Gordon Coates	Gordon Coates	Bill Barnard
Lyttelton	James McCombs	James McCombs	Melville Lyons (see note)
Manawatu	Joseph Linklater	Joseph Linklater	Benjamin Roberts
Manukau	William Jordan	William Jordan	John Massey
Marsden	Alfred Murdoch	William Jones	Alfred Murdoch
Masterton	George Sykes	George Sykes	J W Andrews
Mataura	George Anderson	George Anderson	W Hinchey
Motueka	Richard Hudson	Richard Hudson	Mark Fagan
Napier	Lewis McIlvride	John Mason	Lewis McIlvride
Nelson	Harry Atmore	Harry Atmore	A Gilbert
Northern Maori	Taurekareka Henare	Taurekareka Henare	Hone Wi Kaitaia
Oamaru	John MacPherson	Ernest Lee	John MacPherson
Ohinemuri	Hugh Poland	Albert Samuel	Hugh Poland
Oroua	David Guthrie	John Gordon Eliott	John Cobbe
Otaki	William Hughes Field	William Hughes Field	Bob Semple
Pahiatua	Ethelbert Ransom	Ethelbert Ransom	Archibald McNicol
Palmerston	James Nash	James Nash	W Bromley
Parnell	James Samuel Dickson	James Samuel Dickson	R F Way
Patea	James Randall Corrigan	Harold Dickie	James Randall Corrigan
Raglan	Richard Bollard	Richard Bollard	E Piggott
Rangitikei	William Spiers Glenn	William Spiers Glenn	C J Duggan
Riccarton	George Witty	Herbert Kyle	W Cole
Roskill	Vivian Harold Potter	Vivian Harold Potter	Alfred Hall-Skelton
Rotorua	Frank Hockly	Frank Hockly	Cecil Clinkard
Southern Maori	Henare Uru	Henare Uru	Tuiti MacDonald
Stratford	Robert Masters	Edward Walter	Robert Masters
Taranaki	Sydney George Smith	Charles Emanuel Bellringer	Sydney George Smith
Tauranga	Charles MacMillan	Charles MacMillan	Robert Coulter
Temuka	Thomas Burnett	Thomas Burnett	Charles John Talbot
Thames	Thomas William Rhodes	Thomas William Rhodes	W E G Willy
Timaru	Frank Rolleston	Frank Rolleston	Percy Vinnell
Waikato	Frederick Lye	Daniel Stewart Reid	Frederick Lye
Waimarino	Frank Langstone	Robert William Smith	Frank Langstone
Waipawa	George Hunter	George Hunter	W A Chambers
Wairarapa	Alexander Donald McLeod	Alexander Donald McLeod	F T Arkle
Wairau	William Girling	William Girling	Richard McCallum
Waitaki	John Bitchener	John Bitchener	G Barclay
Waitemata	Alexander Harris	Alexander Harris	Arthur George Osborne
Waitomo	John Rolleston	John Rolleston	Walter Broadfoot
Wakatipu	James Horn	James Horn	J Ritchie
Wallace	John C Thomson	Adam Hamilton	J M MacKenzie
Wanganui	Bill Veitch	Bill Veitch	J Coull
Wellington Central	Peter Fraser	Peter Fraser	A D Sloane
Wellington East	Alec Monteith	Thomas Forsyth	Alec Monteith
Wellington North	John Luke	John Luke	Henry Ernest Combs
Wellington South	Robert McKeen	Robert McKeen	A B Sievwright
Wellington Suburbs	Robert Wright	Robert Wright	Charles Chapman
Western Maori	Maui Pomare	Maui Pomare	Rangi Mawhete
Westland	James O'Brien	Tom Seddon	James O'Brien

Note: in Lyttelton, Melville Lyons was elected for the Reform Party, but his election was declared void on 13 March 1926, and the previous holder James McCombs was restored as the holder of the electorate.

Sources

• New Zealand Yearbook 1927
• Chapman, Robert M., The Significance of the 1928 General Election: A Study in Certain Trends in New Zealand Politics During the Nineteen-Twenties. Unpublished thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North, 1948.