New Zealand general election, 1881

1881 general election

1879 ← members 8 (Māori) & 9 (general) December 1881 → 1884 members

All 95 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives Turnout 66.5%   First party   Leader John Hall Party Independent Leader's seat Selwyn Last election 95 seats Seats won 95 Seat change Popular vote N/A Percentage N/A Swing N/A

Prime Minister before election John Hall Independent Prime Minister-designate John Hall Independent

The New Zealand general election of 1881 was held 9 December to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 8th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 December. A total number of 120,972 (66.5%) voters turned out to vote.^[1]

1881 was the year first general election held under universal male suffrage; all MPs elected in single-member electorates; introduction of country quota allowing rural electorates to have 25% fewer voters than urban electorates; European and Māori seats' elections were held on single (but different) days.

References

1. ^ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010.