1896 New Zealand general election

The 1896 New Zealand general election was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 337,024 (76.1%) voters turned out to vote.

1896 general election
4 (general) & 19 December (Māori) 1896
All 74 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
38 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout76.1%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Richard Seddon William Russell
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 28 April 1893 26 June 1894
Leader's seat Westland Hawke's Bay
Last election 51 seats, 57.8% 13 seats, 24.5%
Seats won 39 26
Seat change 12 13
Popular vote 184,650 114,574
Percentage 54.8% 34.0%
Swing 3.0% 9.5%
Results of the election.
Premier before election

Richard Seddon
Liberal

 Subsequent Premier

Richard Seddon
Liberal

1896 was the year the limit of £200 was placed on each candidate's campaign spending.

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