1922 New Zealand general election

The 1922 New Zealand general election was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates, and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 700,111 (87.7%) voters turned out to vote. In one seat (Bay of Plenty) there was only one candidate.

1922 general election
6 (Māori) & 7 December (general) 1922
All 80 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.7%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader William Massey Thomas Wilford Harry Holland
Party Reform Liberal Labour
Leader since 11 February 1909 7 September 1920 27 August 1919
Leader's seat Franklin Hutt Buller
Last election 45 seats, 35.7% 19 seats, 28.7% 8 seats, 24.2%
Seats won 37 22 17
Seat change 8 3 9
Popular vote 249,735 166,708 150,448
Percentage 39.4% 26.3% 23.7%
Swing 3.7% 2.4% 0.5%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election

William Massey
Reform

 Subsequent Prime Minister

William Massey
Reform

1922 was the year residents of the Chatham Islands were enfranchised for the first time (included in Lyttelton and Western Māori electorates).

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