Electoral history of John Ballance

John Ballance, ca 1880s.

This is a summary of the electoral history of John Ballance, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1891–93) and Leader of the Opposition (1889–1891).

Parliamentary elections

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1875 by-election

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1875 Rangitikei by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Ballance 112 45.90
Independent William Hogg Watt 105 43.03
Independent George Hutchison 27 11.06
Majority 7 2.86
Turnout 244

1876 election

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General election, 1876: Rangitikei[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Ballance 201 61.28 +15.38
Independent James Bull 127 38.72
Majority 74 22.56 +19.70
Turnout 328 26.64
Registered electors 1,231

1879 election

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General election, 1879: Wanganui[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Bryce 560 69.65
Independent John Ballance 547 68.03
Independent Sir William Fox 501 62.31
Majority 46 5.72
Turnout 804 59.73
Registered electors 1,346

1881 election

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General election, 1881: Wanganui[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Hogg Watt 397 50.25
Independent John Ballance 393 49.75 −18.28
Majority 4 0.50
Turnout 790 64.17 +4.44
Registered electors 1,231

1884 election

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General election, 1884: Wanganui[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Ballance 541 60.11 +10.36
Independent George Hutchison 205 22.77
Independent William Hogg Watt 154 17.11 −33.14
Majority 336 37.33 2.69
Turnout 900 66.86
Registered electors 1,346

1887 election

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General election, 1887: Wanganui[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Ballance 865 66.80 +6.69
Independent Gilbert Carson 430 33.20
Majority 435 33.59 +3.74
Turnout 1,295 79.39 +12.53
Registered electors 1,631

1890 election

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General election, 1890: Wanganui[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Ballance 808 50.85 −15.95
Conservative Gilbert Carson 781 49.15 +15.95
Majority 27 1.69 −31.9
Turnout 1,589 75.20 −4.19
Registered electors 2,113

Leadership elections

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1889 leadership election

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Name Votes Percentage
John Ballance 23 67.6%
William Campbell Walker 11 32.4%

Notes

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  1. ^ McIvor 1989, p. 53.
  2. ^ "The Rangitikei Election". Vol. VIII, no. 2672. Wanganui Herald. 6 January 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Wanganui Election". Vol. XII, no. 9507. Wanganui Herald. 6 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ *Cooper, G. S. (1882). Votes Recorded for Each Candidate. Government Printer. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ^ Cooper, G. S. (1884). The General Election, 1884. National Library. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. ^ "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  7. ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

References

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  • McIvor, Timothy (1989). The Rainmaker: A biography of John Ballance journalist and politician 1839–1893. Auckland: Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0024-5.
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