This is a summary of the electoral history of Sir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1906–12; 1928–30) Leader of the Liberal Party (1906–12; 1913–19; 1928–30) and Member of Parliament for Awarua (1887–1919) and Invercargill (1925–1930).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Ward | 660 | 50.84 | ||
Independent | George Froggatt | 401 | 30.89 | ||
Independent | James Walker Bain | 237 | 18.25 | ||
Majority | 259 | 19.95 | |||
Turnout | 1,298 | 62.46 | |||
Registered electors | 2,078 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,158 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,129 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | 1,836 | 63.60 | ||
Conservative | Cuthbert Cowan [6] | 1,051 | 36.40 | ||
Turnout | 2,887 | 72.68 | |||
Majority | 785 | 27.19 | |||
Registered electors | 3,887 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | 2,066 | 69.42 | +5.82 | |
Conservative | Cuthbert Cowan | 910 | 30.58 | -5.82 | |
Turnout | 2,976 | ||||
Majority | 1,156 | 38.84 | +11.65 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | 2,417 | 77.92 | +14.06 | |
Conservative | W. T. Murray [9] | 685 | 22.08 | ||
Majority | 1,732 | 55.83 | +28.12 | ||
Turnout | 3,102 | 76.37 | |||
Registered electors | 4,062 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 2,795 | 75.37 | -2.55 | |
Independent | David Whyte | 913 | 24.63 | ||
Majority | 1,882 | 50.75 | |||
Turnout | 3,708 | 76.69 | +0.32 | ||
Registered electors | 4,835 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 3,586 | 81.68 | +6.31 | |
Independent | Henry Woodnorth | 738 | 16.82 | ||
Informal votes | 66 | 1.50 | |||
Majority | 2,848 | 64.87 | +14.12 | ||
Turnout | 4,390 | 83.39 | -6.70 | ||
Registered electors | 5,264 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 3,069 | 64.92 | -16.76 | |
Independent | William Morris | 886 | 18.74 | ||
Conservative | Alfred Snowball | 595 | 12.58 | ||
Informal votes | 177 | 3.74 | +2.24 | ||
Majority | 2,183 | 46.18 | -18.69 | ||
Turnout | 4,727 | 81.65 | -1.74 | ||
Registered electors | 5,789 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 2,893 | 53.65 | -11.27 | |
Reform | John Hamilton | 2,265 | 42.01 | ||
Independent | William Morris | 152 | 2.81 | -15.93 | |
Informal votes | 82 | 1.52 | -2.22 | ||
Majority | 628 | 11.64 | -34.18 | ||
Turnout | 5,392 | 86.71 | +5.06 | ||
Registered electors | 6,218 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 3,132 | 62.16 | +8.51 | |
Reform | John Hamilton | 1,906 | 37.83 | -4.18 | |
Informal votes | 34 | 0.67 | +0.85 | ||
Majority | 1,226 | 24.33 | +12.69 | ||
Turnout | 5,038 | 83.03 | +3.68 | ||
Registered electors | 6,067 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform | John Hamilton | 3,164 | 55.99 | +18.16 | |
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 2,407 | 42.59 | -19.57 | |
Informal votes | 80 | 1.41 | +0.74 | ||
Majority | 757 | 13.39 | |||
Turnout | 5,651 | 81.46 | +1.57 | ||
Registered electors | 6,937 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform | Charles Macmillan | 4,360 | 57.41 | ||
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 3,235 | 42.59 | ||
Informal votes | 35 | 0.46 | |||
Majority | 1,125 | 14.81 | |||
Turnout | 7,630 | 85.53 | |||
Registered electors | 8,921 | ||||
Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 4,957 | 46.91 | ||
Reform | James Hargest | 4,798 | 45.41 | ||
Labour | Pat Hickey | 811 | 7.68 | ||
Majority | 159 | 1.50 | -9.22 | ||
Informal votes | 55 | 0.52 | -0.34 | ||
Turnout | 10,621 | 93.73 | +3.44 | ||
Registered electors | 11,332 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United | Sir Joseph Ward | 7,309 | 63.89 | +16.98 | |
Reform | Morell Macalister | 4,131 | 36.11 | ||
Majority | 3,178 | 27.78 | +26.27 | ||
Informal votes | 88 | 0.76 | +0.25 | ||
Turnout | 11,528 | 93.12 | -0.61 | ||
Registered electors | 12,380 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Ward | 52 | 75.36 | ||
Independent | Walter Searle | 17 | 24.64 | ||
Majority | 35 | 50.72 | |||
Turnout | 69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Ward | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Ward | 35 | 71.43 | ||
Independent | Timothy James Warren | 14 | 28.57 | ||
Majority | 21 | 42.85 | |||
Turnout | 49 |
This is a summary of the electoral history of Sir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1906–12; 1928–30) Leader of the Liberal Party (1906–12; 1913–19; 1928–30) and Member of Parliament for Awarua (1887–1919) and Invercargill (1925–1930).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Ward | 660 | 50.84 | ||
Independent | George Froggatt | 401 | 30.89 | ||
Independent | James Walker Bain | 237 | 18.25 | ||
Majority | 259 | 19.95 | |||
Turnout | 1,298 | 62.46 | |||
Registered electors | 2,078 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,158 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,129 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | 1,836 | 63.60 | ||
Conservative | Cuthbert Cowan [6] | 1,051 | 36.40 | ||
Turnout | 2,887 | 72.68 | |||
Majority | 785 | 27.19 | |||
Registered electors | 3,887 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | 2,066 | 69.42 | +5.82 | |
Conservative | Cuthbert Cowan | 910 | 30.58 | -5.82 | |
Turnout | 2,976 | ||||
Majority | 1,156 | 38.84 | +11.65 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Ward | 2,417 | 77.92 | +14.06 | |
Conservative | W. T. Murray [9] | 685 | 22.08 | ||
Majority | 1,732 | 55.83 | +28.12 | ||
Turnout | 3,102 | 76.37 | |||
Registered electors | 4,062 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 2,795 | 75.37 | -2.55 | |
Independent | David Whyte | 913 | 24.63 | ||
Majority | 1,882 | 50.75 | |||
Turnout | 3,708 | 76.69 | +0.32 | ||
Registered electors | 4,835 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 3,586 | 81.68 | +6.31 | |
Independent | Henry Woodnorth | 738 | 16.82 | ||
Informal votes | 66 | 1.50 | |||
Majority | 2,848 | 64.87 | +14.12 | ||
Turnout | 4,390 | 83.39 | -6.70 | ||
Registered electors | 5,264 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 3,069 | 64.92 | -16.76 | |
Independent | William Morris | 886 | 18.74 | ||
Conservative | Alfred Snowball | 595 | 12.58 | ||
Informal votes | 177 | 3.74 | +2.24 | ||
Majority | 2,183 | 46.18 | -18.69 | ||
Turnout | 4,727 | 81.65 | -1.74 | ||
Registered electors | 5,789 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 2,893 | 53.65 | -11.27 | |
Reform | John Hamilton | 2,265 | 42.01 | ||
Independent | William Morris | 152 | 2.81 | -15.93 | |
Informal votes | 82 | 1.52 | -2.22 | ||
Majority | 628 | 11.64 | -34.18 | ||
Turnout | 5,392 | 86.71 | +5.06 | ||
Registered electors | 6,218 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 3,132 | 62.16 | +8.51 | |
Reform | John Hamilton | 1,906 | 37.83 | -4.18 | |
Informal votes | 34 | 0.67 | +0.85 | ||
Majority | 1,226 | 24.33 | +12.69 | ||
Turnout | 5,038 | 83.03 | +3.68 | ||
Registered electors | 6,067 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform | John Hamilton | 3,164 | 55.99 | +18.16 | |
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 2,407 | 42.59 | -19.57 | |
Informal votes | 80 | 1.41 | +0.74 | ||
Majority | 757 | 13.39 | |||
Turnout | 5,651 | 81.46 | +1.57 | ||
Registered electors | 6,937 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform | Charles Macmillan | 4,360 | 57.41 | ||
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 3,235 | 42.59 | ||
Informal votes | 35 | 0.46 | |||
Majority | 1,125 | 14.81 | |||
Turnout | 7,630 | 85.53 | |||
Registered electors | 8,921 | ||||
Reform hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Joseph Ward | 4,957 | 46.91 | ||
Reform | James Hargest | 4,798 | 45.41 | ||
Labour | Pat Hickey | 811 | 7.68 | ||
Majority | 159 | 1.50 | -9.22 | ||
Informal votes | 55 | 0.52 | -0.34 | ||
Turnout | 10,621 | 93.73 | +3.44 | ||
Registered electors | 11,332 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United | Sir Joseph Ward | 7,309 | 63.89 | +16.98 | |
Reform | Morell Macalister | 4,131 | 36.11 | ||
Majority | 3,178 | 27.78 | +26.27 | ||
Informal votes | 88 | 0.76 | +0.25 | ||
Turnout | 11,528 | 93.12 | -0.61 | ||
Registered electors | 12,380 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Ward | 52 | 75.36 | ||
Independent | Walter Searle | 17 | 24.64 | ||
Majority | 35 | 50.72 | |||
Turnout | 69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Ward | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Ward | 35 | 71.43 | ||
Independent | Timothy James Warren | 14 | 28.57 | ||
Majority | 21 | 42.85 | |||
Turnout | 49 |