Electoral history of John Ballance

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).

John Ballance, ca 1880s.

Parliamentary elections

1875 by-election
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

1889 leadership election
NameVotesPercentage
John Ballance2367.6%
William Campbell Walker1132.4%

Notes
  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.
  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
  • 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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