# Electoral history of Richard Seddon

* This article is part of a series aboutRichard Seddon
Early life
MP for Westland
Electoral history
Prime Minister of New Zealand
The Stout-Seddon Struggle
Women's Suffrage Petition
Land for Settlements Act
Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act
Old-age Pensions Act
Accident Insurance Act
Second Boer War
General elections
1893
1896
1899
1902
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This is a summary of the electoral history of Richard Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1893–1906).

## Parliamentary elections
### 1876 election

1876 general election: Hokitika :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Edmund Barff | 648 | 30.71 |
| | Independent | Charles Button | 586 | 27.77 |
| | Independent | Robert Reid | 527 | 24.98 |
| | Independent | Richard Seddon | 343 | 16.26 |
| | Independent | Conrad Hoos | 6 | 0.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,547 | |

### 1879 election

1879 general election: Hokitika :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Robert Reid | 917 | 33.09 | +8.11 |
| | Independent | Richard Seddon | 800 | 28.87 | +12.61 |
| | Independent | Peter Dungan | 561 | 20.25 | |
| | Independent | Edmund Barff | 403 | 14.54 | −16.17 |
| | Independent | Hamilton Cuming | 90 | 3.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 8.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,771 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,823 | | |

### 1881 election

1881 general election, Kumara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Seddon | 700 | 52.88 |
| | Independent | Edwin Blake | 624 | 47.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 5.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,324 | 58.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,267 | |

### 1884 election

1884 general election, Kumara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Seddon | 667 | 57.31 | +4.33 |
| | Independent | Edwin Blake | 497 | 42.69 | −4.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 14.60 | +8.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | 62.61 | +4.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,859 | | |

### 1887 election

1887 general election, Kumara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Seddon | Unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,816 | | |

### 1890 election

1890 general election: Westland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Seddon | 1,098 | 59.10 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Grimmond | 760 | 40.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 18.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | 73.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,543 | |

### 1893 election

1893 general election: Westland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Seddon | Unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,186 | | |

### 1896 election

1896 general election: Westland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Seddon | 2,707 | 76.66 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Grimmond | 824 | 23.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,883 | 53.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,531 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,508 | |

### 1899 election

1899 general election: Westland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Seddon | Unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,427 | | |

### 1902 election

1902 general election: Westland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Seddon | 2,983 | 92.63 |
| | Independent | Frank Isitt | 237 | 7.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,746 | 85.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,220 | 69.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,608 | |

### 1905 election

1905 general election: Westland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Seddon | 3,420 | 92.05 | −0.58 |
| | Independent | Harry Cowin | 240 | 6.46 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 1.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,180 | 85.59 | +0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,715 | 81.07 | +11.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,582 | | |