# Electoral history of Michael Joseph Savage

* This article is part of a series aboutMichael Joseph Savage
Early life and career
Member for Auckland West
1919 general election
Electoral history
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Rātana pact
Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1936
Edward VIII abdication crisis
State housing scheme
Social Security Act 1938
Lee affair
World War II
Elections
1935 general election
1938 general election :
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This is a summary of the electoral history of Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1935–40), Leader of the Labour Party (1933–40), and Member of Parliament for Auckland West (1919–40).

## Parliamentary elections
### 1911 election

1911 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Glover | 4,061 | 53.20 | −10.87 |
| | Socialist | Michael Joseph Savage | 1,800 | 23.58 | |
| | Independent | James Gleeson | 1,171 | 15.34 | |
| | Reform | William Richardson | 601 | 7.87 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 1.29 | −0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,261 | 29.62 | −10.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,633 | 71.25 | −0.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,712 | | |

### 1914 election

1914 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Glover | 4,053 | 56.93 | +3.73 |
| | Social Democrat | Michael Joseph Savage | 1,751 | 24.59 | +1.01 |
| | Reform | William Richardson | 1,315 | 18.47 | +10.60 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 1.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,302 | 32.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,119 | 78.11 | +6.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,114 | | |

### 1919 election

1919 general election: Auckland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 4,008 | 44.24 | |
| | Reform | Charles Frederick Bennett | 3,475 | 38.35 | |
| | Liberal | Andrew Entrican | 1,493 | 16.48 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 0.91 | −0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 5.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,059 | 85.47 | +2.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,599 | | |

### 1922 election

1922 general election: Auckland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 5,649 | 55.42 | +11.18 |
| | Reform | John Farrell | 4,345 | 42.63 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 1.50 | +0.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,304 | 13.04 | +7.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,192 | 92.08 | +6.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,068 | | |

### 1925 election

1925 general election: Auckland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 5,677 | 52.19 | −3.23 |
| | Reform | Samuel Oldfield | 5,201 | 47.81 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 1.11 | −0.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 4.38 | −8.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,000 | 89.55 | −2.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,283 | | |

### 1928 election

1928 general election: Auckland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 5,361 | 47.01 | −5.18 |
| | United | Richard Speirs | 4,020 | 35.25 | |
| | Reform | Frank Adeane | 2,021 | 17.72 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 0.84 | −0.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,341 | 11.76 | +7.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,499 | 86.25 | −3.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,331 | | |

### 1931 election

1931 general election: Auckland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 6,442 | 62.93 | +15.92 |
| | United | Hugh Ross Mackenzie | 1,925 | 18.80 | |
| | Reform | John Allum | 1,870 | 18.27 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 63 | 0.61 | −0.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,517 | 44.12 | +32.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,300 | 79.78 | −6.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,911 | | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Auckland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 8,567 | 72.93 | +10.00 |
| | United | Ernest David Stallworthy | 2,387 | 20.32 | |
| | Democrat | Joseph Alexander Govan | 792 | 6.74 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 131 | 1.11 | +0.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,180 | 52.61 | +8.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,746 | 88.56 | +8.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,263 | | |

### 1938 election

1938 general election: Auckland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 11,591 | 75.88 | +2.95 |
| | National | John W. Kealy | 3,584 | 23.46 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 0.65 | −0.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,007 | 52.41 | −0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,275 | 89.76 | +1.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,017 | | |

## Local-body elections
### 1919 local-body elections

1919 Auckland Hospital Board election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Florence Keller | 7,142 | 79.68 |
| Citizens | Patrick Nerheny | 4,322 | 48.22 |
| Citizens | Peter Mackay | 4,122 | 45.98 |
| Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 3,993 | 44.54 |
| Citizens | George Knight | 3,958 | 44.15 |
| Labour | George Davis | 3,880 | 43.28 |
| Citizens | Alfred Hall-Skelton | 3,552 | 39.62 |
| Independent | Ethel Kidd | 3,241 | 36.15 |
| Independent | James Francis Hosking | 2,748 | 30.65 |
| Labour | Bob Way | 2,696 | 30.07 |
| Independent | Archibald Bryden | 2,616 | 29.18 |
| Citizens | Paul Richardson | 2,441 | 27.23 |

### 1921 local-body elections

1921 Auckland Hospital Board election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Citizens' | William Wallace | 8,963 | 60.44 | |
| Progressive Citizens' | Peter Mackay | 7,494 | 50.53 | +4.35 |
| Progressive Citizens' | George Knight | 7,196 | 48.52 | +4.37 |
| Independent | Horatio Bagnall | 6,939 | 46.79 | |
| Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 6,291 | 42.42 | −2.12 |
| Progressive Citizens' | Alfred Hall-Skelton | 5,717 | 38.55 | −1.07 |
| Independent | Arthur Sexton | 5,597 | 37.74 | |
| Progressive Citizens' | Patrick Nerheny | 5,544 | 37.38 | −10.84 |
| Labour | George Davis | 5,145 | 34.69 | −8.59 |
| Labour | Fred Bartram | 4,114 | 27.74 | |
| Independent | Charles Rossiter | 3,905 | 26.33 | |
| Labour | Oscar McBrine | 3,666 | 24.72 | |
| Labour | Winnifred Moore | 3,470 | 23.40 | |

### 1927 local-body elections

1927 Auckland Hospital Board election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Citizens' | William Wallace | 10,966 | 63.25 |
| Progressive Citizens' | Ethel Kidd | 8,525 | 49.17 |
| Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 8,450 | 48.74 |
| Progressive Citizens' | John Dempsey | 7,288 | 42.03 |
| Independent | George Knight | 6,792 | 39.17 |
| Progressive Citizens' | Sidney Takle | 5,266 | 30.37 |
| Progressive Citizens' | William Thompson | 5,064 | 29.21 |
| Labour | Ivy McCready | 4,567 | 26.34 |
| Independent | Alexander Eccles | 4,377 | 25.24 |
| Labour | Dick Barter | 4,349 | 25.08 |
| Labour | Jim Purtell | 4,072 | 23.48 |
| Labour | Charles Stephen Morris | 4,042 | 23.31 |
| Independent | Robert Darlow | 4,010 | 23.13 |
| Independent | Emily Elizabeth Nicol | 3,883 | 22.39 |
| Independent | John Lundon | 3,277 | 18.90 |
| Independent | Samuel Zobel | 1,751 | 10.11 |

### 1929 local-body elections

1929 Auckland Hospital Board election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Citizens' | William Wallace | 14,041 | 72.41 | +9.16 |
| Independent | Edward Gunson | 12,633 | 65.15 | |
| Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 10,614 | 54.74 | +6.00 |
| Progressive Citizens' | Ethel Kidd | 9,534 | 49.18 | +0.01 |
| Independent | John Dempsey | 7,166 | 36.95 | −5.08 |
| Progressive Citizens' | George Knight | 6,968 | 35.93 | −3.24 |
| Progressive Citizens' | George Finlay | 5,815 | 29.99 | |
| Independent | John Lundon | 4,958 | 25.57 | +6.67 |
| Labour | Mary Dreaver | 4,840 | 24.96 | |
| Labour | Alice Cassie | 4,826 | 24.89 | |
| Independent | William Thompson | 4,084 | 21.06 | −8.15 |
| Independent | Harold Schmidt | 3,837 | 19.78 | |
| Labour | Ivy McCready | 3,573 | 18.42 | −7.92 |
| Progressive Citizens' | William John McMillan | 2,143 | 11.05 | |
| Independent | Harry Taylor | 1,911 | 9.85 | |

### 1931 local-body elections

1931 Auckland Hospital Board election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Citizens Committee | William Wallace | 16,007 | 92.98 | +20.57 |
| Citizens Committee | Edward Gunson | 13,983 | 81.22 | +16.07 |
| Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 13,392 | 77.79 | +23.05 |
| Citizens Committee | Ethel Kidd | 13,130 | 76.27 | +27.09 |
| Labour | Fred Bartram | 9,631 | 55.94 | |
| Labour | Mary Dreaver | 9,584 | 55.67 | +30.71 |
| Independent | John Lundon | 6,645 | 38.60 | +13.03 |
| Independent | Harold Schmidt | 3,702 | 21.50 | +1.72 |

### 1933 local-body elections

1933 Auckland Hospital Board election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Citizens Committee | William Wallace | 13,676 | 73.58 | −19.40 |
| Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 12,852 | 69.14 | −8.65 |
| Citizens Committee | Edward Gunson | 11,077 | 59.59 | −21.63 |
| Citizens Committee | Ethel Kidd | 9,928 | 53.41 | −22.86 |
| Labour | Mary Dreaver | 8,088 | 43.51 | −12.16 |
| Citizens Committee | Sydney Harbutt | 7,465 | 40.16 | |
| Citizens Committee | Morris Copeland | 6,361 | 34.22 | |
| Labour | Bill Anderton | 6,269 | 33.72 | |
| Labour | James Purtell | 5,955 | 32.04 | |
| Labour | Hypatia Martin | 5,521 | 29.70 | |
| Independent | John Lundon | 3,889 | 20.92 | −17.68 |
| Independent | Gerald Bell | 2,115 | 11.37 | |

## Leadership elections
### 1923 Deputy-leadership election

1923 Deputy-leadership election :
| Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Michael Joseph Savage | 11 | 64.70% |
| Dan Sullivan | 6 | 35.30% |

### 1933 Leadership election

1933 Leadership election :
| Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Michael Joseph Savage | 24 | 100% |