# Electoral history of George Forbes

This is a summary of the electoral history of George Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1930–35) and Member of Parliament for Hurunui (1908–43).

## Parliamentary elections
### 1902 election

General election, 1902: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Andrew Rutherford | 1,577 | 44.24 |
| | Conservative | Henry Fear Reece | 880 | 24.69 |
| | Liberal | Richard Meredith | 834 | 23.40 |
| | Liberal | George Forbes | 205 | 5.75 |
| | Independent Liberal | George Pulley | 68 | 1.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 19.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,564 | 85.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,519 | |

### 1908 election

General election, 1908: Hurunui, Second ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Forbes | 2,150 | 57.88 | +9.66 |
| | Conservative | Obed Cloither | 1,553 | 41.81 | +10.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.29 | 0.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 16.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,714 | 64.99 | −9.61 |
General election, 1908: Hurunui, First ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Forbes | 2,056 | 48.22 |
| | Conservative | Obed Cloither | 1,357 | 31.83 |
| | Ind. Labour League | G D Greenwood | 509 | 11.93 |
| | Independent Liberal | George Pulley | 309 | 7.24 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 0.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,263 | 74.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,714 | |

### 1911 election

General election, 1911: Hurunui, First ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Forbes | 2,940 | 58.89 | +1.01 |
| | Reform | David Macfarlane | 2,001 | 40.08 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 51 | 1.02 | +0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | 18.81 | +2.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,992 | 79.16 | +14.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,306 | | |

### 1914 election

General election, 1914: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Forbes | 3,233 | 64.91 | +6.02 |
| | Reform | William Banks | 1,747 | 35.08 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46 | 0.92 | −0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,486 | 29.83 | +11.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,980 | 82.79 | +3.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,015 | | |

### 1919 election

General election, 1919: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Forbes | 3,008 | 52.11 | −12.80 |
| | Reform | J G Armstrong | 2,341 | 40.55 | |
| | Independent | G G Gardner | 373 | 6.46 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.86 | −0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | 11.55 | −18.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,772 | 80.76 | −2.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,147 | | |

### 1922 election

General election, 1922: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Forbes | 3,963 | 58.09 | +5.98 |
| | Reform | S Andrew | 2,765 | 40.53 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 1.37 | +0.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,198 | 17.56 | +6.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,822 | 85.42 | +4.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,986 | | |

### 1925 election

General election, 1925: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Forbes | 3,989 | 55.14 | −2.95 |
| | Reform | J G Armstrong | 3,178 | 43.93 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.92 | −0.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 811 | 11.21 | −5.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,234 | 90.65 | +5.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,980 | | |

### 1928 election

General election, 1928: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | George Forbes | 5,344 | 56.05 | +0.91 |
| | Reform | L R C Macfarlane | 3,505 | 36.76 | |
| | Labour | F Turley | 576 | 6.04 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.13 | +0.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,839 | 19.29 | +8.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,533 | 90.09 | −0.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,581 | | |

### 1931 election

General election, 1931: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | George Forbes | 6,151 | 73.67 | +17.62 |
| | Labour | R J Logan | 2,198 | 26.33 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.80 | −0.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,953 | 47.35 | +28.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,416 | 79.83 | −10.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,543 | | |

### 1935 election

General election, 1935: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United | George Forbes | 4,897 | 49.20 | −24.47 |
| | Labour | Donald Cyrus Davies | 3,694 | 37.11 | |
| | Independent | Oliver Duff | 1,362 | 13.68 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.67 | −0.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,203 | 12.08 | −35.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,953 | 90.43 | +10.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,006 | | |

### 1938 election

General election, 1938: Hurunui :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | George Forbes | 5,679 | 52.23 | +3.03 |
| | Labour | Harold Denton | 5,144 | 47.31 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 0.45 | −0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 4.92 | −7.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,872 | 94.71 | +4.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,479 | | |