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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
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 | 99 | 1.29 | −0.92 | ||
Majority | 2,261 | 29.62 | −10.56 | ||
Turnout | 7,633 | 71.25 | −0.53 | ||
Registered electors | 10,712 |
1914 election
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 | 100 | 1.40 | |||
Majority | 2,302 | 32.33 | |||
Turnout | 7,119 | 78.11 | +6.86 | ||
Registered electors | 9,114 |
1919 election
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 | 83 | 0.91 | −0.10 | ||
Majority | 533 | 5.88 | |||
Turnout | 9,059 | 85.47 | +2.17 | ||
Registered electors | 10,599 |
1922 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 5,649 | 55.42 | +11.18 | |
Reform | John Farrell | 4,345 | 42.63 | ||
Informal votes | 153 | 1.50 | +0.59 | ||
Majority | 1,304 | 13.04 | +7.16 | ||
Turnout | 10,192 | 92.08 | +6.61 | ||
Registered electors | 11,068 |
1925 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 5,677 | 52.19 | −3.23 | |
Reform | Samuel Oldfield | 5,201 | 47.81 | ||
Informal votes | 122 | 1.11 | −0.39 | ||
Majority | 476 | 4.38 | −8.66 | ||
Turnout | 11,000 | 89.55 | −2.53 | ||
Registered electors | 12,283 |
1928 election
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 | 97 | 0.84 | −0.27 | ||
Majority | 1,341 | 11.76 | +7.38 | ||
Turnout | 11,499 | 86.25 | −3.30 | ||
Registered electors | 13,331 |
1931 election
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 | 63 | 0.61 | −0.23 | ||
Majority | 4,517 | 44.12 | +32.36 | ||
Turnout | 10,300 | 79.78 | −6.47 | ||
Registered electors | 12,911 |
1935 election
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 | 131 | 1.11 | +0.50 | ||
Majority | 6,180 | 52.61 | +8.49 | ||
Turnout | 11,746 | 88.56 | +8.78 | ||
Registered electors | 13,263 |
1938 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Joseph Savage | 11,591 | 75.88 | +2.95 | |
National | John W. Kealy | 3,584 | 23.46 | ||
Informal votes | 100 | 0.65 | −0.46 | ||
Majority | 8,007 | 52.41 | −0.20 | ||
Turnout | 15,275 | 89.76 | +1.20 | ||
Registered electors | 17,017 |
Local-body elections
1919 local-body elections
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
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
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
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
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
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[19] | |||
Name | Votes | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Michael Joseph Savage | 11 | 64.70% | |
Dan Sullivan | 6 | 35.30% |
1933 Leadership election
1933 Leadership election[20] | |||
Name | Votes | Percentage | |
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Michael Joseph Savage | 24 | 100% |
Notes
- ^ "The General Election, 1911". National Library. 1912. pp. 1–14. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1924. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 83f.
- ^ Hislop 1923, pp. 1–6.
- ^ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "General Election". The Evening Post. Vol. CX, no. 30. 4 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ The New Zealand Official Year-Book. Government Printer. 1936. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Election of Members of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board". Vol. XXXIX, no. 37. Observer. 17 May 1919. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Election of Members of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board". Vol. LVIII, no. 17773. The New Zealand Herald. 5 May 1921. p. 10. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "New Hospital Board". Vol. LXIV, no. 19622. The New Zealand Herald. 28 April 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "City of Auckland". Vol. LXVI, no. 20248. The New Zealand Herald. 7 May 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Hospital Board". Vol. LXII, no. 106. Auckland Star. 7 May 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Local Elections". Vol. LXX, no. 21486. The New Zealand Herald. 9 May 1933. p. 11. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 114.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 153.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: A biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland, New Zealand: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.