Electoral history of William Massey
# Electoral history of William Massey

This is a summary of the electoral history of William Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1912–1925). He represented two electorates during his political career.

## Parliamentary elections

### 1893 election

General election, 1893: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Harris | 1,684 | 51.36 | +3.21 |
| | Conservative | William Massey | 1,595 | 48.64 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 2.71 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,279 | 79.55 | +18.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,122 | | |

### 1894 by-election

1894 Waitemata by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Massey | 1,619 | 52.82 |
| | Independent Liberal | Jackson Palmer | 1,446 | 47.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 5.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,065 | |

### 1896 election

General election, 1896: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Massey | 2,184 | 55.76 | +7.12 |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Harris | 1,710 | 43.66 | -7.70 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 0.58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 12.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,917 | | |

### 1899 election

General election, 1899: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Massey | 2,458 | 65.79 | -10.03 |
| | Liberal | W Findlay Wilson | 1,278 | 34.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,180 | 31.58 | -19.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,736 | 77.90 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,796 | | |

### 1902 election

General election, 1902: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Massey | 2,297 | 66.87 | +1.08 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Richard Harris | 1,121 | 32.63 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 0.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,176 | 34.23 | +2.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,435 | 70.81 | -7.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,851 | | |

### 1905 election

General election, 1905: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Massey | 3,120 | 57.58 | -9.29 |
| | Liberal | William Wilson McCardle | 2,165 | 39.95 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 2.45 | +1.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 955 | 17.62 | -16.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,418 | 85.91 | +15.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,306 | | |

### 1908 election

General election, 1908: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Massey | 2,781 | 62.62 | +5.04 |
| | Liberal | John McLarin | 1,594 | 35.89 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 1.48 | -0.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,187 | 26.72 | -9.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,441 | 78.43 | -7.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,662 | | |

### 1911 election

General election, 1911: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Reform | William Massey | 3,779 | 66.99 | -4.37 |
| | Liberal | John McLarin | 1,816 | 32.20 | -3.69 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46 | 0.81 | -0.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,963 | 34.79 | +8.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,641 | 80.47 | +2.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,010 | | |

### 1914 election

General election, 1914: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Reform | William Massey | 4,818 | 71.82 | +4.83 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Glass | 1,890 | 28.17 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 1.01 | +0.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,928 | 43.64 | -8.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,708 | 84.34 | +3.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,953 | | |

### 1919 election

General election, 1919: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Reform | William Massey | 4,195 | 68.42 | -3.40 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Rea | 1,165 | 19.02 | |
| | Labour | Ernest Piggott | 637 | 10.38 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 2.18 | +1.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,030 | 49.42 | +5.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,131 | 85.33 | +0.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,185 | | |

### 1922 election

General election, 1922: Franklin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Reform | William Massey | 5,276 | 66.70 | -1.72 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Rea | 2,526 | 31.94 | +12.92 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.36 | +0.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,750 | 34.76 | -14.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,910 | 88.73 | -3.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,914 | | |
