1879 New Zealand general election

1879 New Zealand general election

← 1875–76 28 August – 15 September 1879 1881 →
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All 88 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
Turnout	66.5%
First party Second party   Leader John Hall George Grey Party Conservative Independents Greyite Independents Leader since 1879 1877 Leader's seat Selwyn Thames Seats won 45 41
Premier before election George Grey Independent Subsequent Premier John Hall Independent

The 1879 New Zealand general election was held between 28 August and 15 September 1879 to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 7th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 September. A total of 82,271 (66.5%) European voters turned out to vote, plus 14,553 Māori voters. Following the election, John Hall formed a new government.