1896 New Zealand general election

1896 general election

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All 74 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	76.1%
First party Second party   Leader Richard Seddon William Russell Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 28 April 1893 26 June 1894 Leader's seat Westland Hawke's Bay Last election 51 seats, 57.8% 13 seats, 24.5% Seats won 39 26 Seat change 12 13 Popular vote 184,650 114,574 Percentage 54.8% 34.0% Swing 3.0% 9.5%
Results of the election.
Premier before election Richard Seddon Liberal Subsequent Premier Richard Seddon Liberal

The 1896 New Zealand general election was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 337,024 (76.1%) voters turned out to vote.^[1]

1896 was the year the limit of £200 was placed on each candidate's campaign spending.