Electoral history of John Ballance

This is a summary of the electoral history of John Ballance, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1891–93) and Leader of the Opposition (1889–1891).

John Ballance, ca 1880s.

Parliamentary elections

1875 by-election

1875 Rangitikei by-election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Ballance	112	45.90
	Independent	William Hogg Watt	105	43.03
	Independent	George Hutchison	27	11.06
Majority			7	2.86
Turnout			244

1876 election

General election, 1876: Rangitikei[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Ballance	201	61.28	+15.38
	Independent	James Bull	127	38.72
Majority			74	22.56	+19.70
Turnout			328	26.64
Registered electors			1,231

1879 election

General election, 1879: Wanganui[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Bryce	560	69.65
	Independent	John Ballance	547	68.03
	Independent	Sir William Fox	501	62.31
Majority			46	5.72
Turnout			804	59.73
Registered electors			1,346

1881 election

General election, 1881: Wanganui[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Hogg Watt	397	50.25
	Independent	John Ballance	393	49.75	-18.28
Majority			4	0.50
Turnout			790	64.17	+4.44
Registered electors			1,231

1884 election

General election, 1884: Wanganui[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Ballance	541	60.11	+10.36
	Independent	George Hutchison	205	22.77
	Independent	William Hogg Watt	154	17.11	-33.14
Majority			336	37.33	2.69
Turnout			900	66.86
Registered electors			1,346

1887 election

General election, 1887: Wanganui[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Ballance	865	66.80	+6.69
	Independent	Gilbert Carson	430	33.20
Majority			435	33.59	+3.74
Turnout			1,295	79.39	+12.53
Registered electors			1,631

1890 election

General election, 1890: Wanganui[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Ballance	808	50.85	-15.95
	Conservative	Gilbert Carson	781	49.15	+15.95
Majority			27	1.69	-31.9
Turnout			1,589	75.20	-4.19
Registered electors			2,113

Leadership elections

1889 leadership election

	Name	Votes	Percentage
	John Ballance	23	67.6%
	William Campbell Walker	11	32.4%

Notes

1. McIvor 1989, p. 53.
2. "The Rangitikei Election". VIII (2672). Wanganui Herald. 6 January 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
3. "Wanganui Election". XII (9507). Wanganui Herald. 6 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
4. • Cooper, G. S. (1882). Votes Recorded for Each Candidate. Government Printer. Retrieved 24 October 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. Cooper, G. S. (1884). The General Election, 1884. National Library. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
6. "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
7. "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

References

• McIvor, Timothy (1989). The Rainmaker: A biography of John Ballance journalist and politician 1839–1893. Auckland: Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0024-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)