All 95 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 48 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout
67.1%
First party
Second party
Leader
Harry Atkinson
Robert Stout
Party
Conservatives
Stout–Vogelites
Leader since
1883
1884
Leader's seat
Egmont
Dunedin East (lost seat)
Seats won
52
34
Seat change
20
23
Popular vote
N/A
N/A
Percentage
N/A
N/A
Swing
N/A
N/A
Premier before election
Robert Stout
Independent
Subsequent Premier
Harry Atkinson
Independent
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The 1887 New Zealand general election was held on 26 September[1] to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes (67.1% turnout) were cast.[2] In 5 seats there was only one candidate.[3]
^"THE GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". No. 6043. Star. 27 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
^"General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
^Wilson 1985, p. 286.
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