1879 general election
General electorates: 28 August 1879–15 September 1879; Māori electorates: 1 September 1879, 8 September 1879. 88 seats in this election-result snapshot.
House size only; affiliation not classified. Candidate coverage: Not yet transcribed. This is an election result, not a statement of current parliamentary membership.
Polling dates and participation
Reported registered electors; historical definitions differ. Māori electors are excluded. Includes registered electors in uncontested seats; 1860–1879 excludes eligible gold miners voting without registration.
Reported percentage; valid and informal votes divided by registered electors. Excludes Māori voters and uncontested seats.
Early date ranges include nominations and polling where a contest was held. A range does not mean every seat held a poll on every date.
Candidates & party lists
Public election information onlyA person may stand both in an electorate and on a party list. These are separate candidacies. List rank is the party's official order, not a rating.
Candidate transcription is still in progress.
No candidate record is inferred from a party total. The original election source remains available below.