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election · General electorates: 14 July 1853–1 October 1853

The first general election

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Recorded review date 16 September 2026

Election dates and House sizes, 1853–2020

Electoral Commission · Official results table

Historical polling dates, enrolment and turnout

Electoral Commission · 1853–2020 election table; historical enrolment and turnout notes. Weekday labels are excluded; the 2020 enrolment cell is superseded by the separate official control.

Historical election dates and statistical notes

Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage · Notes 1–9: nomination and polling periods, separate Māori polls, registration exclusions, turnout definitions and second ballots

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