1907 General Election

Published on May 22, 2022 at 18:53

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The 1907 General Election was the fifteenth general election to the Ivonian Parliament. The incumbent Country Party government, led by Marcus Henson, sought a third term in power.

The previous election had seen the political right consolidate under the Country Party, easily beating the divided left. The time since that election had not helped the left find common purpose, as there were competing schools of thought regarding the best way to beat the right.

There were significant figures on the left who believed that a single left-wing party was critical to regaining power. They were led by Christopher Crawford, a moderate member of the Socialist Party. In 1906, he led a faction of the Socialist Party out to a new party, which he called the Labour Party. He stated that the purpose of the new party was to deliver results for the working class, and that socialism itself was merely a means to achieve that goal rather than the goal itself. Allying himself with similarly-minded people who left the Dominion Party, he placed himself ideologically in between the Socialist and Dominion parties.

Marcus Henson, secure with the largest majority in Ivonian history, was content to run the full course of the term. Seeing the now thrice-divided left as his opponents, he was not worried about retaining power. The campaign, from his perspective, was a quiet affair. The left, meanwhile, campaigned furiously amongst themselves, as they all sought to gain the trust of the majority of left-wing voters in order to displace the other parties.

Henson went to the Governor-General on May 20, 1907, and the election was set for June 17, 1907.

The Whitaker Herald survey found the favorabilities for the parties as 62% in favor of the Country Party, 52% in favor of the Dominion Party, 58% in favor of the Labour Party and 39% in favor of the Socialist Party.

Results

The Country Party retained a firm hold over Ivonia's politics, holding to all 24 of the seats it held heading into the election. The Labour Party emerged as the largest party on the left, winning the seat of Outer North Bay from the Socialist Party. Both the Dominion Party and the Socialist Party saw substantial declines in their vote share, putting them firmly out of reach of winning any seats in the future at all.

Calls for unification around Labour echoed across left-wing publications in the aftermath of the election. These would not bear fruit immediately, but the importance of these calls increased with every passing year with the left appearing to have been left in the distance behind the Country Party.

The results were the first time a party had won a majority of the popular vote since 1886, a period of twenty-one years.

Summary of Results

Party	Votes	Votes %	Seats	Seats %	Votes Δ	Votes % Δ	Seats Δ	Seats % Δ
Country	1,248,572	51.01%	24	96.00%	54,363	1.43%	0	0.00%
Labour	558,950	22.83%	1	4.00%	558,950	22.83%	1	4.00%
Dominion	401,636	16.41%	0	0.00%	-267,368	-11.36%	0	0.00%
Socialist	238,776	9.75%	0	0.00%	-307,075	-12.90%	-1	-4.00%

Seats Changing Hands

Seat	Winner	Previous Winner	Swing Required	Two-Party Swing
Outer North Bay	Labour	Socialist	20.89%	30.66%

Target Seats by Party

Target Seats for the Country Party

Seat	Province	Current Holder	Raw Margin
Outer North Bay	North Bay	Labour	11.93%

Target Seats for the Dominion Party

Seat	Province	Current Holder	Raw Margin
Outer North Bay	North Bay	Labour	20.06%
Lakeville	Westmoreland	Country	21.12%
Port Elizabeth	North Bay	Country	23.44%
Princeton	South Yorkshire	Country	24.00%
Northampton River	North Bay	Country	25.61%
Salem	South Yorkshire	Country	26.06%
Stanton	Westmoreland	Country	27.90%
Port of Whitaker	Southshore	Country	28.13%
Whitaker Centre	Southshore	Country	31.16%
Irvington	South Yorkshire	Country	31.50%
Enfield	South Yorkshire	Country	33.69%
South York	South Yorkshire	Country	34.09%
Westgate Centre	Westmoreland	Country	34.96%
Fort William	New Anglia	Country	35.60%
Outer Anglia	New Anglia	Country	35.63%
Bloomington	South Yorkshire	Country	36.54%
Madison	Westmoreland	Country	38.35%
Port Henry	Westmoreland	Country	41.10%
Sedgwick	Southshore	Country	41.26%
Upper Coast	Westmoreland	Country	42.82%
Whitaker Outer	Southshore	Country	42.92%
South Country	Southshore	Country	43.21%
Sedgwick Country	Southshore	Country	43.79%
South Coast	Southshore	Country	46.54%
Northampton	North Bay	Country	62.32%

Target Seats for the Labour Party

Seat	Province	Current Holder	Raw Margin
Port Elizabeth	North Bay	Country	12.18%
Lakeville	Westmoreland	Country	13.32%
Salem	South Yorkshire	Country	14.87%
Princeton	South Yorkshire	Country	15.60%
Northampton River	North Bay	Country	17.95%
Port of Whitaker	Southshore	Country	19.70%
Stanton	Westmoreland	Country	21.12%
Whitaker Centre	Southshore	Country	23.50%
Irvington	South Yorkshire	Country	23.94%
Enfield	South Yorkshire	Country	25.84%
South York	South Yorkshire	Country	27.33%
Outer Anglia	New Anglia	Country	28.40%
Westgate Centre	Westmoreland	Country	29.05%
Fort William	New Anglia	Country	30.25%
Bloomington	South Yorkshire	Country	30.78%
Madison	Westmoreland	Country	31.59%
Sedgwick Country	Southshore	Country	37.79%
Port Henry	Westmoreland	Country	38.22%
Upper Coast	Westmoreland	Country	39.72%
Whitaker Outer	Southshore	Country	40.55%
South Coast	Southshore	Country	42.47%
South Country	Southshore	Country	43.05%
Sedgwick	Southshore	Country	45.13%
Northampton	North Bay	Country	61.18%

Target Seats for the Socialist Party

Seat	Province	Current Holder	Raw Margin
Outer North Bay	North Bay	Labour	19.55%
Port Elizabeth	North Bay	Country	27.89%
Lakeville	Westmoreland	Country	29.00%
Salem	South Yorkshire	Country	30.01%
Princeton	South Yorkshire	Country	30.89%
Northampton River	North Bay	Country	32.83%
Port of Whitaker	Southshore	Country	34.23%
Stanton	Westmoreland	Country	35.62%
Whitaker Centre	Southshore	Country	37.40%
Irvington	South Yorkshire	Country	37.64%
Enfield	South Yorkshire	Country	39.21%
South York	South Yorkshire	Country	40.49%
Outer Anglia	New Anglia	Country	41.31%
Westgate Centre	Westmoreland	Country	41.97%
Fort William	New Anglia	Country	43.05%
Bloomington	South Yorkshire	Country	43.36%
Madison	Westmoreland	Country	44.00%
Sedgwick Country	Southshore	Country	49.02%
Port Henry	Westmoreland	Country	49.74%
Upper Coast	Westmoreland	Country	50.93%
Whitaker Outer	Southshore	Country	51.63%
South Coast	Southshore	Country	53.04%
South Country	Southshore	Country	53.94%
Sedgwick	Southshore	Country	56.08%
Northampton	North Bay	Country	68.45%

Seat Details

Results in Fort William, New Anglia

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	43,091	52.22%	42,654	51.68%	0.54%
Labour	18,130	21.97%	0	0.00%	21.97%
Dominion	13,716	16.62%	22,563	27.34%	-10.71%
Socialist	7,574	9.18%	17,318	20.98%	-11.80%

The Country Party won the seat of Fort William, after winning 52.22% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.54%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 30.25%.

Results in Outer Anglia, New Anglia

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	53,994	51.34%	53,391	50.74%	0.60%
Labour	24,119	22.93%	0	0.00%	22.93%
Dominion	16,515	15.70%	27,780	26.40%	-10.70%
Socialist	10,549	10.03%	24,064	22.87%	-12.84%

The Country Party won the seat of Outer Anglia, after winning 51.34% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.60%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 28.40%.

Results in Northampton, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	82,830	72.99%	42,286	57.52%	15.47%
Labour	13,402	11.81%	0	0.00%	11.81%
Dominion	12,100	10.66%	19,441	26.44%	-15.78%
Socialist	5,154	4.54%	11,793	16.04%	-11.50%

The Country Party won the seat of Northampton, after winning 72.99% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 15.47%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 61.18%.

Results in Northampton River, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	44,578	44.10%	43,923	43.43%	0.67%
Labour	26,433	26.15%	0	0.00%	26.15%
Dominion	18,688	18.49%	31,249	30.90%	-12.41%
Socialist	11,390	11.27%	25,963	25.67%	-14.40%

The Country Party won the seat of Northampton River, after winning 44.10% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.67%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 17.95%.

Results in Outer North Bay, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Labour	33,975	37.89%	0	0.00%	37.89%
Country	23,272	25.95%	23,047	25.68%	0.27%
Socialist*	16,446	18.34%	37,495	41.78%	-23.44%
Dominion	15,985	17.82%	29,203	32.54%	-14.72%

The Labour Party won the seat of Outer North Bay, after winning 37.89% of the vote. They gained the seat from the Socialist Party after a swing of 30.66%, and a relative two-party swing of 67.38%. This was enough to exceed the required two-party swing of 20.89%; the seat now sits on a raw margin of 11.93%.

Results in Port Elizabeth, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	46,170	40.88%	45,495	40.26%	0.62%
Labour	32,418	28.70%	0	0.00%	28.70%
Dominion	19,696	17.44%	34,083	30.16%	-12.72%
Socialist	14,665	12.98%	33,424	29.58%	-16.59%

The Country Party won the seat of Port Elizabeth, after winning 40.88% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.62%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 12.18%.

Results in Bloomington, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	39,995	52.67%	39,489	51.98%	0.69%
Labour	16,625	21.89%	0	0.00%	21.89%
Dominion	12,245	16.13%	20,308	26.73%	-10.61%
Socialist	7,071	9.31%	16,169	21.28%	-11.97%

The Country Party won the seat of Bloomington, after winning 52.67% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.69%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 30.78%.

Results in Enfield, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	39,644	49.69%	39,208	49.13%	0.56%
Labour	19,025	23.84%	0	0.00%	23.84%
Dominion	12,763	16.00%	21,502	26.94%	-10.94%
Socialist	8,356	10.47%	19,102	23.93%	-13.46%

The Country Party won the seat of Enfield, after winning 49.69% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.56%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 25.84%.

Results in Irvington, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	39,800	48.27%	39,356	47.71%	0.56%
Labour	20,062	24.33%	0	0.00%	24.33%
Dominion	13,827	16.77%	23,218	28.15%	-11.38%
Socialist	8,762	10.63%	19,919	24.15%	-13.52%

The Country Party won the seat of Irvington, after winning 48.27% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.56%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 23.94%.

Results in Princeton, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	39,172	42.62%	38,504	41.88%	0.74%
Labour	24,837	27.02%	0	0.00%	27.02%
Dominion	17,117	18.62%	28,773	31.29%	-12.67%
Socialist	10,779	11.73%	24,667	26.83%	-15.10%

The Country Party won the seat of Princeton, after winning 42.62% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.74%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 15.60%.

Results in Salem, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	41,960	42.74%	41,422	42.22%	0.51%
Labour	27,356	27.86%	0	0.00%	27.86%
Dominion	16,376	16.68%	28,339	28.89%	-12.21%
Socialist	12,494	12.72%	28,346	28.89%	-16.17%

The Country Party won the seat of Salem, after winning 42.74% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.51%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 14.87%.

Results in South York, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	58,876	50.48%	58,095	49.80%	0.68%
Labour	27,002	23.15%	0	0.00%	23.15%
Dominion	19,113	16.39%	32,049	27.47%	-11.08%
Socialist	11,650	9.99%	26,523	22.73%	-12.75%

The Country Party won the seat of South York, after winning 50.48% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.68%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 27.33%.

Results in Port of Whitaker, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	57,541	45.51%	56,959	45.03%	0.48%
Labour	32,637	25.82%	0	0.00%	25.82%
Dominion	21,983	17.39%	36,952	29.21%	-11.82%
Socialist	14,265	11.28%	32,583	25.76%	-14.48%

The Country Party won the seat of Port of Whitaker, after winning 45.51% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.48%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 19.70%.

Results in Sedgwick, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	30,735	60.62%	30,410	59.94%	0.67%
Dominion	9,813	19.35%	14,932	29.43%	-10.08%
Labour	7,852	15.49%	0	0.00%	15.49%
Socialist	2,302	4.54%	5,388	10.62%	-6.08%

The Country Party won the seat of Sedgwick, after winning 60.62% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.67%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 41.26%.

Results in Sedgwick Country, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	51,400	57.65%	50,900	57.02%	0.63%
Labour	17,707	19.86%	0	0.00%	19.86%
Dominion	12,355	13.86%	20,746	23.24%	-9.38%
Socialist	7,694	8.63%	17,616	19.74%	-11.11%

The Country Party won the seat of Sedgwick Country, after winning 57.65% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.63%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 37.79%.

Results in South Coast, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	62,678	60.51%	61,965	59.77%	0.74%
Labour	18,689	18.04%	0	0.00%	18.04%
Dominion	14,468	13.97%	23,842	23.00%	-9.03%
Socialist	7,744	7.48%	17,868	17.23%	-9.76%

The Country Party won the seat of South Coast, after winning 60.51% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.74%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 42.47%.

Results in South Country, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	57,116	60.05%	56,577	59.43%	0.62%
Labour	16,173	17.00%	0	0.00%	17.00%
Dominion	16,021	16.84%	25,217	26.49%	-9.65%
Socialist	5,806	6.10%	13,402	14.08%	-7.97%

The Country Party won the seat of South Country, after winning 60.05% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.62%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 43.05%.

Results in Whitaker Centre, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	62,765	48.02%	62,132	47.51%	0.50%
Labour	32,047	24.52%	0	0.00%	24.52%
Dominion	22,033	16.86%	36,887	28.21%	-11.35%
Socialist	13,871	10.61%	31,748	24.28%	-13.67%

The Country Party won the seat of Whitaker Centre, after winning 48.02% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.50%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 23.50%.

Results in Whitaker Outer, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	57,124	58.77%	56,392	58.00%	0.77%
Labour	17,717	18.23%	0	0.00%	18.23%
Dominion	15,410	15.86%	24,918	25.63%	-9.78%
Socialist	6,940	7.14%	15,910	16.36%	-9.22%

The Country Party won the seat of Whitaker Outer, after winning 58.77% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.77%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 40.55%.

Results in Lakeville, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	32,965	40.86%	32,456	40.21%	0.65%
Labour	22,221	27.54%	0	0.00%	27.54%
Dominion	15,926	19.74%	26,538	32.88%	-13.14%
Socialist	9,569	11.86%	21,728	26.92%	-15.06%

The Country Party won the seat of Lakeville, after winning 40.86% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.65%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 13.32%.

Results in Madison, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	36,864	53.48%	36,476	52.90%	0.59%
Labour	15,094	21.90%	0	0.00%	21.90%
Dominion	10,431	15.13%	17,483	25.35%	-10.22%
Socialist	6,536	9.48%	15,000	21.75%	-12.27%

The Country Party won the seat of Madison, after winning 53.48% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.59%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 31.59%.

Results in Port Henry, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	73,715	57.26%	72,910	56.60%	0.66%
Labour	24,519	19.05%	0	0.00%	19.05%
Dominion	20,805	16.16%	33,647	26.12%	-9.96%
Socialist	9,691	7.53%	22,253	17.28%	-9.75%

The Country Party won the seat of Port Henry, after winning 57.26% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.66%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 38.22%.

Results in Stanton, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	36,882	46.16%	36,302	45.42%	0.74%
Labour	20,008	25.04%	0	0.00%	25.04%
Dominion	14,586	18.26%	24,277	30.37%	-12.12%
Socialist	8,425	10.54%	19,352	24.21%	-13.67%

The Country Party won the seat of Stanton, after winning 46.16% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.74%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 21.12%.

Results in Upper Coast, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	69,698	58.37%	68,961	57.70%	0.67%
Labour	22,262	18.64%	0	0.00%	18.64%
Dominion	18,565	15.55%	30,079	25.17%	-9.62%
Socialist	8,887	7.44%	20,471	17.13%	-9.69%

The Country Party won the seat of Upper Coast, after winning 58.37% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.67%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 39.72%.

Results in Westgate Centre, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	65,707	51.49%	64,899	50.85%	0.64%
Labour	28,640	22.44%	0	0.00%	22.44%
Dominion	21,099	16.54%	34,978	27.41%	-10.87%
Socialist	12,156	9.53%	27,749	21.74%	-12.22%

The Country Party won the seat of Westgate Centre, after winning 51.49% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.64%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 29.05%.