1910 General Election

Published on June 03, 2022 at 21:15

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The 1910 General Election was the sixteenth general election to the Ivonian Parliament. The incumbent Country Party government, led by Marcus Henson, sought a fourth term in power.

The previous election had seen the emergence of the Labour Party as part of attempts to provide a single force on the left to counter the Country Party. These were not successful, and the previous election had seen the three separate left-wing parties win only a single seat between them.

In the aftermath of the election's results, the Socialist Party voted to disband in favor of the Labour Party in the interest of winning power. The Dominion Party - one of Ivonia's original parties - stubbornly refused to join forces with the other more left-wing parties. The Dominion Party's powerbase was the mercantile class in the biggest cities, and although they opposed the rural interests of the Country Party they were not enthused with joining forces with the labour unions and socialists further on the left.

As a census had not been conducted in nearly twenty years, the Country Party passed legislation to conduct a national census and parliamentary redistribution. There was significant pressure to make the process of carrying out a census, as well as review parliamentary delegations for the provinces, on a regular cadence. This was added to the Census Act of 1908, whereupon a periodic review of the national populace and electorate would be undertaken at least every three years, or between elections if sufficient time was given. The size of Parliament was expanded to 33 seats, out of a desire to maintain individual constituency sizes at about one hundred thousand voters.

Prime Minister Henson went to the Governor-General on May 16, 1910, and the election was set for June 20, 1910.

The Whitaker Herald survey found the favorabilities for the parties as 56% in favor of the Country Party, 44% in favor of the Dominion Party and 69% in favor of the Labour Party.

Results

The merger of the Labour and Socialist Parties to be wildly successful, and allowed the left to win a whole swathe of seats they had previously been unable to win in. Despite this, the three-term Country Party was re-elected even as they lost seats.

The Labour leader, Christopher Crawford, would serve as Leader of the Opposition, and the Country Party would govern with the smallest majority in more than a decade.

The Henson cabinet was sworn in on June 24, 1910. Marcus Henson viewed the results with deep caution: indeed, a few hundred vote different in the seat of South York would have been enough for the Labour Party to win government.

The Dominion Party saw a modest increase in their vote share although they did not come close to challenging either major party in any seat. Despite calls for them to merge with the major parties, with a rising split between the left and right factions of the party, Dominion Party leadership stood steadfast in their plans and policies.

Summary of Results

Party	Votes	Votes %	Seats	Seats %	Votes Δ	Votes % Δ	Seats Δ	Seats % Δ
Country	1,346,893	41.22%	17	51.52%	98,321	-9.78%	-7	-44.48%
Labour	1,328,090	40.65%	16	48.48%	769,140	17.81%	15	44.48%
Dominion	592,286	18.13%	0	0.00%	190,650	1.72%	0	0.00%

Seats Changing Hands

Seat	Winner	Previous Winner	Swing Required	Two-Party Swing
Bloomington	Labour	Country	15.39%	22.87%
Cumberland	Country	New Seat
Downtown Whitaker	Country	New Seat
Dundee	Country	New Seat
East Bay	Labour	New Seat
Enfield	Labour	Country	12.92%	25.56%
Lakeville	Labour	Country	6.66%	14.15%
New Guernsey	Labour	New Seat
New Lancaster	Labour	New Seat
Northampton City	Country	New Seat
Northampton Outer	Labour	New Seat
Port Elizabeth	Labour	Country	6.09%	9.98%
Salem	Labour	Country	7.44%	14.73%
Somerset	Labour	New Seat
South York	Labour	Country	13.66%	13.86%
Stanton	Labour	Country	10.56%	13.29%
West Bay	Labour	New Seat
Westgate North	Labour	New Seat
Whitaker Gate	Labour	New Seat
Whitaker Park	Labour	New Seat

Target Seats by Party

Target Seats for the Country Party

Seat	Province	Current Holder	Raw Margin
South York	South Yorkshire	Labour	0.39%
Stanton	Westmoreland	Labour	5.46%
Northampton Outer	North Bay	Labour	7.73%
Port Elizabeth	North Bay	Labour	7.79%
New Lancaster	South Yorkshire	Labour	8.53%
Salem	South Yorkshire	Labour	14.58%
Bloomington	South Yorkshire	Labour	14.97%
Lakeville	Westmoreland	Labour	14.99%
Whitaker Park	Southshore	Labour	17.70%
New Guernsey	South Yorkshire	Labour	19.49%
Westgate North	Westmoreland	Labour	19.69%
Somerset	New Anglia	Labour	22.42%
Whitaker Gate	Southshore	Labour	23.24%
Enfield	South Yorkshire	Labour	25.27%
West Bay	North Bay	Labour	30.30%
East Bay	North Bay	Labour	46.59%

Target Seats for the Dominion Party

Seat	Province	Current Holder	Raw Margin
Stanton	Westmoreland	Labour	22.62%
South York	South Yorkshire	Labour	22.87%
Northampton Outer	North Bay	Labour	23.54%
Fort William	New Anglia	Country	24.13%
Lakeville	Westmoreland	Labour	24.20%
Princeton	South Yorkshire	Country	24.22%
Port Elizabeth	North Bay	Labour	25.13%
Bloomington	South Yorkshire	Labour	25.61%
Madison	Westmoreland	Country	26.83%
Port of Whitaker	Southshore	Country	26.95%
Westgate North	Westmoreland	Labour	27.65%
New Lancaster	South Yorkshire	Labour	27.70%
Sedgwick	Southshore	Country	28.07%
New Guernsey	South Yorkshire	Labour	28.72%
Northampton City	North Bay	Country	28.96%
Port Henry	Westmoreland	Country	30.01%
Salem	South Yorkshire	Labour	31.28%
Dundee	Westmoreland	Country	31.60%
Enfield	South Yorkshire	Labour	32.78%
Downtown Whitaker	Southshore	Country	32.79%
Upper Coast	Westmoreland	Country	33.44%
Whitaker Park	Southshore	Labour	33.55%
Whitaker Gate	Southshore	Labour	34.48%
Irvington	South Yorkshire	Country	34.91%
South Country	Southshore	Country	36.01%
Sedgwick Country	Southshore	Country	36.06%
Somerset	New Anglia	Labour	36.82%
South Coast	Southshore	Country	36.89%
West Bay	North Bay	Labour	37.27%
Cumberland	New Anglia	Country	39.78%
Westgate Centre	Westmoreland	Country	40.90%
Whitaker Outer	Southshore	Country	41.78%
East Bay	North Bay	Labour	46.26%

Target Seats for the Labour Party

Seat	Province	Current Holder	Raw Margin
Madison	Westmoreland	Country	3.59%
Princeton	South Yorkshire	Country	3.78%
Fort William	New Anglia	Country	4.07%
Port of Whitaker	Southshore	Country	8.72%
Northampton City	North Bay	Country	13.03%
Dundee	Westmoreland	Country	14.60%
Port Henry	Westmoreland	Country	14.82%
Upper Coast	Westmoreland	Country	17.01%
Sedgwick	Southshore	Country	17.70%
Sedgwick Country	Southshore	Country	17.93%
Downtown Whitaker	Southshore	Country	18.07%
South Coast	Southshore	Country	18.44%
Irvington	South Yorkshire	Country	19.44%
South Country	Southshore	Country	22.39%
Westgate Centre	Westmoreland	Country	29.58%
Cumberland	New Anglia	Country	30.96%
Whitaker Outer	Southshore	Country	33.69%

Seat Details

Results in Cumberland, New Anglia

Party	Votes	Percent
Country	45,180	56.91%
Labour	20,603	25.95%
Dominion	13,602	17.13%

The Country Party won the new seat of Cumberland, after winning 56.91% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 30.96%.

Results in Fort William, New Anglia

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	50,369	42.73%	43,091	52.22%	-9.49%
Labour	45,571	38.66%	18,130	21.97%	16.69%
Dominion	21,930	18.61%	13,716	16.62%	1.98%

The Country Party won the seat of Fort William, after winning 42.73% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 9.49%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 4.07%.

Results in Somerset, New Anglia

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	32,790	53.08%
Country	18,938	30.66%
Dominion	10,046	16.26%

The Labour Party won the new seat of Somerset, after winning 53.08% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 22.42%.

Results in East Bay, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	44,860	64.28%
Dominion	12,575	18.02%
Country	12,349	17.70%

The Labour Party won the new seat of East Bay, after winning 64.28% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 46.26%.

Results in Northampton City, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent
Country	43,404	47.33%
Labour	31,451	34.30%
Dominion	16,845	18.37%

The Country Party won the new seat of Northampton City, after winning 47.33% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 13.03%.

Results in Northampton Outer, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	41,386	43.76%
Country	34,074	36.03%
Dominion	19,120	20.22%

The Labour Party won the new seat of Northampton Outer, after winning 43.76% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 7.73%.

Results in Port Elizabeth, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Labour	43,782	44.31%	32,418	28.70%	15.60%
Country*	36,087	36.52%	46,170	40.88%	-4.36%
Dominion	18,948	19.17%	19,696	17.44%	1.74%

The Labour Party won the seat of Port Elizabeth, after winning 44.31% of the vote. They gained the seat from the Country Party after a swing of 9.98%, and a relative two-party swing of 13.57%. This was enough to exceed the required two-party swing of 6.09%; the seat now sits on a raw margin of 7.79%.

Results in West Bay, North Bay

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	76,801	55.86%
Country	35,138	25.56%
Dominion	25,558	18.59%

The Labour Party won the new seat of West Bay, after winning 55.86% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 30.30%.

Results in Bloomington, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Labour	51,466	46.86%	16,625	21.89%	24.97%
Country*	35,023	31.89%	39,995	52.67%	-20.78%
Dominion	23,336	21.25%	12,245	16.13%	5.12%

The Labour Party won the seat of Bloomington, after winning 46.86% of the vote. They gained the seat from the Country Party after a swing of 22.87%, and a relative two-party swing of 30.14%. This was enough to exceed the required two-party swing of 15.39%; the seat now sits on a raw margin of 14.97%.

Results in Enfield, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Labour	33,461	52.68%	19,025	23.84%	28.84%
Country*	17,410	27.41%	39,644	49.69%	-22.27%
Dominion	12,641	19.90%	12,763	16.00%	3.91%

The Labour Party won the seat of Enfield, after winning 52.68% of the vote. They gained the seat from the Country Party after a swing of 25.56%, and a relative two-party swing of 33.35%. This was enough to exceed the required two-party swing of 12.92%; the seat now sits on a raw margin of 25.27%.

Results in Irvington, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	63,093	51.45%	39,800	48.27%	3.18%
Labour	39,258	32.01%	20,062	24.33%	7.68%
Dominion	20,280	16.54%	13,827	16.77%	-0.23%

The Country Party won the seat of Irvington, after winning 51.45% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 3.18%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 19.44%.

Results in New Guernsey, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	35,123	49.40%
Country	21,265	29.91%
Dominion	14,704	20.68%

The Labour Party won the new seat of New Guernsey, after winning 49.40% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 19.49%.

Results in New Lancaster, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	27,439	45.41%
Country	22,284	36.88%
Dominion	10,703	17.71%

The Labour Party won the new seat of New Lancaster, after winning 45.41% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 8.53%.

Results in Princeton, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	53,065	42.67%	39,172	42.62%	0.05%
Labour	48,361	38.89%	24,837	27.02%	11.86%
Dominion	22,943	18.45%	17,117	18.62%	-0.18%

The Country Party won the seat of Princeton, after winning 42.67% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 0.05%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 3.78%.

Results in Salem, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Labour	73,753	48.62%	27,356	27.86%	20.76%
Country*	51,631	34.04%	41,960	42.74%	-8.70%
Dominion	26,302	17.34%	16,376	16.68%	0.66%

The Labour Party won the seat of Salem, after winning 48.62% of the vote. They gained the seat from the Country Party after a swing of 14.73%, and a relative two-party swing of 19.36%. This was enough to exceed the required two-party swing of 7.44%; the seat now sits on a raw margin of 14.58%.

Results in South York, South Yorkshire

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Labour	47,885	41.09%	27,002	23.15%	17.94%
Country*	47,434	40.70%	58,876	50.48%	-9.78%
Dominion	21,226	18.21%	19,113	16.39%	1.83%

The Labour Party won the seat of South York, after winning 41.09% of the vote. They gained the seat from the Country Party after a swing of 13.86%, and a relative two-party swing of 18.79%. This was enough to exceed the required two-party swing of 13.66%; the seat now sits on a raw margin of 0.39%.

Results in Downtown Whitaker, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent
Country	42,087	50.29%
Labour	26,964	32.22%
Dominion	14,644	17.50%

The Country Party won the new seat of Downtown Whitaker, after winning 50.29% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 18.07%.

Results in Port of Whitaker, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	51,021	45.22%	57,541	45.51%	-0.29%
Labour	41,183	36.50%	32,637	25.82%	10.69%
Dominion	20,612	18.27%	21,983	17.39%	0.88%

The Country Party won the seat of Port of Whitaker, after winning 45.22% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 0.29%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 8.72%.

Results in Sedgwick, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	50,880	48.59%	30,735	60.62%	-12.03%
Labour	32,347	30.89%	7,852	15.49%	15.41%
Dominion	21,483	20.52%	9,813	19.35%	1.16%

The Country Party won the seat of Sedgwick, after winning 48.59% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 12.03%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 17.70%.

Results in Sedgwick Country, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	58,397	51.33%	51,400	57.65%	-6.32%
Labour	38,002	33.40%	17,707	19.86%	13.54%
Dominion	17,368	15.27%	12,355	13.86%	1.41%

The Country Party won the seat of Sedgwick Country, after winning 51.33% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 6.32%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 17.93%.

Results in South Coast, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	56,092	51.78%	62,678	60.51%	-8.73%
Labour	36,111	33.33%	18,689	18.04%	15.29%
Dominion	16,126	14.89%	14,468	13.97%	0.92%

The Country Party won the seat of South Coast, after winning 51.78% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 8.73%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 18.44%.

Results in South Country, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	55,481	52.80%	57,116	60.05%	-7.25%
Labour	31,955	30.41%	16,173	17.00%	13.41%
Dominion	17,644	16.79%	16,021	16.84%	-0.05%

The Country Party won the seat of South Country, after winning 52.80% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 7.25%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 22.39%.

Results in Whitaker Gate, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	46,801	52.57%
Country	26,115	29.34%
Dominion	16,105	18.09%

The Labour Party won the new seat of Whitaker Gate, after winning 52.57% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 23.24%.

Results in Whitaker Outer, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	36,940	58.49%	57,124	58.77%	-0.29%
Labour	15,665	24.80%	17,717	18.23%	6.57%
Dominion	10,553	16.71%	15,410	15.86%	0.85%

The Country Party won the seat of Whitaker Outer, after winning 58.49% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 0.29%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 33.69%.

Results in Whitaker Park, Southshore

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	68,925	50.42%
Country	44,722	32.71%
Dominion	23,064	16.87%

The Labour Party won the new seat of Whitaker Park, after winning 50.42% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 17.70%.

Results in Dundee, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent
Country	37,738	48.73%
Labour	26,432	34.13%
Dominion	13,268	17.13%

The Country Party won the new seat of Dundee, after winning 48.73% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 14.60%.

Results in Lakeville, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Labour	48,597	46.40%	22,221	27.54%	18.85%
Country*	32,897	31.41%	32,965	40.86%	-9.45%
Dominion	23,249	22.20%	15,926	19.74%	2.46%

The Labour Party won the seat of Lakeville, after winning 46.40% of the vote. They gained the seat from the Country Party after a swing of 14.15%, and a relative two-party swing of 19.37%. This was enough to exceed the required two-party swing of 6.66%; the seat now sits on a raw margin of 14.99%.

Results in Madison, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	39,199	43.47%	36,864	53.48%	-10.01%
Labour	35,963	39.88%	15,094	21.90%	17.99%
Dominion	15,005	16.64%	10,431	15.13%	1.51%

The Country Party won the seat of Madison, after winning 43.47% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 10.01%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 3.59%.

Results in Port Henry, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	44,086	48.28%	73,715	57.26%	-8.99%
Labour	30,554	33.46%	24,519	19.05%	14.41%
Dominion	16,682	18.27%	20,805	16.16%	2.11%

The Country Party won the seat of Port Henry, after winning 48.28% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 8.99%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 14.82%.

Results in Stanton, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Labour	40,781	42.70%	20,008	25.04%	17.65%
Country*	35,563	37.23%	36,882	46.16%	-8.93%
Dominion	19,173	20.07%	14,586	18.26%	1.82%

The Labour Party won the seat of Stanton, after winning 42.70% of the vote. They gained the seat from the Country Party after a swing of 13.29%, and a relative two-party swing of 18.25%. This was enough to exceed the required two-party swing of 10.56%; the seat now sits on a raw margin of 5.46%.

Results in Upper Coast, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	77,093	50.15%	69,698	58.37%	-8.22%
Labour	50,947	33.14%	22,262	18.64%	14.50%
Dominion	25,684	16.71%	18,565	15.55%	1.16%

The Country Party won the seat of Upper Coast, after winning 50.15% of the vote. They held the seat despite a fall in their share of the vote by 8.22%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 17.01%.

Results in Westgate Centre, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent	Previous Votes	Previous Percent	Percent Change
Country*	47,938	56.83%	65,707	51.49%	5.34%
Labour	22,984	27.25%	28,640	22.44%	4.80%
Dominion	13,433	15.92%	21,099	16.54%	-0.61%

The Country Party won the seat of Westgate Centre, after winning 56.83% of the vote. They held the seat and saw their share of the vote increase by 5.34%. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 29.58%.

Results in Westgate North, Westmoreland

Party	Votes	Percent
Labour	39,889	49.11%
Country	23,900	29.43%
Dominion	17,434	21.46%

The Labour Party won the new seat of Westgate North, after winning 49.11% of the vote. The seat now sits on a raw margin of 19.69%.