New Zealand general election, 1866

1866 general election

12 February – 6 April 1866

All 70 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives

	First party

Leader	Edward Stafford
Party	Independent
Leader's seat	City of Nelson
Last election	70 seats
Seats won	70
Seat change
Popular vote	N/A
Percentage	N/A
Swing	N/A

Prime Minister before election

Edward Stafford
Independent

Prime Minister-designate

Edward Stafford
Independent

The New Zealand general election of 1866 was held between 12 February and 6 April to elect 70 MPs to the fourth term of the New Zealand Parliament.

In 1867 four Māori electorates were created, initially as a temporary measure for five years. The first Māori elections for these seats were held in 1868, with universal suffrage for Māori males over 21.

The first four Māori members of parliament were Tareha te Moananui (Eastern Maori), Frederick Nene Russell (Northern Maori) and John Patterson (Southern Maori), who all retired in 1870; and Mete Paetahi (Western Maori) who was defeated in 1871.

^a Moorhouse was elected in both the Mount Herbert and Westland electorates. He chose to represent Westland.

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