In December 1887, the House of Representatives voted to reduce its membership from general electorates from 91 to 70.
In 1858, Isaac Featherston and William Fitzherbert resigned their seats in Parliament.
In the 1905 election, all three Wellington incumbents stood in the new electorates, with Fisher and Aitken winning in Central and East respectively, while Duthie lost to Charles Izard in Wellington North – ending his parliamentary career.
1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher: 6,685) and highest losing poll (O'Regan: 6,304) 1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher: 6,442) and highest losing poll (Macdonald: 6,320) 1 Majority is difference between lowest winning poll (Fisher: 5,858) and highest losing poll (Atkinson: 5,830) 2 Turnout is total number of voters – as voters had three votes each total votes cast was higher (37,618) 1893 was the first election in which women could vote (the electoral act giving women the vote was passed ten weeks prior to the election).
[32] Electoral returns quantified female enrolment and turnout, and showed women's turnout was higher than men's while women's enrolment was lower.