Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1902

Thomas William Hislop (8 April 1850 – 2 October 1925) was the Mayor of Wellington from 1905 to 1908, and had represented two South Island electorates in the New Zealand Parliament.

Sir John George Findlay KCMG KC (21 October 1862 – 7 December 1929) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, and was a Cabinet minister from 1906 to 1911.

Michael John Reardon (11 April 1876 – 24 August 1945) was a New Zealand political activist.

Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V (c.1865 – 1 June 1921) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader and politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi, and was the son of Te Heuheu Tukino IV. He was born in Waihi, New Zealand in about 1865. He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 7 May 1918. He served until his death.

John Studholme (1829–1903) was a 19th-century British pioneer of New Zealand, farmer and politician in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.

Felix McGuire (1847 – 6 April 1915) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Arthur Alfred Richmond Atkinson (5 August 1863 – 26 March 1935) was a New Zealand barrister and solicitor, Member of Parliament and Wellington City Councillor.

Robert Beatson Ross (23 September 1867 – 16 January 1949) was a Liberal Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Patrick Joseph O'Regan (6 February 1869 – 24 April 1947) was a Member of Parliament for Inangahua and Buller, in the South Island of New Zealand. He was later appointed to the Legislative Council.

Jackson Palmer (1867 – 13 August 1919) was the Member of Parliament for Waitemata and Ohinemuri, in the North Island of New Zealand.