19th New Zealand Parliament

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19th Parliament of New Zealand
18th Parliament 20th Parliament
Overview
Legislative body New Zealand Parliament
Term24 June 1915 – 5 November 1919
Election 1914 New Zealand general election
Government Reform Government
House of Representatives
19th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
Members80
Speaker of the House Frederic Lang
Prime Minister William Massey
Leader of the Opposition Joseph Ward
Legislative Council
Members37 (at start)
39 (at end)
Speaker of the Council Sir Walter Carncross from 1 November 1918
Charles Johnson until 13 June 1918†
Charles Bowen until 4 July 1915
Leader of the Council Sir Francis Bell
Sovereign
Monarch HM George V
Governor-General
as Governor until 28 June 1917
HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Liverpool

The 19th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It opened on 24 June 1915, following the 1914 election. It was dissolved on 27 November 1919 in preparation for 1919 election.

Contents

Sessions

The 19th Parliament opened on 24 June 1915, following the 1914 general election. It sat for six sessions (with two sessions in 1918), and was dissolved on 27 November 1919. [1]

SessionOpenedEndedProrogued
first24 June 191512 October 191515 October 1915
second9 May 19168 August 19169 August 1916
third28 June 19171 November 19172 November 1917
fourth9 April 191815 April 191817 April 1918
fifth24 October 19189 December 191812 December 1918
sixth28 August 19195 November 19197 November 1919

Historical context

The 19th Parliament was the second term of the Reform Party government, which had been elected in the 1911 election. William Massey, the leader of the Reform Party, remained Prime Minister. [2] The Liberal Party, led by former Prime Minister Joseph Ward, was technically the main opposition party, although for the majority of the term, the Liberals were part of a war-time coalition with Reform. Two small left-wing parties, the Social Democratic Party and the loosely grouped remnants of the United Labour Party, also held seats, and there was one left-wing independent (John Payne). During the 19th Parliament, the Social Democrats and most of the United Labour Party merged to form the modern Labour Party.

Party standings

There were 616,043 electors on the European roll, with 521,525 (84.66%) voting, including 5,618 informal votes. [3] Turnout including Maori voters was 540,075. The following table shows votes at and party strengths immediately after the 1914 election:[ citation needed ]

1914–1916

PartyLeader(s)Seats at start
Reform Party William Massey 40
Liberal Party Joseph Ward 34
United Labour Party Alfred Hindmarsh 3
Social Democrat Party James McCombs 2
Independents 1

1916–1919

PartyLeader(s)Seats at end
Reform Party William Massey 39
Liberal Party Joseph Ward 34
Labour Party Alfred Hindmarsh, then Harry Holland 5
Independents 2

Members

Initial MPs

76 general and 4 Māori electorates existed for the 19th Parliament.

The following are the results of the 1914 general election:

Key

  Liberal   Reform   United Labour   Social Democrat   Independent Labour   Independent

Electorate results for the 1914 New Zealand general election [4]
ElectorateIncumbentWinnerMajorityRunner up
General electorates
Ashburton William Nosworthy 157 William Maslin
Auckland Central Albert Glover 2,302 Michael Joseph Savage
Auckland East Arthur Myers 2,507Arthur Holmes
Auckland West James Bradney Charles Poole 1,411 James Bradney
Awarua Joseph Ward 1,226 John Hamilton
Avon George Russell 1,073 Dan Sullivan
Bay of Islands Vernon Reed 108 Peter Buck
Bay of Plenty William MacDonald 965 Kenneth Williams
Bruce James Allen 693Charles Smith
Buller James Colvin 2,195George Powell
Chalmers Edward Clark James Dickson 686William Mason
Christchurch East Thomas Davey Henry Thacker 1,890 Hiram Hunter
Christchurch North Leonard Isitt 1,217 Henry Toogood [5]
Christchurch South Harry Ell 2,333 Gains Whiting
Clutha Alexander Malcolm 1,009 John Jenkinson
Dunedin Central Charles Statham 12 Jim Munro
Dunedin North George Thomson Andrew Walker 322 George Thomson
Dunedin South Thomas Sidey 2,697Thomas Dalton
Dunedin West John A. Millar William Downie Stewart 345John Johnson
Eden John Bollard James Parr 2,456William Tuck
Egmont Charles Wilkinson 894David Astbury
Ellesmere Heaton Rhodes 273James Free
Franklin William Massey 2,928Arthur Glass
Gisborne James Carroll 1,249Harry de Lautour
Grey Paddy Webb 980 Henry Michel
Grey Lynn John Payne 89Murdoch McLean
Hawke's Bay Hugh Campbell Robert McNab 40Hugh Campbell
Hurunui George Forbes 1,486William Banks
Hutt Thomas Wilford 943Albert Samuel
Invercargill Josiah Hanan 1,590 John Lillicrap
Kaiapoi David Buddo 1,181 David Jones
Kaipara Gordon Coates 1,118Richard Hoe
Lyttelton James McCombs 1,598Malcolm Miller
Manukau Frederic Lang 1,224John McLarin
Marsden Francis Mander 940Edmund Purdie
Masterton George Sykes 193 Alexander Hogg
Mataura George Anderson 174William Mehaffey
Motueka Roderick McKenzie Richard Hudson 602Roderick McKenzie
Napier Vigor Brown 2,215George William Venables [6]
Nelson Harry Atmore Thomas Field 90Harry Atmore
Oamaru Ernest Lee 338 John MacPherson
Ohinemuri Hugh Poland 100Joseph Clark
Oroua David Guthrie 1,119John Morrison
Otago Central Robert Scott 999William Bodkin
Otaki John Robertson William Field 640John Robertson
Pahiatua James Escott 683John Mathews
Palmerston David Buick 1,109 Jim Thorn
Parnell James Dickson 1,172Jeremiah Sullivan
Patea George Pearce 118William Morrison
Raglan Richard Bollard 1,448William Thompson
Rangitikei Edward Newman 903 Robert Hornblow
Riccarton George Witty 1,215Bertram Bunn
Selwyn William Dickie 1,227George Sheat
Stratford John Hine 637William Hawkins
Taranaki Henry Okey 201 Daniel Hughes
Taumarunui Charles Wilson William Jennings 205Charles Wilson
Tauranga William Herries 1,992Ralph Stewart
Temuka Thomas Buxton Charles Talbot 407Charles Kerr
Thames Thomas Rhodes 515 Edmund Taylor
Timaru James Craigie 1,110Francis Smith
Waikato Alexander Young 2,193Alexander Scholes
Waimarino Robert Smith 1,995Hugh Speed
Waipawa George Hunter 138 Albert Jull
Wairarapa Walther Buchanan J. T. Marryat Hornsby 60Walter Buchanan
Wairau Richard McCallum 369 John Duncan
Waitaki Francis Smith John Anstey 156Norton Francis
Waitemata Alexander Harris 1,013Henry Cromwell Tewsley [7]
Wanganui Bill Veitch 852 Frederick Pirani
Wakatipu William Fraser 897Joseph Stephens [8]
Wallace John Thomson 881Alexander Rodger
Wellington Central Francis Fisher Robert Fletcher 2,329 Francis Fisher
Wellington East Alfred Newman 48 David McLaren
Wellington North Alexander Herdman 2,655William Turnbull
Wellington South Alfred Hindmarsh 1,215 John Luke
Wellington Suburbs and Country William Bell Robert Wright 1,002 Frank Moore
Westland Tom Seddon 826Arthur Paape
Māori electorates
Eastern Maori Sir Āpirana Ngata 2,825Hetekia Pere
Northern Maori Te Rangi Hīroa Taurekareka Henare 176Hemi te Paa
Southern Maori Taare Parata 238Teone Matapura Erihana
Western Maori Māui Pōmare Māui Pōmare 2,107Hema te Ao

By-elections during the 19th Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 19th Parliament.

Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner
Dunedin Central 1915 3 February Charles Statham ResignationCharles Statham
Bay of Islands 1915 8 June Vernon Reed Election declared void [9] William Stewart
Taumarunui 1915 15 June William Jennings Election declared void [10] William Jennings
Pahiatua 1916 17 August James Escott Death Harold Smith
Hawke's Bay 1917 8 March Robert McNab Death John Findlay
Bay of Islands 1917 17 March William Stewart Resignation Vernon Reed
Grey 1917 24 November Paddy Webb ResignationPaddy Webb
Wellington North 1918 12 February Alexander Herdman Resignation John Luke
Southern Maori 1918 21 February Taare Parata Death Hopere Uru
Grey 1918 29 May Paddy Webb Imprisonment Harry Holland
Wellington Central 1918 3 October Robert Fletcher Death Peter Fraser
Taranaki 1918 10 October Henry Okey Death Sydney Smith
Palmerston 1918 19 December David Buick Death Jimmy Nash
Wellington South 1918 19 December Alfred Hindmarsh Death Bob Semple

Summary of changes

Party changes

  • Thomas Rhodes , the Liberal Party MP for Thames, changed affiliation to the Reform Party in 1915.
  • The Social Democratic Party and the loose United Labour Party grouping merged to form the modern Labour Party on 7 July 1916. One ULP member, Bill Veitch, rejected the merger, and carried on as an independent.

Deaths

Resignations

Expulsions

Notes

  1. Wilson 1985, pp. 138, 141.
  2. Wilson 1985, p. 58.
  3. Wilson 1985, p. 286.
  4. Hislop, J. (1915). The General Election, 1914. National Library. pp. 1–33. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. "Henry Featherston Toogood (1879–1962)". Engineering New Zealand. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. "General Election". The Press . Vol. L, no. 15116. 4 November 1914. p. 7. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. "Mr. H.C. Tewsley". Observer. Vol. XXXV, no. 14. 12 December 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. "Labour's Candidates". Maoriland Worker . Vol. 12, no. 299. 22 November 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. "Election void, Vernon Reed disqualified for a year". Colonist. Vol. LVII, no. 13773. 10 May 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  10. "Mr Jennings Unseated for Taumarunui". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXXV, no. 9140. 14 May 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

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