21st New Zealand Parliament

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Parliament House, Wellington
Overview
Legislative body New Zealand Parliament
Term7 February 1923 – 1 October 1925
Election 1922 New Zealand general election
Government Reform Government
House of Representatives
21st New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
Members80
Speaker of the House Charles Statham
Prime Minister Gordon Coates from 30 May 1925
— William Massey until 14 May 1925 †
Leader of the Opposition George Forbes
— Thomas Wilford until 13 August 1925
Legislative Council
Members38
Speaker of the Council Sir Walter Carncross
Leader of the Council Sir Francis Bell
also as Prime Minister
14–30 May 1925
Sovereign
Monarch HM George V
Governor-General HE Gen. Sir Charles Fergusson

The 21st New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1922 general election in December of that year.

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1922 general election

The 1922 general election was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates, respectively. [1] A total of 80 MPs were elected; 45 represented North Island electorates, 31 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. [2] 700,111 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 88.7%. [1]

Sessions

The 21st Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1923), and was prorogued on 14 October 1925. [3]

SessionOpenedAdjourned
first7 February 192317 February 1923
second14 June 192329 August 1923
third26 June 19246 November 1924
fourth25 June 19251 October 1925

Party standings

Start of Parliament

[4]

PartyLeader(s)Seats at start
Reform Party William Massey 37
Liberal Party Thomas Wilford 22
Labour Party Harry Holland 17
Independents 4

End of Parliament

PartyLeader(s)Seats at end
Reform Party Gordon Coates 37
Liberal Party George Forbes 22
Labour Party Harry Holland 17
Independents 4

Ministries

The second Massey Ministry led by William Massey of the Reform Party had come to power in August 1919. [5] Massey ruled until his death on 10 May 1925. [6] Francis Bell had been acting Prime Minister during Massey's illness and took on the temporary leadership following Massey's death. [7] Bell led the Bell Ministry from 14 to 30 May 1925, when the Reform Party elected Gordon Coates as its leader. [8] The Coates Ministry was in place for the remainder of the parliamentary term and for the duration of the 22nd Parliament. [9]

Reform had a narrow margin of three votes in the house if Liberal and Labour combined as they did when the house resumed in February 1923 (but Bell, Witty and Isitt voted with Massey). Hence the Government could not introduce any controversial legislation, and Massey said it was "hell most of the time". [10]

Initial composition of the 21st Parliament

The results of the 1922 election were as follows:

Key

  Reform   Liberal   Labour   Independent Liberal   Independent

Electorate results for the 1922 New Zealand general election [11] [12] [13]
ElectorateIncumbentWinnerMajorityRunner up
General electorates
Ashburton William Nosworthy 1,482 [14] Henry Manwell Jones
Avon Dan Sullivan 2,036 George Warren Russell
Awarua John Hamilton Philip De La Perrelle 51 [15] John Hamilton
Auckland Central Bill Parry 1,003 Albert Glover
Auckland East Clutha Mackenzie John A. Lee 751Clutha Mackenzie
Auckland West Michael Joseph Savage 1,349John Farrell
Bay of Islands Vernon Reed Allen Bell 188Vernon Reed
Bay of Plenty Kenneth Williams Uncontested
Buller Harry Holland 1,541 [14] John Menzies
Chalmers James Dickson 679Joseph Stephens [16]
Christchurch East Henry Thacker Tim Armstrong 1,094Henry Thacker
Christchurch North Leonard Isitt 1,950 John Archer
Christchurch South Ted Howard 3,140H C Lane
Clutha Alexander Malcolm John Edie 120Alexander Malcolm
Dunedin Central Charles Statham 723 John Gilchrist
Dunedin North Jim Munro 55 James Clark
Dunedin West Thomas Sidey 1,281 John McManus
Dunedin South William Downie Stewart 1,727C M Moss
Eden James Parr 675 Rex Mason
Egmont Oswald Hawken 372D L A Astbury
Ellesmere Heaton Rhodes 732J C Free
Franklin William Massey 2,750Joseph Rea
Grey Lynn Fred Bartram 1,407William John Holdsworth
Gisborne Douglas Lysnar 500 [14] George Wildish [17]
Hamilton New electorate Alexander Young 2,043 Arthur Shapton Richards
Hawke's Bay Hugh Campbell Gilbert McKay 317 Andrew Hamilton Russell [18]
Hurunui George Forbes 1,198S Andrew
Hutt Thomas Wilford 802 [14] David Pritchard
Invercargill Josiah Hanan 993J Armstead
Kaipara Gordon Coates 2,464 Robert Hornblow
Kaiapoi David Jones David Buddo 65 [19] David Jones
Lyttelton James McCombs 614Robert Macartney
Manawatu Edward Newman Joseph Linklater 1,505F D Whibley
Manukau Frederic Lang Bill Jordan 209Frederic Lang
Marsden Francis Mander Alfred Murdoch 136 William Jones
Masterton George Sykes 556 [14] A. C. Holmes
Mataura George Anderson 1,041 David McDougall
Motueka Richard Hudson 538R Patterson
Napier Vigor Brown Lew McIlvride 763 John Mason
Oamaru Ernest Lee John MacPherson 14Ernest Lee
Ohinemuri Hugh Poland 939 Stephen Allen
Oroua David Guthrie 43 John Cobbe
Nelson Harry Atmore 2,164 [14] Albert Gilbert
Otaki William Hughes Field 58 [14] G. H. M. McClure
Pahiatua Archibald McNicol Alfred Ransom 59Archibald McNicol
Palmerston Jimmy Nash 1,067 Joe Hodgens
Parnell James Samuel Dickson 2,324S M Wren
Patea Edwin Dixon James Randall Corrigan 151Edwin Dixon
Raglan Richard Bollard 776S C G Lye
Rangitikei Billy Glenn 1,007F P Brady
Riccarton George Witty 235 Bert Kyle
Roskill Vivian Potter 2,007 Alfred Hall-Skelton [20]
Rotorua Frank Hockly 404 Cecil Clinkard
Stratford Robert Masters 363 John Hine
Taranaki Sydney George Smith 134 Charles Bellringer
Tauranga William Herries 1,440 [21] Laurence Johnstone
Temuka Thomas Burnett 407Thomas Herbert Langford
Thames Thomas William Rhodes 790W A Allan
Timaru James Craigie Frank Rolleston 288 [14] Percy Vinnell
Waikato Alexander Young Frederick Lye 44J T Johnson
Waimarino Robert William Smith Frank Langstone 887Robert William Smith
Waipawa George Hunter 1,076John Joshua Langridge
Wairarapa Alex McLeod 698John Wiltshire Card
Waitemata Alexander Harris 1,271Frank Henry Burbush [20]
Wairau Richard McCallum William Girling 186Richard McCallum
Waitaki John Bitchener William Paul
Waitomo William Thomas Jennings John Rolleston 25William Thomas Jennings
Wakatipu James Horn 1,637J Ritchie
Wallace Adam Hamilton John Charles Thomson 205Adam Hamilton
Wanganui Bill Veitch 1,072John Coull
Wellington Central Peter Fraser 4,202William Bennett
Wellington North John Luke 375 Harry Combs
Wellington East Alfred Newman Alec Monteith 473 Thomas Forsyth
Wellington South George Mitchell Robert McKeen 422George Mitchell
Wellington Suburbs Robert Wright 291 Alexander Croskery
Westland Tom Seddon James O'Brien 487Tom Seddon
Māori electorates
Eastern Maori Āpirana Ngata 1,501Taranaki Kanara te Uamairangi
Northern Maori Taurekareka Henare 1,441Nau Parone Kawiti
Southern Maori Henare Uru 87Peter MacDonald
Western Maori Māui Pōmare 798Ngarangi Katitia

By-elections during 21st Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 21st Parliament.

Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner
Tauranga 1923 28 March William Herries Death Charles MacMillan
Oamaru 1923 1 May John MacPherson Election declared void [22] John Macpherson
Franklin 1925 17 June William Massey Death Ewen McLennan

Notes

  1. 1 2 "General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 90.
  3. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 69.
  4. ↑ "1890–1993 general elections | Elections". elections.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Scholefield 1950, pp. 44–45.
  6. ↑ Massey, William Ferguson - Biography
  7. ↑ Gardner, William James. "Bell, Francis Henry Dillon 1851–1936". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  8. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 46.
  9. ↑ Scholefield 1950, pp. 46–47.
  10. ↑ Bassett 1982, p. 32-33.
  11. ↑ The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  12. ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 83f.
  13. ↑ Hislop 1923, pp. 1–6.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Official Counts". The Evening Post . Vol. CIV, no. 144. 15 December 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Awarua". Hawera & Normanby Star. Vol. XLII. 14 December 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Labour's Candidates". Maoriland Worker . Vol. 12, no. 299. 22 November 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Women Take Part". The Evening Post . Vol. CXX, no. 107. 1 November 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  18. ↑ Pugsley, Chris. "Russell, Andrew Hamilton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "The Official Count". Auckland Star . Vol. LIII, no. 295. 13 December 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  20. 1 2 "Electoral". Auckland Star . Vol. LIII, no. 296. 14 December 1922. p. 16. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "The Final Counts". The New Zealand Herald . Vol. LIX, no. 18276. 18 December 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  22. ↑ "Result of Oamaru Petition". The Evening Post . 31 March 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

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