36th New Zealand Parliament

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Overview
Legislative body New Zealand Parliament
Term12 March 1970 – 20 October 1972
Election 1969 New Zealand general election
Government Second National Government
House of Representatives
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Members84
Speaker of the House Alfred E. Allen from 7 June 1972
— Roy Jack until 9 February 1972
Prime Minister Jack Marshall
— Keith Holyoake until 7 February 1972
Leader of the Opposition Norman Kirk
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Denis Blundell from 27 September 1972
— Arthur Porritt until 7 September 1972

The 36th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1969 general election on 29 November of that year.

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1969 general election

The 1969 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November. [1] A total of 84 MPs were elected; 55 represented North Island electorates, 25 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates; this was an increase in the number of MPs by four since the 1966 election. [2] 1,519,889 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 88.9%. [1]

Sessions

The 36th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 20 October 1972. [3]

SessionOpenedAdjourned
first12 March 19703 December 1970
second25 February 197117 December 1971
third7 June 197220 October 1972

Ministries

The National Party had come to power at the 1960 election, and Keith Holyoake had formed the second Holyoake Ministry on 12 December 1960, which stayed in power until Holyoake stepped down in early 1972. He was succeeded by Jack Marshall, who formed the Marshall Ministry on 7 February of that year. The second National Government was defeated at the 25 November 1972 election. [4]

Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1969 election and at dissolution:

AffiliationMembers
At 1969 election At dissolution
National Government4544
Labour Opposition3940
Total
8484
Working Government majority64

Notes

Initial composition of the 36th Parliament

The table below shows the results of the 1969 general election:

Key

   National      Labour      Social Credit      Independent   

Electorate results for the 1969 New Zealand general election [5]
ElectorateIncumbentWinnerMajorityRunner up
General electorates
Ashburton Colin McLachlan 2,590John Srhoy
Auckland Central Norman Douglas 1,124 Clive Edwards
Avon John Mathison 5,600Alistair Ansell
Awarua Gordon Grieve Hugh Templeton 906 Aubrey Begg
Bay of Plenty Percy Allen 3,440Barry Kelly
Birkenhead New electorate Norman King 1,701 Don McKinnon
Buller Bill Rowling 2,822Ernie King
Christchurch Central Robert Macfarlane Bruce Barclay 3,406 Colin Knight
Clutha Peter Gordon 3,618Les McKay
Dunedin Central Brian MacDonell 3,949Margaret Mary Reichwein
Dunedin North Ethel McMillan 2,929J W Williams
Eden John Rae 67 Keith Sinclair [nb 1]
Egmont Venn Young 4,280T McGreevy
Franklin Alfred E. Allen 5,495Tai Tuhimata
Gisborne Esme Tombleson 781 Trevor Davey
Grey Lynn Ritchie Macdonald Eddie Isbey 2,915Jens Meder
Hamilton West New electorate Leslie Munro 1,878Bob Reese
Hastings Duncan MacIntyre 706 Richard Mayson
Hauraki Arthur Kinsella Leo Schultz 2,121 Dorothy Jelicich
Hawkes Bay Richard Harrison 3,416 David Butcher
Henderson New electorate Martyn Finlay 3,295 Adrian Clarke
Heretaunga Ron Bailey 1,375Ralph Miller
Hobson Vernon Cracknell Logan Sloane 1,252Vernon Cracknell
Hutt Trevor Young 1,775Don Lee
Invercargill Ralph Hanan John Chewings 1,031Trevor Young
Island Bay Arnold Nordmeyer Gerald O'Brien 1,348Fairlie Fergus Curry
Karori Jack Marshall 6,226Roy Tombs
Lyttelton Norman Kirk Tom McGuigan 292Peter de Latour
Manawatu Les Gandar 1,323E J Hemmingsen
Mangere New electorate Colin Moyle 4,588Neville Charles Slater
Manukau Colin Moyle Roger Douglas 875Ronald Alfred Walden
Manurewa Phil Amos 1,371Pat Baker [6]
Marlborough Tom Shand 2,460 Ian Brooks
Marsden Don McKay 1,101 Murray Smith
Miramar Bill Young 1,789Charles Troughton
Mt Albert Warren Freer 2,837 Gavin Downie
Napier Gordon Christie 1,970Terry Dunleavy
Nelson Stanley Whitehead 1,248 Roy McLennan
New Lynn Jonathan Hunt 3,600Vic Watson
New Plymouth Ron Barclay 1,000Brian Clark
North Shore George Gair 3,964Donald Frederick Dugdale
Oamaru New electorate Allan Dick 497N Agnew
Onehunga Hugh Watt 4,539Daphne Double
Otago Central John George Murray Rose 1,086B O Griffiths
Otaki Allan McCready 2,037John Scott
Pahiatua Keith Holyoake 4,920 Trevor de Cleene
Pakuranga Bob Tizard 1,253N W Holmes
Palmerston North Joe Walding 161Gordon Cruden
Papanui New electorate Bert Walker 2,096Martin Hobby
Petone Fraser Colman 3,450F J Handy
Piako Jack Luxton 4,426 George Bryant
Porirua Henry May Gerry Wall 2,744Paul William Mitchell
Raglan Douglas Carter 593Dudley Sinclair
Rangiora Lorrie Pickering 1,143 Paul Piesse
Rangitikei Norman Shelton 4,214Dan Duggan
Remuera Allan Highet 7,097 Hamish Keith
Riccarton Mick Connelly Eric Holland 2,939A C McEwen
Rodney Jack Scott Peter Wilkinson 2,832Nevern McConachy
Roskill Arthur Faulkner 3,296A W G Cook
Rotorua Harry Lapwood 1,198 Charles Bennett
St Albans Bert Walker Roger Drayton 909Ian Wilson
St Kilda Bill Fraser 3,795L G Anderson
South Canterbury New electorate Rob Talbot 1,215M A Cameron
Stratford David Thomson 4,158L H Stockbridge
Sydenham Mabel Howard Norman Kirk 6,026Peter Morrissey
Tamaki Robert Muldoon 6,088Alfred David Bolton
Taupo Rona Stevenson 107Arthur John Ingram
Tauranga George Walsh 2,704Ray Dillon
Timaru Sir Basil Arthur 3,101Dave Walker
Waikato New electorate Lance Adams-Schneider 3,408Alfred Ernest George
Waimarino Roy Jack 2,213Shaun Alex Cameron
Wairarapa Haddon Donald Jack Williams 467 Haddon Donald
Waitemata Norman King Frank Gill 1,052 Michael Bassett
Waitomo David Seath 5,674Neil Roger David Shewan
Wallace Brian Talboys 4,532J Robson
Wanganui George Spooner Bill Tolhurst 959 George Spooner
Wellington Central Dan Riddiford 2,200 Olive Smuts-Kennedy
Western Hutt New electorate Henry May 1,421Egan E Ogier [7]
Westland Paddy Blanchfield 1,879 Barry Dallas [8]
Wigram New electorate Mick Connelly 3,200Dick Dawson
Māori electorates
Eastern Maori Paraone Reweti 3,487 Henare Ngata [9]
Northern Maori Matiu Rata 4,758 Graham Latimer
Southern Maori Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan 6,630Norra Woodbane Pomare
Western Maori Iriaka Rātana Koro Wētere 7,530P J Hura

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ Sinclair was first on election night for Eden (by 35 votes), but lost when special votes were included

By-elections during 36th Parliament

There was one by-election held during the term of the 36th Parliament.

Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner
Marlborough 1970 21 February Tom Shand Death Ian Brooks

Notes

  1. 1 2 "General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 173.
  3. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 142.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 89–92.
  5. ↑ Norton 1988.
  6. ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 354.
  7. ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 381.
  8. ↑ Templeton & Eunson 1972, p. 21.
  9. ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 380.

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