7th New Zealand Parliament

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7th Parliament of New Zealand
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Overview
Legislative body New Zealand Parliament
Term24 September 1879 – 24 September 1881
Election 1879 New Zealand general election
GovernmentHall ministry
House of Representatives
Members88
Speaker of the House Maurice O'Rorke
Premier John Hall
Legislative Council
Members48 (at start)
43 (at end)
Speaker of the Council William Fitzherbert
Sovereign
Monarch HM Victoria
Governor HE Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon from 29 November 1880
— HE Rt. Hon. Sir Hercules Robinson until 9 September 1880

The 7th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.

Contents

Elections for this term were held in 69 European electorates between 28 August and 15 September 1879. Elections in the four Māori electorates were held on 1 and 8 September of that year. A total of 88 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in November 1881. During the term of this Parliament, two Ministries were in power.

Sessions

The 7th Parliament opened on 24 September 1879, following the 1879 general election. It sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 8 November 1881. [1]

SessionOpenedAdjourned
first24 September 187919 December 1879
second28 May 18801 September 1880
third9 June 188124 September 1881

Historical context

Political parties had not been established yet; this only happened after the 1890 election. Anyone attempting to form an administration thus had to win support directly from individual MPs. This made first forming, and then retaining a government difficult and challenging. [2]

Ministries

The Grey Ministry had been in power since 13 October 1877 during the term of the 6th Parliament. It lasted until 8 October 1879, when the Hall Ministry under Premier John Hall formed a new caucus. This ministry lasted until 21 April 1882, well into the term of the 8th Parliament. [3] [4]

Initial composition of the 7th Parliament

88 seats were created across the electorates. [5]

MemberElectorateAffiliation [6] MP's termElection date
William Montgomery Akaroa GreyiteThird1 September [7]
William Sefton Moorhouse Ashley ConservativeSixth11 September [7]
William Speight Auckland East GreyiteFirst10 September [8]
William John Hurst Auckland West GreyiteFirst6 September [9]
James Wallis Auckland West GreyiteSecond6 September [10]
William Rolleston Avon ConservativeFourth28 August [11]
William Murray Bruce ConservativeThird9 September [12]
James Bickerton Fisher Buller GreyiteFirst9 September [13]
William Barron Caversham GreyiteFirst9 September [14]
Alfred Saunders Cheviot ConservativeThird6 September [15]
Samuel Paull Andrews Christchurch GreyiteFirst10 September [16]
George Grey a Christchurch GreyiteThird10 September [17]
Edward Cephas John Stevens Christchurch ConservativeThird10 September [8]
John Davies Ormond Clive ConservativeFifth10 September [18]
James William Thomson Clutha GreyiteThird11 September [19]
Edward George Wright Coleridge ConservativeFirst15 September [20]
William Gibbs Collingwood ConservativeThird11 September [21]
Thomas Dick City of Dunedin ConservativeThird2 September [22]
Richard Oliver City of Dunedin ConservativeSecond2 September [18]
William Downie Stewart City of Dunedin ConservativeSecond2 September [23]
Vincent Pyke Dunstan GreyiteThird3 September [24]
Allan McDonald East Coast GreyiteFirst5 September [25]
Joseph Tole Eden GreyiteSecond5 September [26]
Harry Atkinson Egmont ConservativeFifth5 September [16]
Benjamin Harris Franklin GreyiteFirst11 September [27]
Ebenezer Hamlin Franklin ConservativeSecond11 September [28]
Edward Wakefield Geraldine ConservativeSecond9 September [10]
John Studholme Gladstone ConservativeFourth15 September [23]
Robert Trimble Grey and Bell ConservativeFirst8 September [26]
Richard Reeves Grey Valley GreyiteSecond5 September [29]
Edward Masters Grey Valley GreyiteFirst5 September [30]
James Fisher Heathcote GreyiteSecond8 September [13]
Richard Seddon Hokitika GreyiteFirst5 September [31]
Robert Reid Hokitika GreyiteFirst5 September [29]
Thomas Mason Hutt ConservativeFirst9 September [32]
James Walker Bain Invercargill ConservativeFirst1 September [14]
Charles Christopher Bowen Kaiapoi ConservativeThird5 September [33]
Harry Allwright Lyttelton GreyiteFirst4 September [34]
Walter Woods Johnston Manawatu ConservativeThird6 September [35]
William Henry Colbeck Marsden GreyiteFirst11 September [36]
James Shanks Mataura GreyiteSecond29 August [31]
John Lundon Mongonui and Bay of Islands GreyiteFirst10 September [37]
Richmond Hursthouse Motueka ConservativeSecond2 September [38]
Cecil de Lautour Mount Ida GreyiteSecond30 August [22]
Fred Sutton Napier ConservativeSecond8 September [23]
William Russell Napier ConservativeSecond8 September [15]
Albert Pitt City of Nelson ConservativeFirst6 September [39]
Acton Adams City of Nelson ConservativeSecond6 September [34]
Andrew Richmond Nelson Suburbs Suburbs of Nelson ConservativeFifth8 September [11]
Thomas Kelly New Plymouth ConservativeFourth6 September [40]
William Swanson Newton GreyiteThird2 September [23]
Maurice O'Rorke Onehunga GreyiteFifth9 September [18]
Frederick Moss Parnell GreyiteSecond4 September [12]
Courtney Kenny Picton ConservativeFourth30 August [40]
James Macandrew Port Chalmers GreyiteSeventh5 September [41]
William Jarvis Willis Rangitikei ConservativeFirst3 September [42]
Patrick McCaughan Riverton IndependentFirst6 September [41]
Seymour Thorne George Rodney GreyiteSecond8 September [21]
Henry Driver Roslyn ConservativeFourth5 September [43]
John Hall Selwyn ConservativeFourth29 August [28]
James Fulton Taieri ConservativeFirst9 September [21]
George Grey a Thames GreyiteThird2 September [17]
John Sheehan Thames GreyiteThird2 September [31]
Richard Turnbull Timaru ConservativeSecond6 September [26]
William Gisborne Totara GreyiteThird29 August [21]
James Clark Brown Tuapeka GreyiteFourth6 September [44]
George Ireland Waikaia IndependentFirst8 September [38]
John Blair Whyte Waikato ConservativeFirst8 September [45]
George McLean Waikouaiti ConservativeThird6 September [46]
Joseph Shephard Waimea ConservativeSecond5 September [47] [48]
Frederick Alexander Whitaker Waipa ConservativeFirst10 September [45]
Henry Bunny Wairarapa GreyiteFifth4 September [49]
George Beetham Wairarapa ConservativeSecond4 September [50]
Arthur Seymour Wairau ConservativeThird8 September [31]
Samuel Shrimski Waitaki GreyiteSecond5 September [51]
Thomas William Hislop Waitaki ConservativeSecond5 September [52]
Reader Wood Waitemata GreyiteFifth9 September [20]
Hugh Finn Wakatipu GreyiteFirst12 September [13]
Henry Hirst Wallace ConservativeFirst4 September [52]
John Bryce Wanganui ConservativeFourth5 September [44]
John Ballance Wanganui GreyiteThird5 September [14]
William Hutchison City of Wellington GreyiteFirst5 September [38]
William Levin City of Wellington ConservativeFirst5 September [37]
Alfred Brandon Wellington Country ConservativeSixth11 September [44]
Henare Tomoana X-01 Eastern Maori ConservativeSecond8 September [26]
Hone Tawhai X-02 Northern Maori GreyiteFirst8 September [53]
Ihaia Tainui X-03 Southern Maori GreyiteSecond8 September [53]
Wiremu Te Wheoro X-04 Western Maori GreyiteFirst8 September [45]

a George Grey was unseated on petition in Christchurch, as he had already been elected in the Thames electorate [54]

Changes during term

There were a number of changes during the term of the 7th Parliament.

By-electionElectorateDateIncumbentReasonWinner
1880 Rangitikei 8 May William Jarvis Willis Resignation William Fox
1880 Waitaki 16 June Thomas William Hislop Resignation George Jones
1880 Waikaia 21 September George Ireland Death Horace Bastings
1881 Suburbs of Nelson 11 January Andrew Richmond Death Arthur Collins
1881 Southern Maori 1 March Ihaia Tainui Resignation Hōri Kerei Taiaroa
1881 City of Nelson 7 June Acton Adams Resignation Henry Levestam
1881 Grey Valley 16 June Edward Masters Resignation Thomas S. Weston

Notes

  1. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 68.
  2. ↑ King 2003, p. ?.
  3. ↑ King 2003, p. 534.
  4. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 37.
  5. ↑ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "The New Parliament". Wanganui Chronicle . Vol. XXI, no. 4143. 18 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
  8. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 140.
  9. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 115.
  10. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 145.
  11. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 136.
  12. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 128.
  13. 1 2 3 Scholefield 1950, p. 106.
  14. 1 2 3 Scholefield 1950, p. 94.
  15. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 137.
  16. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 93.
  17. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 110.
  18. 1 2 3 Scholefield 1950, p. 130.
  19. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 143.
  20. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 149.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Scholefield 1950, p. 108.
  22. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 103.
  23. 1 2 3 4 Scholefield 1950, p. 141.
  24. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 133.
  25. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 122.
  26. 1 2 3 4 Scholefield 1950, p. 144.
  27. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 112.
  28. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 111.
  29. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 134.
  30. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 126.
  31. 1 2 3 4 Scholefield 1950, p. 138.
  32. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
  33. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 96.
  34. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 92.
  35. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 117.
  36. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 101.
  37. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 120.
  38. 1 2 3 Scholefield 1950, p. 116.
  39. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 132.
  40. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 118.
  41. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 121.
  42. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 148.
  43. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 104.
  44. 1 2 3 Scholefield 1950, p. 97.
  45. 1 2 3 Scholefield 1950, p. 147.
  46. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
  47. ↑ "Waimea Nomination". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XIV, no. 201. 5 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  48. ↑ "Electoral District of Waimea". Colonist. Vol. XXII, no. 2598. 9 September 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  49. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 98.
  50. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 95.
  51. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 139.
  52. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 114.
  53. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 142.
  54. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 201.

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