List of parliaments of New Zealand

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Since the adoption of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, which granted New Zealand self-governance from Britain, New Zealand has had its own parliament. Regular elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives have been held since the first in 1853.

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This page lists every parliament of New Zealand along with: [1] [2]

Note that it was not until the election of members of the 8th Parliament in 1881 that all positions were filled on the same day. Until then, polls were held in individual electorates on different days within an election period. Elections for members of Māori electorates, which commenced with supplementary elections in 1868, were held separately from elections for general electorates until the election of the 30th Parliament in 1951.

List of parliaments

Key for political party colours (see also: List of political parties in New Zealand )

Li  Liberal
Co  Conservative
Re  Reform
Un  United
La  Labour
Co  Country
Na  National
Sc  Social Credit
Al  Alliance
Fi  NZ First
Ac  ACT
Gr  Green
Uf  United Future
Pr  Progressive
Mi  Māori
In Independent
_ Other
Parliaments of New Zealand
ParliamentElectionTerm of ParliamentParliamentary makeup (as at date of election)
YearDate (General)Date (Māori)TurnoutStartEnd
1st 1853 14 July 1853 – 1 October 1853——24 May 185415 September 185537: In 37
2nd 1855 26 October 1855 – 28 December 1855——15 April 18565 November 186037: In 37
3rd 1860/61 12 December 1860 – 28 March 1861——3 June 186130 October 186553: In 53
4th 1866/1868 12 February 1866 – 6 April 1866 15 April 1868 – 20 June 1868 —30 June 186613 September 187070: In 70
5th 1871 14 January 1871 – 23 February 18711 February 1871 – 15 February 1871—14 August 187121 October 187578: In 78
6th 1875/76 20 December 1875 – 29 January 18764 January 1876 – 15 January 1876—15 June 187611 August 187988: In 88
7th 1879 28 August 1879 – 15 September 18798 September 187966.50%24 September 187924 September 188188: In 88
8th 1881 8 December 18819 December 188166.50%18 May 188224 June 188495: In 95
9th 1884 21 July 188422 July 188460.60%7 August 188410 June 188795: In 95
10th 1887 7 September 188726 September 188767.10%6 October 188717 September 189095: In 95
11th 1890 27 November 18905 December 189080.40%23 January 18916 October 189374: Li 40Co 25In 9
12th 1893 28 November 189320 December 189375.20%21 June 189417 October 189674: Li 51Co 13In 10
13th 1896 4 December 189619 December 189676.10%6 April 189723 October 189974: Li 39Co 26In 9
14th 1899 6 December 189919 December 189977.60%21 June 19003 October 190274: Li 49Co 19In 6
15th 1902 5 November 190222 December 190276.70%29 June 190330 October 190580: Li 47Co 19In 14
16th 1905 6 December 190520 December 190583.30%27 June 190610 October 190880: Li 58Co 16In 4_ 2
17th 1908 17 November 19082 December 190879.80%10 June 190928 October 191180: Li 50Co 26_ 1In 3
18th 1911 7 December 191119 December 191183.50%15 February 19125 November 191480: Re 37Li 33In 6_ 4
19th 1914 10 December 191411 December 191484.70%24 June 19155 November 191980: Re 40Li 34_ 5In 1
20th 1919 16 December 1919 [fn 1] 17 December 191980.50%24 June 192031 October 192280: Re 45Li 19La 8In 8
21st 1922 6 December 19227 December 192288.70%7 February 19231 October 192580: Re 37Li 22La 17In 4
22nd 1925 3 November 19254 November 192590.90%16 June 19269 October 192880: Re 55La 12Li 11In 2
23rd 1928 13 October 192814 October 192888.10%4 December 192811 November 193180: Un 27Re 27La 19In 6Co 1
24th 1931 1 December 19312 December 193183.30%23 February 193226 October 193580: Re 28La 24Un 19In 8Co 1
25th 1935 26 November 1935 [fn 2] 27 November 193590.80%25 March 193616 September 193880: La 53Re 9Un 7In 7Co 2_ 2
26th 1938 14 October 193815 October 193892.90%27 June 193926 August 194380: La 53Na 25In 2
27th 1943 24 September 1943 [fn 3] 25 September 194382.80%22 February 194412 October 194680: La 45Na 34In 1
28th 1946 26 November 194627 November 194693.50%24 June 194721 October 194980: La 42Na 38
29th 1949 29 November 194930 November 194993.50%27 June 195013 July 195180: Na 46La 34
30th 1951 1 September 1951 [fn 4] 89.10%25 September 19511 October 195480: Na 50La 30
31st 1954 13 November 195491.40%22 March 195525 October 195780: Na 45La 35
32nd 1957 30 November 1957 [fn 5] 92.90%21 January 195828 October 196080: La 41Na 39
33rd 1960 26 November 1960 [fn 5] 89.80%29 June 196125 October 196380: Na 46La 34
34th 1963 30 November 1963 [fn 5] 89.60%10 June 196429 October 196680: Na 45La 35
35th 1966 26 November 1966 [fn 5] 86.00%26 April 196724 October 196980: Na 44La 35Sc 1
36th 1969 29 November 1969 [fn 5] 88.90%12 March 19705 July 197484: Na 45La 39
37th 1972 25 November 1972 [fn 5] 89.10%14 February 197310 October 197587: La 55Na 32
38th 1975 29 November 1975 [fn 5] 82.50%22 June 19766 October 197887: Na 55La 32
39th 1978 25 November 1978 [fn 5] 69.20% [fn 6] 16 May 197923 October 198192: Na 51La 40Sc 1
40th 1981 28 November 1981 [fn 5] 91.40%6 April 198214 June 198492: Na 47La 43Sc 2
41st 1984 14 July 1984 [fn 7] 93.70%15 August 198429 July 198795: La 56Na 37Sc 2
42nd 1987 15 August 198789.10%16 September 19876 September 199097: La 57Na 40
43rd 1990 27 October 199085.20%28 November 199023 September 199397: Na 67La 29_ 1
44th 1993 6 November 199385.20%21 December 199327 August 199699: Na 50La 45Al 2Fi 2
45th 1996 12 October 1996 [fn 8] 88.30%12 December 19965 October 1999120: Na 44La 37Fi 17Al 13Ac 8_ 1
46th 1999 27 November 1999 [fn 5] 84.10%20 December 199911 June 2002120: La 49Na 39Al 10Ac 9Gr 7Fi 5_ 1
47th 2002 27 July 2002 [fn 9] 77.00%26 August 20022 August 2005120: La 52Na 27Fi 13Ac 9Gr 9Uf 8Pr 2
48th 2005 17 September 200580.90%7 November 200523 September 2008121: La 50Na 48Fi 7Gr 6Mi 4Uf 3Ac 2Pr 1
49th 2008 8 November 200878.70%8 December 20086 October 2011122: Na 58La 43Gr 9Mi 5Ac 5Uf 1Pr 1
50th 2011 26 November 2011 [fn 5] 74.20%20 December 201131 July 2014121: Na 59La 34Gr 14Fi 8Mi 3Ac 1Uf 1_ 1
51st 2014 20 September 201477.90%20 October 201418 August 2017121: Na 60La 32Gr 14Fi 11Mi 2Ac 1Uf 1
52nd 2017 23 September 201779.80%7 November 20176 September 2020120: Na 56La 46Fi 9Gr 8Ac 1
53rd 2020 17 October 202082.50%25 November 20208 September 2023120: La 65Na 33Gr 10Ac 10Mi 2
54th 2023 14 October 202378.20%5 December 2023Current123: Na 49La 34Gr 15Ac 11Fi 8Mi 6

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References

  1. 1 2 "1853-2020 general elections: Overview". Vote.nz. Electoral Commission.
  2. ↑ "1890–1993 general elections: Overview". Vote.nz. Electoral Commission.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Delayed due to World War I.
  2. ↑ Delayed in hopes of better economic conditions.
  3. ↑ Delayed due to World War II.
  4. ↑ Snap election due to waterfront strike.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 General election held on last Saturday of November.
  6. ↑ Due to major problems with the enrolment process, commentators generally consider that the 1978 election had a significantly higher turnout than official figures indicate. [1]
  7. ↑ Muldoon's snap election.
  8. ↑ Called early to circumvent a by-election in Hawkes Bay.
  9. ↑ Clark's snap election.
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