14th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Term | 21 June 1900 – 3 October 1902 | ||||
Election | 1899 New Zealand general election | ||||
Government | Liberal Government | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 74 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Maurice O'Rorke | ||||
Premier | Richard Seddon | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | William Russell | ||||
Legislative Council | |||||
Members | 45 (at start) 42 (at end) | ||||
Speaker of the Council | Henry Miller | ||||
Sovereign | |||||
Monarch | HM
Edward VII — HM Victoria until 22 January 1901 | ||||
Governor | HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Ranfurly |
The 14th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1899 general election in December of that year.
The 1899 general election was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates, respectively. [1] The last electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1896 for the 1896 election, and the same electorates were used again. [2] A total of 74 MPs were elected; 34 represented North Island electorates, 36 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. [3] 373,744 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 77.6%. [1]
The 14th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 5 November 1902. [4]
Session | Opened | Adjourned |
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first | 21 June 1900 | 21 October 1900 |
second | 1 July 1901 | 8 November 1901 |
third | 1 July 1902 | 3 October 1902 |
Affiliation | Members | ||
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At 1899 election | At dissolution | ||
Liberal | 46 | 47 | |
Liberal–Labour | 5 | 5 | |
Government total | 51 | 52 | |
Conservative | 16 | 14 | |
Independent Liberal | 5 | 6 | |
Independent | 2 | 2 | |
Opposition total | 23 | 22 | |
Total | 74 | 74 | |
Working government majority | 28 | 30 |
The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891. [5] The Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon had taken office in 1893 during the term of the 11th Parliament. [6] The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906. [7]
The table below show the results of the 1899 general election:
Key
Liberal Conservative Independent Liberal Liberal–Labour Independent
Table footnotes:
There were a number of changes during the term of the 14th Parliament.
Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
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Otaki | 1900 | 6 January | Henry Augustus Field [29] | Death | William Hughes Field [29] | ||
City of Auckland | 1900 | 27 April | William Crowther [30] | Death | Joseph Witheford [31] | ||
Waihemo | 1900 | 18 July | John McKenzie [32] | Resignation | Thomas Mackenzie [32] | ||
Northern Maori | 1901 | 9 January | Hone Heke Ngapua | Bankruptcy | Hone Heke Ngapua | ||
City of Christchurch | 1901 | 18 July | Charles Lewis | Resignation | George Smith | ||
Patea | July 1901 | 18 July | George Hutchison | Resignation | Frederick Haselden | ||
Patea | November 1901 | 6 November | Frederick Haselden | Election voided on petition [33] | Frederick Haselden | ||
Caversham | 1901 | 19 December | Arthur Morrison | Death | Thomas Sidey |
14th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Term | 21 June 1900 – 3 October 1902 | ||||
Election | 1899 New Zealand general election | ||||
Government | Liberal Government | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 74 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Maurice O'Rorke | ||||
Premier | Richard Seddon | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | William Russell | ||||
Legislative Council | |||||
Members | 45 (at start) 42 (at end) | ||||
Speaker of the Council | Henry Miller | ||||
Sovereign | |||||
Monarch | HM
Edward VII — HM Victoria until 22 January 1901 | ||||
Governor | HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Ranfurly |
The 14th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1899 general election in December of that year.
The 1899 general election was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates, respectively. [1] The last electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1896 for the 1896 election, and the same electorates were used again. [2] A total of 74 MPs were elected; 34 represented North Island electorates, 36 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. [3] 373,744 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 77.6%. [1]
The 14th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 5 November 1902. [4]
Session | Opened | Adjourned |
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first | 21 June 1900 | 21 October 1900 |
second | 1 July 1901 | 8 November 1901 |
third | 1 July 1902 | 3 October 1902 |
Affiliation | Members | ||
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At 1899 election | At dissolution | ||
Liberal | 46 | 47 | |
Liberal–Labour | 5 | 5 | |
Government total | 51 | 52 | |
Conservative | 16 | 14 | |
Independent Liberal | 5 | 6 | |
Independent | 2 | 2 | |
Opposition total | 23 | 22 | |
Total | 74 | 74 | |
Working government majority | 28 | 30 |
The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891. [5] The Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon had taken office in 1893 during the term of the 11th Parliament. [6] The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906. [7]
The table below show the results of the 1899 general election:
Key
Liberal Conservative Independent Liberal Liberal–Labour Independent
Table footnotes:
There were a number of changes during the term of the 14th Parliament.
Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
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Otaki | 1900 | 6 January | Henry Augustus Field [29] | Death | William Hughes Field [29] | ||
City of Auckland | 1900 | 27 April | William Crowther [30] | Death | Joseph Witheford [31] | ||
Waihemo | 1900 | 18 July | John McKenzie [32] | Resignation | Thomas Mackenzie [32] | ||
Northern Maori | 1901 | 9 January | Hone Heke Ngapua | Bankruptcy | Hone Heke Ngapua | ||
City of Christchurch | 1901 | 18 July | Charles Lewis | Resignation | George Smith | ||
Patea | July 1901 | 18 July | George Hutchison | Resignation | Frederick Haselden | ||
Patea | November 1901 | 6 November | Frederick Haselden | Election voided on petition [33] | Frederick Haselden | ||
Caversham | 1901 | 19 December | Arthur Morrison | Death | Thomas Sidey |