Term of the Parliament of New Zealand
The 25th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the
New Zealand Parliament . It opened on 25 March 1936, following the
1935 election . It was dissolved on 16 September 1938 in preparation for the
1938 election .
The 25th Parliament was notable in that it was the first time the
Labour Party had a parliamentary majority and formed a government, the
First Labour Government . The new
Prime Minister was
Michael Joseph Savage . The opposition consisted of the
United Party and the
Reform Party , which merged to form the
National Party in 1936.
The 25th Parliament consisted of eighty representatives, each elected from separate geographical electorates. As the 1935 elections had been a landslide victory for the Labour Party, the 25th Parliament was dominated by Labour MPs — 53 of the 80 were members of the Labour Party. The main opposition consisted of a coalition of the Reform Party, the United Party, and three independents, having a total of 19 MPs. Part way through the 25th Parliament, Reform and United took their coalition to the next step, and merged into a single group. This was called the
National Party . The smaller
Country Party and
Rātana movement had two MPs each, and there were four independents not aligned with the coalition. The
Democrat Party , despite winning a significant portion of the vote, did not hold any seats.
The
24th Parliament had been led by a coalition of the
Reform Party and the
United Party , formed in September 1931 during the term of the
23rd Parliament and led by
George Forbes . The primary opposition had been the
Labour Party .
At the
1935 election , the
Labour Party obtained a parliamentary majority and formed a government, the
First Labour Government . The leader of the Labour Party,
Michael Joseph Savage , became
Prime Minister .
[2] The opposition consisted of the United Party and the Reform Party, which merged in 1936 during the term of the 25th Parliament to form the
National Party . The Savage Ministry was in power until Savage's death on 27 March 1940.
Members of the 25th New Zealand Parliament, the Sergeant-at-arms and the Clerk of the House.
The following table shows the detailed results:
Key
Labour
Independent
United
Reform
United/Reform
Democrat
Ratana
Country Party
Electorate results for the 1935 New Zealand general election
[4]
Electorate
Incumbent
Winner
Majority
Runner up
General electorates
Auckland Central
Bill Parry
5,301
[5]
Clifford Reid Dodd
[6]
Auckland East
Bill Schramm
2,337
[7]
Harold Percy Burton
[8]
Auckland Suburbs
Rex Mason
4,896
[5]
William Alexander Bishop
[9]
Auckland West
Michael Joseph Savage
6,180
[10]
Ernest David Stallworthy
[11]
Avon
Dan Sullivan
5,410
[12]
Lancelot Charles Walker
Awarua
Philip De La Perrelle
James Hargest
[nb 1]
950
[14]
Thomas Francis Doyle
Bay of Islands
Harold Rushworth
2,121
[15]
Clive Cameron
Bay of Plenty
vacant
[nb 2]
Gordon Hultquist
555
[17]
John Tom Merry
[18]
Buller
Paddy Webb
4,499
[19]
John H Powell
[20]
Central Otago
William Bodkin
1,819
[19]
Herbert Kerr Edie
[21]
Chalmers
Alfred Ansell
Archie Campbell
1,071
[14]
Alfred Ansell
Christchurch East
Tim Armstrong
5,728
[5]
Sydney Richardson
[22]
[23]
Christchurch North
Henry Holland
Sidney Holland
971
[5]
Robert Macfarlane
Christchurch South
Ted Howard
5,585
[5]
Tom Milliken
[24]
[25]
Clutha
Peter McSkimming
James Roy
[nb 3]
1,930
[15]
Rev.
Edwin Thoms Cox
[26]
Dunedin Central
Charles Statham
Peter Neilson
1,729
[14]
Donald Cameron
[27]
Dunedin North
Jim Munro
1,668
[15]
Alexander Smith Falconer
[28]
[29]
[30]
Dunedin South
Fred Jones
3,378
[17]
Stuart Sidey
Dunedin West
William Downie Stewart
Gervan McMillan
945
[32]
William Downie Stewart
[33]
Eden
Arthur Stallworthy
Bill Anderton
2,465
[32]
Arthur Stallworthy
Egmont
Charles Wilkinson
3,172
[5]
James Ross
[34]
Franklin
Jack Massey
Arthur Sexton
685
[15]
Jack Massey
Gisborne
David Coleman
1,817
[7]
Douglas Lysnar
Grey Lynn
John A. Lee
8,012
[32]
George Wildish
[35]
Hamilton
Alexander Young
Charles Barrell
1,391
[15]
Alexander Young
Hauraki
Walter William Massey
Charles Robert Petrie
544
[36]
Walter William Massey
Hawke's Bay
Hugh Campbell
Ted Cullen
1,010
[14]
Hugh Campbell
Hurunui
George Forbes
1,203
[5]
Donald Cyrus Davie
[37]
Hutt
Walter Nash
7,757
[7]
Victor Emmanuel Jacobson
[38]
Invercargill
James Hargest
William Denham
346
[14]
Gordon Reed
[39]
Kaiapoi
Richard Hawke
Morgan Williams
1,424
[14]
Richard Hawke
Kaipara
Gordon Coates
302
[15]
William Grounds
Lyttelton
Terry McCombs
2,775
[7]
Seton Fulton Marshall
[40]
[41]
Manawatu
Joseph Linklater
Lorrie Hunter
60
[19]
Joseph Linklater
Manukau
Bill Jordan
6,402
[32]
Herbert Jenner Wily
[42]
Marsden
Alfred Murdoch
Jim Barclay
347
[5]
Alfred Murdoch
Masterton
George Sykes
John Robertson
325
[17]
George Sykes
Mataura
David McDougall
1,658
[5]
Thomas Golden
[43]
Mid-Canterbury
vacant
[nb 4]
Horace Herring
462
[5]
James Carr
[45]
Motueka
Keith Holyoake
280
[14]
Rubert York
[46]
[47]
Napier
Bill Barnard
4,057
[48]
Frank Bannerman Logan
Nelson
Harry Atmore
2,610
[15]
Herbert Everett
[49]
New Plymouth
Sydney George Smith
831
[14]
Fred Frost
Oamaru
John Andrew MacPherson
Arnold Nordmeyer
1,142
[14]
John Andrew MacPherson
Oroua
John Cobbe
2,333
[15]
William Henry Oliver
[nb 5]
Otaki
William Hughes Field
Leonard Lowry
1,720
[19]
G. A. Monk
[51]
Pahiatua
Alfred Ransom
1,175
[5]
R A Gower
Palmerston
Jimmy Nash
Joe Hodgens
115
[52]
Gus Mansford
Parnell
Bill Endean
731
[36]
Arthur Osborne
Patea
Harold Dickie
649
[14]
W G Simpson
Raglan
Lee Martin
1,695
[14]
Stewart Reid
[53]
Rangitikei
Alexander Stuart
Ormond Wilson
907
[54]
Alexander Stuart
Riccarton
Bert Kyle
1,139
[5]
G T Thurston
Roskill
Arthur Shapton Richards
4,023
[36]
Thomas James Fleming
[11]
Rotorua
Cecil Clinkard
Alexander Moncur
1,452
[15]
Frederick Doidge
Stratford
William Polson
[nb 6]
339
[15]
Philip Skoglund
Tauranga
Charles Macmillan
Charles Burnett
41
[19]
Charles Macmillan
Temuka
Thomas Burnett
605
[15]
Thomas Herbert Langford
Thames
Albert Samuel
Jim Thorn
1,262
[36]
Albert Samuel
Timaru
Clyde Carr
1,059
[14]
W Thomas
Waimarino
Frank Langstone
1,863
[15]
Cecil Boles
Waipawa
Albert Jull
Max Christie
259
[14]
Albert Jull
Waikato
Frederick Lye
Robert Coulter
784
[54]
Frederick Lye
Wairarapa
Alex McLeod
Ben Roberts
33
[14]
John Wiltshire Card
[55]
[56]
Wairau
Edward Healy
Ted Meachen
352
[5]
Edward Healy
Waitaki
John Bitchener
David Barnes
479
[33]
John Bitchener
Waitemata
Alexander Harris
Jack Lyon
2,684
[5]
Alexander Harris
Waitomo
Walter Broadfoot
1,526
[15]
Jack Jones
[57]
Wallace
Adam Hamilton
2,034
[5]
Lawrence Edmond
[58]
Wanganui
Bill Veitch
Joe Cotterill
1,569
[5]
Bill Veitch
Wellington Central
Peter Fraser
4,479
[15]
Will Mason
[59]
Wellington East
Bob Semple
3,323
[5]
Ossie Mazengarb
Wellington North
Charles Chapman
794
[7]
Elizabeth Gilmer
[60]
Wellington South
Robert McKeen
6,059
[5]
Henry Featherston Toogood
[38]
[56]
Wellington Suburbs
Robert Wright
1,856
[5]
Peter Butler
[38]
Westland
James O'Brien
3,677
[15]
H R Young
[61]
Māori electorates
Eastern Maori
Āpirana Ngata
3,224
[15]
Tiaki Omana
Northern Maori
Taurekareka Henare
983
[15]
Paraire Karaka Paikea
Southern Maori
Eruera Tirikatene
43
[15]
Thomas Kaiporohu Bragg
Western Maori
Taite Te Tomo
Toko Ratana
47
[62]
Taite Te Tomo
Table footnotes:
By-elections during 25th Parliament
There was one by-election during the term of the 25th Parliament.
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