28th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Term | 24 June 1947 – 21 October 1949 | ||||
Election | 1946 New Zealand general election | ||||
Government | First Labour Government | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
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Members | 80 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Robert McKeen | ||||
Prime Minister | Peter Fraser | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Sidney Holland | ||||
Legislative Council | |||||
Members | 36 (at start) 33 (at end) | ||||
Speaker of the Council |
Bernard Martin from 29 June 1948 — Mark Fagan until 31 December 1947 † | ||||
Leader of the Council | David Wilson | ||||
Sovereign | |||||
Monarch | HM George VI | ||||
Governor-General | HE Lt. Gen. The Lord Freyberg |
The 28th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1946 general election in November of that year.
The 1946 general election was held on Tuesday, 26 November in the Māori electorates and on Wednesday, 27 November in the general electorates, respectively. [1] A total of 80 MPs were elected; 49 represented North Island electorates, 27 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. [2] 1,081,898 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 93.5%. [1]
The 28th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 3 November 1949: [3]
Session | Opened | Adjourned |
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first | 24 June 1947 | 27 November 1947 |
second | 22 June 1948 | 3 December 1948 |
third | 28 June 1949 | 21 October 1949 |
Peter Fraser of the Labour Party had been Prime Minister since 27 March 1940. He had formed the first Fraser Ministry on 1 April 1940 and the second Fraser Ministry on 30 April 1940. [4] The second Fraser Ministry remained in power until its defeat by the National Party at the 1949 election. [5] [6]
Party | Leader(s) | Seats | |
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Labour Party | Peter Fraser | 42 | |
National Party | Sidney Holland | 38 |
The table below shows the results of the 1946 general election:
Key
Table footnotes:
There were a number of changes during the term of the 28th Parliament.
Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
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Avon | 1947 | 28 May | Dan Sullivan | Death | Jock Mathison | ||
Mount Albert | 1947 | 24 September | Arthur Richards | Death | Warren Freer | ||
Westland | 1947 | 3 December | James O'Brien | Death | Jim Kent |
28th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Term | 24 June 1947 – 21 October 1949 | ||||
Election | 1946 New Zealand general election | ||||
Government | First Labour Government | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
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Members | 80 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Robert McKeen | ||||
Prime Minister | Peter Fraser | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Sidney Holland | ||||
Legislative Council | |||||
Members | 36 (at start) 33 (at end) | ||||
Speaker of the Council |
Bernard Martin from 29 June 1948 — Mark Fagan until 31 December 1947 † | ||||
Leader of the Council | David Wilson | ||||
Sovereign | |||||
Monarch | HM George VI | ||||
Governor-General | HE Lt. Gen. The Lord Freyberg |
The 28th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1946 general election in November of that year.
The 1946 general election was held on Tuesday, 26 November in the Māori electorates and on Wednesday, 27 November in the general electorates, respectively. [1] A total of 80 MPs were elected; 49 represented North Island electorates, 27 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. [2] 1,081,898 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 93.5%. [1]
The 28th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 3 November 1949: [3]
Session | Opened | Adjourned |
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first | 24 June 1947 | 27 November 1947 |
second | 22 June 1948 | 3 December 1948 |
third | 28 June 1949 | 21 October 1949 |
Peter Fraser of the Labour Party had been Prime Minister since 27 March 1940. He had formed the first Fraser Ministry on 1 April 1940 and the second Fraser Ministry on 30 April 1940. [4] The second Fraser Ministry remained in power until its defeat by the National Party at the 1949 election. [5] [6]
Party | Leader(s) | Seats | |
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Labour Party | Peter Fraser | 42 | |
National Party | Sidney Holland | 38 |
The table below shows the results of the 1946 general election:
Key
Table footnotes:
There were a number of changes during the term of the 28th Parliament.
Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
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Avon | 1947 | 28 May | Dan Sullivan | Death | Jock Mathison | ||
Mount Albert | 1947 | 24 September | Arthur Richards | Death | Warren Freer | ||
Westland | 1947 | 3 December | James O'Brien | Death | Jim Kent |