13th New Zealand Parliament
| 13th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 6 April 1897 – 23 October 1899 | ||||
| Election | New Zealand general election, 1896 | ||||
| Government | Liberal Government | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| File:New Zealand 13th Parliament.png | |||||
| Members | 74 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Maurice O'Rorke | ||||
| Premier | Richard Seddon | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | William Russell | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 47 (at start) 46 (at end) | ||||
| Speaker of the Council | Henry Miller | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM Victoria | ||||
| Governor | HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Ranfurly | ||||
The 13th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1896 general election in December of that year.
1896 general election
The 1896 general election was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates, respectively.[1] In the 1896 electoral redistribution, rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Four electorates that previously existed were re-established (Geraldine, Manawatu, Motueka, and Taranaki), and three electorates were established for the first time (Ohinemuri, Hawera, and Pahiatua).[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] 337,024 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 76.1%.[1]
Sessions
The 13th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1897), and was prorogued on 15 November 1899.[4]
| Session | Opened | Adjouned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 6 April 1897 | 10 April 1897 |
| second | 23 September 1897 | 22 December 1897 |
| third | 24 June 1898 | 6 November 1898 |
| fourth | 23 June 1899 | 24 October 1899 |
Ministries
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]
Initial composition of the 13th Parliament
Template:New Zealand general election, 1896
By-elections during 13th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 13th Parliament.
| Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suburbs of Wellington | 1897 | 23 April | Thomas Wilford | Election declared void | Charles Wilson | ||
| Awarua | 1897 | 5 August | Sir Joseph Ward | Bankruptcy | Sir Joseph Ward | ||
| City of Dunedin | 1897 | 13 October | Henry Fish | Death | Alexander Sligo | ||
| City of Wellington | 1898[8] | 9 March | Sir Robert Stout | Resignation | John Duthie | ||
| Mataura | 1898 | 26 May | George Richardson | Bankruptcy | Robert McNab | ||
| Tuapeka | 1898 | 2 November | William Larnach | Death | Charles Rawlins | ||
| City of Wellington | 1899 | 25 July | John Hutcheson | Resignation | John Hutcheson | ||
Notes
- ^ a b "General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ McRobie 1989, p. 63.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 90.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 69.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 40.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 40–41.
- ^ Hamer, David. "Seddon, Richard John - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "The Wellington City Election". Vol. XXXII, no. 9384. Wanganui Herald. 10 March 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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