14th New Zealand Parliament
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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.
1899 general election
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]
Sessions
The 14th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 5 November 1902.[4]
| Session | Opened | Adjouned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 21 June 1900 | 21 October 1900 |
| second | 1 July 1901 | 8 November 1901 |
| third | 1 July 1902 | 3 October 1902 |
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 14th Parliament
Template:New Zealand general election, 1899
By-elections during 14th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 14th Parliament.
| Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otaki | 1900 | 6 January | Henry Augustus Field[8] | Death | William Hughes Field[8] | ||
| City of Auckland | 1900 | 27 April | William Crowther[9] | Death | Joseph Witheford[10] | ||
| Waihemo | 1900 | 18 July | John McKenzie[11] | Resignation | Thomas Mackenzie[11] | ||
| 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[12] | Frederick Haselden | ||
| Caversham | 1901 | 19 December | Arthur Morrison | Death | Thomas Sidey | ||
Notes
- ^ a b "General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 105.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 102.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 148.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 123.
- ^ "The Patea Election Petition". Vol. XXXV, no. 10465. Wanganui Herald. 9 October 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 13 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, ed. (1940a). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940b). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : M–Addenda (PDF). Vol. II. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
{{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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