28th New Zealand Parliament
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The 28th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. It was elected at the 1946 general election in November of that year.
1946 general election
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]
Sessions
The 28th Parliament sat for five sessions, and was prorogued on 3 November 1949:[3]
| Session | Opened | Adjouned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 24 June 1947 | 27 November 1947 |
| second | 22 June 1948 | 3 December 1948 |
| third | 28 June 1949 | 21 October 1949 |
Ministries
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 Standings
| Party | Leader(s) | Seats at start | |
| bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Labour Party | Peter Fraser | 44 |
| bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | National Party | Sidney Holland | 38 |
Members
Initial MPs
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By-elections during 28th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 28th Parliament.
| Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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) - ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 90.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 70.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 50.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 50–51.
- ^ Beaglehole, Tim. "Fraser, Peter". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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