27th New Zealand Parliament
| 27th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 22 February 1944 – 12 October 1946 | ||||
| Election | 1943 New Zealand general election | ||||
| Government | First Labour Government | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
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| Members | 80 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Bill Schramm | ||||
| Prime Minister | Peter Fraser | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Sidney Holland | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 36 (at start) 37 (at end) | ||||
| Speaker of the Council | Mark Fagan | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM George VI | ||||
| Governor-General | HE Lt. Gen. The Lord Freyberg from 17 June 1946 ––HE Rt. Hon. Sir Cyrill Newall until 19 April 1946 | ||||
The 27th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1943 general election in September of that year.
1943 general election
The 1943 general election was held on Friday, 24 September in the Māori electorates and on Saturday, 25 September in the general electorates, respectively.[1] A total of 80 MPs were elected; 48 represented North Island electorates, 28 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.[2] 1,021,034 civilian voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 82.8%. In addition, 92,934 military votes were cast.[1]
Sessions
The 27th Parliament sat for five sessions (there were three sessions in 1944), and was prorogued on 4 November 1946.[3] The twenty-seventh parliament absent-mindedly increased its own life in 1946 when it was forgotten that because of the 24 to 25 September election in 1943 its three years of life ended on 11 October. The House sat to wind up the session without transacting any business on the following day and it was not dissolved until 4 November 1946[4] for election on 26 and 27 November.
| Session | Opened | Adjourned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 22 February 1944 | 4 April 1944 |
| second | 26 July 1944 | 25 October 1944 |
| third | 21 November 1944 | 15 December 1944 |
| fourth | 27 June 1945 | 7 December 1945 |
| fifth | 26 June 1946 | 12 October 1946 |
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.[5] The second Fraser Ministry remained in power until its defeat by the National Party at the 1949 election.[6][7]
A War Cabinet had been formed on 16 July 1940, which held the responsibility for all decisions relating to New Zealand's involvement in World War II. The War Cabinet was dissolved on 21 August 1945.[8]
Party standings
Start of Parliament
| Party | Leader(s) | Seats at start | |
| bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Labour Party | Peter Fraser | 45 |
| bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | National Party | Sidney Holland | 34 |
| bgcolor=Template:Independent politician/meta/color| | Independents | 1 | |
End of Parliament
| 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 | 35 |
| bgcolor=Template:Independent politician/meta/color| | Independents | 1 | |
Members
Initial MPs
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By-elections during 27th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 27th Parliament.
| Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarua | 1944 | 28 October | James Hargest | Death | George Herron | ||
| Western Maori | 1945 | 10 February | Toko Ratana | Death | Matiu Ratana | ||
| Hamilton | 1945 | 26 May | Frank Findlay | Death | Hilda Ross | ||
| Dunedin North | 1945 | 21 July | Jim Munro | Death | Robert Walls | ||
| Raglan | 1946 | 5 March | Robert Coulter | Death | Hallyburton Johnstone | ||
Notes
- ^ a b "General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 90.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 70.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 175.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 52.
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) - 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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