10th New Zealand Parliament

Meeting of the New Zealand Parliament July 2020 April 2015 10th Parliament of New Zealand New Zealand Parliament 1887 New Zealand general election Fifth Atkinson ministry 6 October 1887 17 September 1890 9th Parliament 11th Parliament House of Representatives 95 Speaker of the House Maurice O'Rorke Premier Harry Atkinson Leader of the Opposition John Ballance Legislative Council 49 (at start) 41 (at end) Speaker of the Council William Fitzherbert Sovereign Monarch HM Victoria Governor HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Onslow from 2 May 1889 — HE Lt. Gen. Sir William Jervois until 23 March 1889 The 10th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Elections for this term were held in 4 Māori electorates and 91 European electorates on 7 and 26 September 1887, respectively. A total of 95 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in October 1890. During the term of this Parliament, two Ministries were in power. Sessions The 10th Parliament opened on 6 October 1887, following the 1887 general election. It sat for four sessions, and was prorogued on 3 October 1890.Scholefield 1950 68 Session Opened Adjourned first 6 October 1887 23 December 1887 second 10 May 1888 30 August 1888 third 20 June 1889 17 September 1889 fourth 19 June 1890 17 September 1890 Historical context The Representation Act 1887 had major implication for the procedure of revising electoral boundaries. The revision task was transferred from committees formed by MPs to a permanent Representation Commission. The act specified that a country quota of 18% be applied to all designated districts that excluded boroughs with a population above 2,000 people, and that all electorates were to have the same nominal population within a tolerance of 750 people. It was also stipulated that electoral boundaries were to be reviewed after each New Zealand census.McRobie 1989 51 In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created: Auckland Central, Woodville, Wellington South and Suburbs, Masterton, Wellington East, Waimea-Picton, Linwood, Rangitata, Waihemo, and Ponsonby. One former electorate, Wairarapa, was recreated.McRobie 1989 50–53 Political parties had not been established yet; this only happened after the 1890 election. Anyone attempting to form an administration thus had to win support directly from individual MPs. This made first forming, and then retaining a government difficult and challenging.King 2003 ? Ministries The second Stout-Vogel Ministry had been in power since 3 September 1884 until 8 October 1887, just after the 1887 general election to determine the composition of the 10th Parliament. The fourth Atkinson Ministry, known as the Scarecrow Ministry, lasted for the remainder of the term until 24 January 1891.King 2003 534Scholefield 1950 39–40 Initial composition of the 10th Parliament 95 seats were created across the electorates.General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html Elections New Zealand 6 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100527022404/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html 27 May 2010 dead Results Notes References The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District 1902 https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-front1-tp1.html Cyclopedia Company Limited 23 June 2010 Christchurch The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts 1903 https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d6-d1.html Cyclopedia Company Limited 16 July 2010 Christchurch Southland The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts 1906 https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d1-d3.html Cyclopedia Company Limited 26 June 2010 Christchurch Present and past Members of Parliament The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts 1908 https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d3-d4.html Cyclopedia Company Limited 22 June 2010 Christchurch Former Members of the House of Representatives King Michael https://books.google.com/books?id=LKQP2sw_BVoC The Penguin History of New Zealand Penguin Books Auckland 2003 20 0-14-301867-1 Electoral Atlas of New Zealand McRobie Alan 1989 GP Books Wellington 0-477-01384-8 Guy Scholefield Scholefield Guy New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 3rd First published in 1913 1950 Govt. Printer Wellington Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 10