17th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand April 2015 April 2015 17th Parliament of New Zealand New Zealand Parliament 1908 New Zealand general election Liberal Government 10 June 1909 28 October 1911 16th Parliament 18th Parliament House of Representatives File:17th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png 80 Speaker of the House Arthur Guinness Prime Minister Joseph Ward Leader of the Opposition William Massey Legislative Council 45 (at start)38 (at end) Speaker of the Council Charles Bowen Sovereign Monarch HM George V— HM Edward VII until 6 May 1910 Governor HE Rt. Hon. The Lord Islington from 22 June 1910— HE Rt. Hon. THe Lord Plunket until 8 June 1910 The 17th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1908 general election in November and December of that year. 1908 general election 1908 New Zealand general election thumb|left|Members of the Liberal Party of the 17th Parliament The Second Ballot Act 1908 was used for the 1908 general election. The first ballot was held on Tuesday, 17 November in the general electorates. 22 second ballots were held one week later on 24 November, and in one large rural electorate (Bay of Plenty), two weeks were allowed before the second ballot was held on 1 December. The Second Ballot Act did not apply to the four Māori electorates and the election was held on Wednesday, 2 December.General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html Elections New Zealand 10 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100527022404/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html 27 May 2010 dmy A total of 80 MPs were elected; 41 represented North Island electorates, 35 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.Scholefield 1950 90 537,003 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 79.8%. Sessions The 17th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1909), and was prorogued on 20 November 1911.Scholefield 1950 69 Session Opened Adjourned first 10 June 1909 16 June 1909 second 7 October 1909 28 December 1909 third 28 June 1910 3 December 1910 fourth 27 July 1911 28 October 1911 Ministries The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891.Scholefield 1950 40 Joseph Ward formed the Ward Ministry on 6 August 1906.Scholefield 1950 42–43Hall-Jones John 2h7 Hall-Jones, William 1851-1936 10 December 2011 The Ward Ministry remained in power until Ward's resignation as prime minister in 1912.Scholefield 1950 42–43Bassett Michael 2W9 Ward, Joseph George 10 December 2011 Michael Bassett Party composition Start of term Party SeatsNew Zealand Liberal Party || 50Conservative (New Zealand) || 26Independent (politician) || 3 Other 1Source1890–1993 general elections Elections https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/18901993-general-elections Elections.nz 28 April 2021 en-NZ Initial composition of the 17th Parliament Electorate results By-elections during 17th Parliament There were a number of changes during the term of the 17th Parliament. By-elections Electorate and by-election Date Incumbent Cause Winner Party affiliation changes Name Year Seat From ToWilliam Hughes Field1909Otaki Independent politician 2 Reform Party (New Zealand) 2Francis Fisher1910Wellington CentralDavid McLarenWellington East Independent Political Labour League New Zealand Labour Party (1910) Notes References Scholefield Guy New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 Guy Scholefield 3rd First ed. published 1913 1950 Govt. Printer Wellington 17 Category:1908 in New Zealand Category:1908 in New Zealand law