13th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand April 2015 April 2015 13th Parliament of New Zealand New Zealand Parliament 1896 New Zealand general election Liberal Government 6 April 1897 23 October 1899 12th Parliament 14th Parliament House of Representatives File:13th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png 74 Speaker of the House Maurice O'Rorke Premier Richard Seddon Leader of the Opposition William Russell Legislative Council 47 (at start) 46 (at end) Speaker of the Council Henry Miller Sovereign Monarch HM Victoria Governor HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Ranfurly The 13th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1896 general election in December of that year. 1896 general election 1896 New Zealand general election The 1896 general election was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates, respectively.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 In the 1896 electoral redistribution, rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Four electorates that previously existed were re-established (Geraldine, Manawatu, Motueka, and Taranaki), and three electorates were established for the first time (Ohinemuri, Hawera, and Pahiatua).McRobie 1989 63 A total of 74 MPs were elected; 34 represented North Island electorates, 36 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.Scholefield 1950 90 337,024 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 76.1%. Sessions The 13th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1897), and was prorogued on 15 November 1899.Scholefield 1950 69 Session Opened Adjourned first 6 April 1897 10 April 1897 second 23 September 1897 22 December 1897 third 24 June 1898 6 November 1898 fourth 23 June 1899 24 October 1899 Overview of seats Affiliation Members At election At dissolution New Zealand Liberal Party 37 35 Liberal-Labour (New Zealand) 4 4 Government total 41 39 Conservative (New Zealand) 27 29 Independent politician 4 4 Independent Liberal 2 2 Opposition total 33 35 Total 74 74 Working government majority 8 4 Ministries The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891.Scholefield 1950 40 The Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon had taken office in 1893 during the term of the 11th Parliament.Scholefield 1950 40–41 The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906. David Hamer 2s11 Seddon, Richard John - Biography 10 December 2011 Initial composition of the 13th Parliament Results By-elections during 13th Parliament There were a number of changes during the term of the 13th Parliament. Electorate and by-election Date Incumbent Cause Winner Notes References 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 13