12th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand January 2026 August 2024 12th Parliament of New Zealand New Zealand Parliament 1893 New Zealand general election Liberal Government 21 June 1894 17 October 1896 11th Parliament 13th Parliament House of Representatives File:12th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png 74 Speaker of the House Maurice O'Rorke Premier Richard Seddon Leader of the Opposition William Russell Legislative Council 46 (at start) 45 (at end) Speaker of the Council Henry Miller Sovereign Monarch HM Victoria Governor HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Glasgow The 12th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1893 general election in November and December of that year. 1893 general election 1893 New Zealand general election In the 1892 electoral redistribution, population shift to the North Island required the transfer of one seat from the South Island to the north. The resulting ripple effect saw every electorate established in 1890 have its boundaries altered, and 14 new electorates were established. Of those, eight electorates were established for the first time: Bay of Plenty, Otaki, Pareora, Patea, Riccarton, Waiapu, Waimea-Sounds, and Wellington Suburbs. The remaining six electorates had existed before, and they were re-established for the 12th Parliament: Caversham, Chalmers, Lyttelton, Rangitata, Waihemo, and Waipa.McRobie 1989 59f The 1893 general election was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates and on Wednesday, 20 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 A total of 74 MPs were elected; 30 represented North Island electorates, 40 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.Scholefield 1950 90 302,997 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 75.3%. Sessions The 12th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 14 November 1896.Scholefield 1950 68 Session Opened Adjourned first 21 June 1894 24 October 1894 second 20 June 1895 1 November 1895 third 11 June 1896 17 October 1896 Overview of seats Affiliation Members At 1893 election At dissolution New Zealand Liberal Party 48 48 Liberal-Labour (New Zealand) 6 6 Government total 54 54 Conservative (New Zealand) 14 15 Independent politician 5 4 Independent Liberal 1 1 Opposition total 20 20 Total 74 74 Working government majority 34 34 Ministries The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891.Scholefield 1950 40 John Ballance, who had been leading the Ballance Ministry, had died on 27 April 1893 Timothy L. McIvor 2b5 Ballance, John 1839–1893 10 December 2011 and had been succeeded by the Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon.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 12th Parliament 74 seats were created across 66 electorates. 62 electorates returned a single member and four electoral districts had three representatives each. https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1894-I.2.3.2.21&srpos=4&e=-------10--1------0General+Election+1893-- Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives - The General Election 1893 Ministry for Culture and Heritage 1894 27 November 2013 The Liberal party was the only established party structure at the time, many independent conservative MPs coalesced as a semi-formal Opposition under the leadership of William Russell. Results By-elections during 12th Parliament There were a number of changes during the term of the 12th 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 Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 External links Roll of Members of the House of Representatives in 1894 12