8th New Zealand Parliament
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The 8th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.
Elections for this term were held in 4 Māori electorates and 91 general electorates on 8 and 9 December 1881, respectively. A total of 95 MPs were elected, i.e. multi-member electorates were no longer used. Parliament was prorogued in June 1884. During the term of this Parliament, three Ministries were in power.
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Sessions
The 8th Parliament opened on 18 May 1882, following the 1881 general election. It sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 27 June 1884.[1]
| Session | Opened | Adjouned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 18 May 1882 | 15 September 1882 |
| second | 14 June 1883 | 8 September 1883 |
| third | 5 June 1884 | 24 June 1884 |
Historical context
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.[2]
Ministries
The Hall Ministry under Premier John Hall had been in power since 8 October 1879. This ministry lasted until 21 April 1882. It was succeeded by the Whitaker Ministry, which lasted until 25 September 1883. The second Atkinson Ministry succeeded it. This Ministry finished on 16 August 1884, just after the 1884 general election for the 9th Parliament.[3][4]
Electorates
Ninety-one general and four Māori electorates were used for the 1881 elections, i.e. the previous multi-member electorates were abolished. The changes were the result of the Representation Act 1881.[5]
Initial composition of the 8th Parliament
95 seats were created across the electorates.[6]
Changes during term
There were a number of changes during the term of the 8th Parliament.
| By-election | Electorate | Date | Incumbent | Reason | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Franklin North | 9 June | Benjamin Harris | Election declared void | Benjamin Harris |
| 1882 | Wakanui | 16 June | Cathcart Wason | Election declared void | Joseph Ivess |
| 1882 | Stanmore[7] | 11 July | Walter Pilliet | Election declared void | Walter Pilliet |
| 1883 | Peninsula | 24 January | James Seaton | Death | William Larnach |
| 1883 | Selwyn | 6 April | John Hall | Resignation | Edward James Lee |
| 1883 | Inangahua | 14 May | Thomas Shailer Weston | Resignation | Edward Shaw |
| 1883 | Bruce | 29 June | James Rutherford | Death | James McDonald |
| 1884 | Selwyn | 15 February | Edward James Lee | Death | Edward Wakefield |
| 1884 | Thorndon | 13 May | William Levin | Resignation | Alfred Newman |
| 1884 | Kaiapoi | 16 May | Isaac Wilson | Resignation | Edward Richardson |
| 1884 | East Coast | 16 June | Allan MacDonald | Resignation | Samuel Locke |
Notes
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 68.
- ^ King 2003, p. ?.
- ^ King 2003, p. 534.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 37–38.
- ^ "Representation Act 1881(45 VICT 1881 No 14)". New Zealand Legal Information Institute. http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/ra188145v1881n14263/. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "General elections 1853-2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Stanmore Election". The Star. Issue 4437, 14 July 1882. p. 3. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18820714.2.21. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
References
- Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-front1-tp1.html. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Southland". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d6-d1.html. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present And Past Members Of Parliament". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d1-d3.html. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Former Members Of The House Of Representatives". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d3-d4.html. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- King, Michael (2003). The Penguin History of New Zealand (20 ed.). Auckland: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-301867-1.
- Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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