9th New Zealand Parliament
| 9th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 7 August 1884 – 10 June 1887 | ||||
| Election | 1884 New Zealand general election | ||||
| Government | Stout-Vogel Ministry | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 95 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Maurice O'Rorke | ||||
| Premier | Robert Stout | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 47 (at start) 49 (at end) | ||||
| Speaker of the Council | William Fitzherbert | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM Victoria | ||||
| Governor | HE Lt. Gen. Sir William Jervois | ||||
The 9th 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 21 and 22 July 1884, respectively. A total of 95 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in July 1887. During the term of this Parliament, four Ministries were in power.
Sessions
The 9th Parliament opened on 7 August 1884, following the 1884 general election. It sat for four sessions, and was prorogued on 15 July 1887.[1]
| Session | Opened | Adjourned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 7 August 1884 | 10 November 1884 |
| second | 11 June 1885 | 22 September 1885 |
| third | 13 May 1886 | 18 August 1886 |
| fourth | 26 April 1887 | 10 June 1887 |
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 second Atkinson Ministry had been in power since 25 September 1883. This Ministry finished on 16 August 1884, just after the 1884 general election for the 9th Parliament. It was succeeded by the short-lived first Stout-Vogel Ministry, which lasted only twelve days until 28 August 1884. It was followed by an equally short third Atkinson Ministry, which folded on 3 September 1884. The second Stout-Vogel Ministry lasted to 8 October 1887, just after the 1887 general election to determine the composition of the 10th Parliament.[3][4]
Electorates
The same 95 electorates that were defined through the 1881 electoral redistribution were used for the 1884 election. The next electoral redistribution was held in 1887 in preparation for the 1887 election.[5]
Initial composition of the 9th Parliament
95 seats were created across the electorates.[6] The following table shows the results of the 1884 general election:
- Key to affiliations
Stout-Vogelite Conservative Independent
Note that as the election was held before the establishment of formal political parties, the affiliation should only be regarded as an approximate indication of the division of political opinion.
Table footnotes:
- ↑ The affiliation of many of the Maori candidates is unknown or uncertain
Changes during term
There were a number of changes during the term of the 9th Parliament.
Notes
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 137, 140.
- ↑ King 2003, p. ?.
- ↑ King 2003, p. 534.
- ↑ Scholefield 1950, pp. 38–39.
- ↑ McRobie 1989, pp. 47, 51.
- ↑ "General elections 1853–2005 – dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ↑ Cooper, G. S. (1884). The General Election, 1884. National Library. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "The New Parliament". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. V, no. 1312. 24 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "The Nomination". Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser. Vol. XIV, no. 1166. 20 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "City North". Auckland Star. Vol. XXVI, no. 4422. 16 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Mr. Charles Haynes, J. P". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ↑ "Ponsonby". Auckland Star. Vol. XXVI, no. 4430. 26 July 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "The Hon. S. E. Shrimski". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ↑ "The Maori Elections". The Evening Post. Vol. XXVIII, no. 24. 28 July 1884. p. 3.
- ↑ "Result of the Polling". The Star. No. 5847. 9 February 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ↑ "The Avon Election". The Star. No. 5944. 2 June 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
References
- Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Southland". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present And Past Members Of Parliament". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Former Members Of The House Of Representatives". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - King, Michael (2003). The Penguin History of New Zealand (20 ed.). Auckland: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-301867-1.
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.