23rd New Zealand Parliament (original) (raw)

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Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

23rd Parliament of New Zealand
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Parliament House, Wellington
Overview
Legislative body	New Zealand Parliament
Term	4 December 1928 – 11 November 1931
Election	1928 New Zealand general election
Government	United Government— Reform Government until 10 December 1928
House of Representatives
Members	80
Speaker of the House	Charles Statham
Prime Minister	George Forbes— Joseph Ward until 28 May 1930— Gordon Coates until 10 December 1928
Leader of the Opposition	Harry Holland— Gordon Coates until 22 September 1931— Joseph Ward until 10 December 1928
Legislative Council
Members	41 (at start)35 (at end)
Speaker of the Council	Sir Walter Carncross
Leader of the Council	Sir Thomas Sidey— Sir Francis Bell until 10 December 1928
Sovereign
Monarch	HM George V
Governor-General	HE Rt. Hon. THe Lord Bledisloe from 19 March 1930— HE Gen. Sir Charles Fergusson until 8 February 1930

The 23rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1928 general election in November of that year.

1928 general election

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The 1928 general election was held on Tuesday, 13 November in the Māori electorates and on Wednesday, 14 November in the general electorates, respectively.[1] A total of 80 MPs were elected; 47 represented North Island electorates, 29 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.[2] 844,633 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 88.1%.[1]

Electoral boundaries

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The 23rd Parliament sat for five sessions (there were two sessions in 1931), and was prorogued on 12 November 1931.[3]

Start of Parliament

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The Coates Ministry led by Gordon Coates of the Reform Party had come to power in May 1925.[4] The Reform Party lost the 1928 election, suffering a humiliating defeat, dropping from 55 seats in 1925 to 28 only three years later. Parliament was called shortly after the election, Coates lost a no confidence vote and resigned as Prime Minister.[5]

Joseph Ward formed the second Ward Ministry on 10 December 1928 as leader of the United Party, a successor of the Liberal Party.[6][7] Ward was an unwell man at this stage in life and suffered several heart attacks. In May 1930, he was pressured by his colleagues to resign as Prime Minister.[7]

Ward was succeeded by George Forbes, again of the United Party. The Forbes Ministry was in place until September 1931. During the difficult times of the Great Depression, Forbes wanted to form a grand coalition with the Labour Party and the Reform Party. Labour refused, but Reform went into a coalition government with United from September 1931.[8]

Members of the House of Representatives, Parliament of New Zealand, 1928–1931.

Key

United Reform Labour Country Party Liberal–Labour Ratana Independent

Electorate results for the 1928 New Zealand general election[9]

By-elections during 23rd Parliament

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There were a number of changes during the term of the 23rd Parliament.

| Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Bay of Islands | 1929 | 10 April[29] | | Harold Rushworth | Election declared void | | Harold Rushworth | | Hutt | 1929 | 18 December[30] | | Thomas Wilford | Resignation | | Walter Nash | | Parnell | 1930 | 7 May[31] | | Harry Jenkins | Resignation | | Bill Endean | | Invercargill | 1930 | 13 August[32] | | Sir Joseph Ward | Death | | Vincent Ward | | Waipawa | 1930 | 8 October[33] | | Sir George Hunter | Death | | Albert Jull | | Western Maori | 1930 | 8 October[34] | | Sir Māui Pōmare | Death | | Taite Te Tomo | | Hauraki | 1931 | 27 May[35] | | Arthur Hall | Death | | Walter Massey |

1. ^ a b "General elections 1853–2005 – dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
2. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 90.
3. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 69.
4. ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 46–47.
5. ^ Bassett, Michael. "Coates, Joseph Gordon 1878–1943". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
6. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 47.
7. ^ a b Bassett, Michael. "Ward, Joseph George 1856–1930". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
8. ^ Gardner, W. J. "Forbes, George William – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
9. ^ Skinner 1929, pp. 1–7.
10. ^ "Electoral Notices". The Press. Vol. LXIV, no. 19454. 30 October 1928. p. 15. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
11. ^ "Robertson, Dugald Macdonald, fl 1909-1971 : Papers". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
12. ^ "Notice of nominations received and polling places appointed". Dunstan Times. No. 3395. 5 November 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
13. ^ a b "Christchurch Nominations". The Press. Vol. LXIV, no. 19451. 26 October 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
14. ^ "Straight Grained". New Zealand Truth. No. 1197. 8 November 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
15. ^ "Labour's Candidates". Maoriland Worker. Vol. 12, no. 299. 22 November 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
16. ^ "Nominations". Otago Daily Times. No. 20550. 27 October 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
17. ^ a b "The election : nomination day". Evening Star. No. 20009. 29 October 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
18. ^ "Election Candidates". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXV, no. 19939. 7 May 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
19. ^ "Death in Action". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 23984. 6 June 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
20. ^ "Electoral notices". The Press. Vol. LXIV, no. 19454. 30 October 1928. p. 15. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
21. ^ "General notices". Manawatu Times. Vol. LIII, no. 6748. 30 October 1928. p. 16. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
22. ^ "Electoral". Auckland Star. Vol. LIX, no. 256. 29 October 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
23. ^ "Notice of nominations received and polling places appointed". Wairarapa Daily Times. 30 October 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
24. ^ "Patea". The Evening Post. Vol. CVI, no. 85. 19 October 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
25. ^ "General election : date drawing nearer". Franklin Times. Vol. XVIII, no. 124. 29 October 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
26. ^ "Declarations of result of poll for the electoral district of Tauranga". Bay of Plenty Times. Vol. LVII, no. 9936. 24 November 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
27. ^ "Public notices". Waihi Daily Telegraph. Vol. XXV, no. 7769. 1 November 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
28. ^ "Personal Items". The Evening Post. Vol. CIX, no. 72. 26 March 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
29. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 136.
30. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 128.
31. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 104.
32. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 146.
33. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 117.
34. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 144.
35. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 125.

• Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
• Skinner, W. A. G. (1929). The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. Retrieved 4 December 2013.