List of parliaments of New Zealand
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
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Since the adoption of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, which granted New Zealand self-governance, New Zealand has had its own parliament. Regular elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives have been held since the first in 1853.
This page lists every parliament of New Zealand along with:{{cite web |title=1853-2020 general elections: Overview |url=https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/1853-2017-general-elections |website=Vote.nz |publisher=Electoral Commission}}{{cite web |title=1890–1993 general elections: Overview |url=https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/18901993-general-elections |website=Vote.nz |publisher=Electoral Commission}}
- its corresponding general election and the date(s) of that election;
- the term for which that parliament met; and
- the partisan makeup of each parliament after the introduction of political parties (this does not include later changes to parliamentary composition).
Note that it was not until the election of members of the 8th Parliament in 1881 that all positions were filled on the same day. Until then, polls were held in individual electorates on different days within an election period. Elections for members of Māori electorates, which commenced with supplementary elections in 1868, were held separately from elections for general electorates until the election of the 30th Parliament in 1951.
List of parliaments
Key for political party colours (see also: List of political parties in New Zealand)
{{div col|colwidth=8em|style=max-width:600px;}}{{legend|#FFDF00|alt=Li|Liberal}}
{{legend|#9999CC|alt=Co|Conservative}}
{{legend|#00BB00|alt=Re|Reform}}
{{legend|#BBFFFF|alt=Un|United}}
{{legend|#D82A20|alt=La|Labour}}
{{legend|#B9F58B|alt=Co|Country}}
{{legend|#00529F|alt=Na|National}}
{{legend|#CBE800|alt=Sc|Social Credit}}
{{legend|#33CC66|alt=Al|Alliance}}
{{legend|#000000|alt=Fi|NZ First}}
{{legend|#FDE401|alt=Ac|ACT}}
{{legend|#098137|alt=Gr|Green}}
{{legend|#501557|alt=Uf|United Future}}
{{legend|#DDCCDD|alt=Pr|Progressive}}
{{legend|#D13D53|alt=Mi|Māori}}
{{legend|gray |alt=In|Independent}}
{{legend|white |alt=_ |Other}}
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|+Parliaments of New Zealand ! rowspan="2" |Parliament ! colspan="3" |Election ! colspan="2" |Term of Parliament ! rowspan="2" |Parliamentary makeup (as at date of election) |
| Year
!Date !Turnout !Start !End |
|---|
| 1st
|1853 |14 July 1853 – 1 October 1853 (general); |— |24 May 1854 |15 September 1855 |37: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|37}} |
| 2nd
|1855 |26 October 1855 – 28 December 1855 (general); |— |15 April 1856 |5 November 1860 |37: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|37}} |
| 3rd
|12 December 1860 – 28 March 1861 (general); |— |3 June 1861 |30 October 1865 |53: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|53}} |
| 4th
|1866/1868 |12 February 1866 – 6 April 1866 (general); |— |30 June 1866 |13 September 1870 |70: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|70}} |
| 5th
|1871 |14 January 1871 – 23 February 1871 (general); |— |14 August 1871 |21 October 1875 |78: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|78}} |
| 6th
|20 December 1875 – 29 January 1876 (general); |— |15 June 1876 |11 August 1879 |88: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|88}} |
| 7th
|1879 |28 August 1879 – 15 September 1879 (general); |66.50% |24 September 1879 |24 September 1881 |88: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|88}} |
| 8th
|1881 |8 December 1881 (general); |66.50% |18 May 1882 |24 June 1884 |95: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|95}} |
| 9th
|1884 |21 July 1884 (general); |60.60% |7 August 1884 |10 June 1887 |95: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|95}} |
| 10th
|1887 |7 September 1887 (general); |67.10% |6 October 1887 |17 September 1890 |95: {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|95}} |
| 11th
|1890 |27 November 1890 (general); |80.40% |23 January 1891 |6 October 1893 |74: {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|40}} {{legend inline|#9999CC|alt=Co|25}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|9}} |
| 12th
|1893 |28 November 1893 (general); |75.20% |21 June 1894 |17 October 1896 |74: {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|51}} {{legend inline|#9999CC|alt=Co|13}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|10}} |
| 13th
|1896 |4 December 1896 (general); |76.10% |6 April 1897 |23 October 1899 |74: {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|39}} {{legend inline|#9999CC|alt=Co|26}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|9}} |
| 14th
|1899 |6 December 1899 (general); |77.60% |21 June 1900 |3 October 1902 |74: {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|49}} {{legend inline|#9999CC|alt=Co|19}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|6}} |
| 15th
|1902 |5 November 1902 (general); |76.70% |29 June 1903 |30 October 1905 |80: {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|47}} {{legend inline|#9999CC|alt=Co|19}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|14}} |
| 16th
|1905 |6 December 1905 (general); |83.30% |27 June 1906 |10 October 1908 |80: {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|58}} {{legend inline|#9999CC|alt=Co|16}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|4}} {{legend inline|white|alt=_|2}} |
| 17th
|1908 |17 November 1908 (general); |79.80% |10 June 1909 |28 October 1911 |80: {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|50}} {{legend inline|#9999CC|alt=Co|26}} {{legend inline|white|alt=_|1}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|3}} |
| 18th
|1911 |7 December 1911 (general); |83.50% |15 February 1912 |5 November 1914 |80: {{legend inline|#00BB00|alt=Re|37}} {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|33}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|6}} {{legend inline|white|alt=_|4}} |
| 19th
|1914 |10 December 1914 (general); |84.70% |24 June 1915 |5 November 1919 |80: {{legend inline|#00BB00|alt=Re|40}} {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|34}} {{legend inline|white|alt=_|5}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|1}} |
| 20th |1919 |16 December 1919{{refn|group=fn|Delayed due to World War I.}} (general); |80.50% |24 June 1920 |31 October 1922 |80: {{legend inline|#00BB00|alt=Re|45}} {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|19}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|8}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|8}} |
| 21st
|1922 |6 December 1922 (general); |88.70% |7 February 1923 |1 October 1925 |80: {{legend inline|#00BB00|alt=Re|37}} {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|22}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|17}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|4}} |
| 22nd
|1925 |3 November 1925 (general); |90.90% |16 June 1926 |9 October 1928 |80: {{legend inline|#00BB00|alt=Re|55}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|12}} {{legend inline|#FFDF00|alt=Li|11}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|2}} |
| 23rd
|1928 |13 October 1928 (general); |88.10% |4 December 1928 |11 November 1931 |80: {{legend inline|#BBFFFF|alt=Un|27}} {{legend inline|#00BB00|alt=Re|27}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|19}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|6}} {{legend inline|#B9F58B|alt=Co|1}} |
| 24th
|1931 |1 December 1931 (general); |83.30% |23 February 1932 |26 October 1935 |80: {{legend inline|#00BB00|alt=Re|28}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|24}} {{legend inline|#BBFFFF|alt=Un|19}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|8}} {{legend inline|#B9F58B|alt=Co|1}} |
| 25th |1935 |26 November 1935{{refn|group=fn|Delayed in hopes of better economic conditions.}} (general); |90.80% |25 March 1936 |16 September 1938 |80: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|53}} {{legend inline|#00BB00|alt=Re|9}} {{legend inline|#BBFFFF|alt=Un|7}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|7}} {{legend inline|#B9F58B|alt=Co|2}} {{legend inline|white|alt=_|2}} |
| 26th
|1938 |14 October 1938 (general); |92.90% |27 June 1939 |26 August 1943 |80: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|53}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|25}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|2}} |
| 27th |1943 |24 September 1943{{refn|group=fn|Delayed due to World War II.}} (general); |82.80% |22 February 1944 |12 October 1946 |80: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|45}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|34}} {{legend inline|gray|alt=In|1}} |
| 28th
|1946 |26 November 1946 (general); |93.50% |24 June 1947 |21 October 1949 |80: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|42}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|38}} |
| 29th
|1949 |29 November 1949 (general); |93.50% |27 June 1950 |13 July 1951 |80: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|46}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|34}} |
| 30th |1951 |1 September 1951{{refn|group=fn|Snap election due to waterfront strike.}} |89.10% |25 September 1951 |1 October 1954 |80: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|50}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|30}} |
| 31st
|1954 |13 November 1954 |91.40% |22 March 1955 |25 October 1957 |80: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|45}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|35}} |
| 32nd
|1957 |30 November 1957{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |92.90% |21 January 1958 |28 October 1960 |80: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|41}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|39}} |
| 33rd
|1960 |26 November 1960{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |89.80% |29 June 1961 |25 October 1963 |80: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|46}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|34}} |
| 34th
|1963 |30 November 1963{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |89.60% |10 June 1964 |29 October 1966 |80: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|45}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|35}} |
| 35th
|1966 |26 November 1966{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |86.00% |26 April 1967 |24 October 1969 |80: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|44}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|35}} {{legend inline|#CBE800|alt=Sc|1}} |
| 36th
|1969 |29 November 1969{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |88.90% |12 March 1970 |5 July 1974 |84: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|45}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|39}} |
| 37th
|1972 |25 November 1972{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |89.10% |14 February 1973 |10 October 1975 |87: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|55}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|32}} |
| 38th
|1975 |29 November 1975{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |82.50% |22 June 1976 |6 October 1978 |87: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|55}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|32}} |
| 39th
|1978 |25 November 1978{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |69.20%{{refn|group=fn|Due to major problems with the enrolment process, commentators generally consider that the 1978 election had a significantly higher turnout than official figures indicate.}} |16 May 1979 |23 October 1981 |92: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|51}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|40}} {{legend inline|#CBE800|alt=Sc|1}} |
| 40th
|1981 |28 November 1981{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |91.40% |6 April 1982 |14 June 1984 |92: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|47}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|43}} {{legend inline|#CBE800|alt=Sc|2}} |
| 41st |1984 |14 July 1984{{refn|group=fn|Muldoon's snap election.}} |93.70% |15 August 1984 |29 July 1987 |95: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|56}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|37}} {{legend inline|#CBE800|alt=Sc|2}} |
| 42nd
|1987 |15 August 1987 |89.10% |16 September 1987 |6 September 1990 |97: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|57}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|40}} |
| 43rd
|1990 |27 October 1990 |85.20% |28 November 1990 |23 September 1993 |97: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|67}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|29}} {{legend inline|{{party color|NewLabour Party (New Zealand)}}|alt=_|1}} |
| 44th
|1993 |6 November 1993 |85.20% |21 December 1993 |27 August 1996 |99: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|50}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|45}} {{legend inline|#33CC66|alt=Al|2}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|2}} |
| 45th |1996 |12 October 1996{{refn|group=fn|Called early to circumvent a by-election in Hawkes Bay.}} |88.30% |12 December 1996 |5 October 1999 |120: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|44}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|37}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|17}} {{legend inline|#33CC66|alt=Al|13}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|8}} {{legend inline|white|alt=_|1}} |
| 46th
|1999 |27 November 1999{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |84.10% |20 December 1999 |11 June 2002 |120: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|49}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|39}} {{legend inline|#33CC66|alt=Al|10}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|9}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|7}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|5}} {{legend inline|white|alt=_|1}} |
| 47th |2002 |27 July 2002{{refn|group=fn|Clark's snap election.}} |77.00% |26 August 2002 |2 August 2005 |120: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|52}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|27}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|13}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|9}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|9}} {{legend inline|#501557|alt=Uf|8}} {{legend inline|#DDCCDD|alt=Pr|2}} |
| 48th
|2005 |17 September 2005 |80.90% |7 November 2005 |23 September 2008 |121: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|50}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|48}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|7}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|6}} {{legend inline|#D13D53|alt=Mi|4}} {{legend inline|#501557|alt=Uf|3}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|2}} {{legend inline|#DDCCDD|alt=Pr|1}} |
| 49th
|2008 |8 November 2008 |78.70% |8 December 2008 |6 October 2011 |122: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|58}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|43}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|9}} {{legend inline|#D13D53|alt=Mi|5}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|5}} {{legend inline|#501557|alt=Uf|1}} {{legend inline|#DDCCDD|alt=Pr|1}} |
| 50th
|2011 |26 November 2011{{refn|group=fn|name=last-sat|General election held on last Saturday of November.}} |74.20% |20 December 2011 |31 July 2014 |121: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|59}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|34}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|14}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|8}} {{legend inline|#D13D53|alt=Mi|3}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|1}} {{legend inline|#501557|alt=Uf|1}} {{legend inline|white|alt=_|1}} |
| 51st
|2014 |20 September 2014 |77.90% |20 October 2014 |18 August 2017 |121: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|60}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|32}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|14}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|11}} {{legend inline|#D13D53|alt=Mi|2}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|1}} {{legend inline|#501557|alt=Uf|1}} |
| 52nd
|2017 |23 September 2017 |79.80% |7 November 2017 |6 September 2020 |120: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|56}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|46}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|9}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|8}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|1}} |
| 53rd
|2020 |17 October 2020 |82.50% |25 November 2020 |8 September 2023 |120: {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|65}} {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|33}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|10}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|10}} {{legend inline|#D13D53|alt=Mi|2}} |
| 54th
|2023 |14 October 2023 |78.20% |5 December 2023 |Current |123: {{legend inline|#00529F|alt=Na|49}} {{legend inline|#D82A20|alt=La|34}} {{legend inline|#098137|alt=Gr|15}} {{legend inline|#FDE401|alt=Ac|11}} {{legend inline|#000000|alt=Fi|8}} {{legend inline|#D13D53|alt=Mi|6}} |
See also
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