Английская Википедия:12th New Zealand Parliament
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox legislative term 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
Шаблон:Main 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: Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, and Шаблон:NZ electorate link. The remaining six electorates had existed before, and they were re-established for the 12th Parliament: Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, Шаблон:NZ electorate link, and Шаблон:NZ electorate link.Шаблон:Sfn
The 1893 general election was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates, respectively.[1] A total of 74 MPs were elected; 30 represented North Island electorates, 40 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.Шаблон:Sfn 302,997 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 75.3%.[1]
Sessions
The 12th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 14 November 1896.Шаблон:Sfn
| 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 | ||
| Шаблон:Party name with color | 48 | 48 | |
| Шаблон:Party name with color | 6 | 6 | |
| Government total | 54 | 54 | |
| Шаблон:Party name with color | 14 | 15 | |
| Шаблон:Party name with color | 5 | 4 | |
| Шаблон:Party name with color | 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.Шаблон:Sfn John Ballance, who had been leading the Ballance Ministry, had died on 27 April 1893[2] and had been succeeded by the Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon.Шаблон:Sfn The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906.[3]
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.[4] 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. {{#section:1893 New Zealand general election|Results}}
By-elections during 12th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 12th Parliament.
Шаблон:New Zealand by-elections during the 12th Parliament| Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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