Английская Википедия:23rd New Zealand Parliament
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox legislative term 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
Шаблон:Main 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.Шаблон:Sfn 844,633 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 88.1%.[1]
Electoral boundaries
Файл:New Zealand Electorates 1928.png
Sessions
The 23rd Parliament sat for five sessions (there were two sessions in 1931), and was prorogued on 12 November 1931.Шаблон:Sfn
| Session | Opened | Adjourned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 4 December 1928 | 14 December 1928 |
| second | 27 June 1929 | 9 November 1929 |
| third | 26 June 1930 | 25 October 1930 |
| fourth | 11 March 1931 | 28 April 1931 |
| fifth | 25 June 1931 | 11 November 1931 |
Party standings
Start of Parliament
| Party | Leader(s) | Seats at start | |
| Шаблон:Party color cell | United Party | Sir Joseph Ward | 27 |
| Шаблон:Party color cell | Reform Party | Gordon Coates | 27 |
| Шаблон:Party color cell | Labour Party | Harry Holland | 19 |
| Шаблон:Party color cell | Country Party | Harold Rushworth | 1 |
| Шаблон:Party color cell | Independents | 6 | |
End of Parliament
Ministries
The Coates Ministry led by Gordon Coates of the Reform Party had come to power in May 1925.Шаблон:Sfn 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.[2]
Joseph Ward formed the second Ward Ministry on 10 December 1928 as leader of the United Party, a successor of the Liberal Party.Шаблон:Sfn[3] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Members
Initial MPs
{{#section:1928 New Zealand general election|Electorate results}}
By-elections during 23rd Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 23rd Parliament.
Шаблон:New Zealand by-elections during the 23rd Parliament| Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes
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