Английская Википедия:30th New Zealand Parliament
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox legislative term The 30th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1951 general election on 1 September of that year.
1951 general election
Шаблон:Main The 1951 general election was held on Saturday, 1 September.[1] A total of 80 MPs were elected; 49 represented North Island electorates, 27 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates; this was the same distribution used since the Шаблон:NZ election link.Шаблон:Sfn 1,205,762 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 89.1%.[1]
Sessions
The 30th Parliament sat for five sessions (there were two sessions in 1954), and was prorogued on 4 October 1954.Шаблон:Sfn
| Session | Opened | Adjourned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 25 September 1951 | 6 December 1951 |
| second | 25 June 1952 | 24 October 1952 |
| third | 8 April 1953 | 27 November 1953 |
| fourth | 12 January 1954 | 13 January 1954 |
| fifth | 22 June 1954 | 1 October 1954 |
Ministries
The National Party under Sidney Holland had been in power since the Шаблон:NZ election link, and Holland remained in charge until 1957, when he stepped down due to ill health.Шаблон:Sfn
Overview of seats
The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1951 election and at dissolution:
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At 1951 election | At dissolution | ||
| Шаблон:Party name with color Government | 50 | 50 | |
| Шаблон:Party name with color Opposition | 30 | 30 | |
| Total |
80 | 80 | |
| Working Government majority | 20 | 20 | |
Notes
- The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.
Initial composition of the 30th Parliament
The 1951 election saw the governing National Party re-elected with a twenty-seat margin, a substantial improvement on the twelve-seat margin it previously held. National won fifty seats compared with the Labour Party's thirty.Шаблон:Sfn The popular vote was closer, however, with National winning 54% to Labour's 46%.Шаблон:Sfn No seats were won by minor party candidates or by independents.Шаблон:Sfn This was the last New Zealand general election in which any party has ever captured a majority of the popular vote.Шаблон:Sfn {{#section:1951 New Zealand general election|Electorate results}} Шаблон:Reflist
By-elections during 30th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 30th Parliament.
Шаблон:New Zealand by-elections during the 30th Parliament| Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes
References
