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The 13th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. It was elected at the 1896 general election in December of that year.
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The 1896 general election was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates, respectively.[1] A total of 74 MPs were elected; 34 represented North Island electorates, 36 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates.[2] 337,024 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 76.1%.[1]
The 13th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1897), and was prorogued on 15 November 1899.[3]
| Session | Opened | Adjouned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 6 April 1897 | 10 April 1897 |
| second | 23 September 1897 | 22 December 1897 |
| third | 24 September 1898 | 6 November 1898 |
| fourth | 23 September 1899 | 24 October 1899 |
The First Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891.[4] The Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon had taken office in 1893 during the term of the 11th Parliament.[5] The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906.[6]