14th New Zealand Parliament

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The 14th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. It was elected at the 1899 general election in December of that year.

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1899 general election

The 1899 general election was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates and on Tuesday, 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] 373,744 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 77.6%.[1]

Sessions

The 14th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 5 November 1902.[3]

Session Opened Adjouned
first 21 June 1900 21 October 1900
second 1 July 1901 8 November 1901
third 1 July 1902 3 October 1902

Ministries

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]

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