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The 28th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. It was elected at the 1946 general election in November of that year.
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The 1946 general election was held on Tuesday, 26 November in the Māori electorates and on Wednesday, 27 November in the general electorates, respectively.[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.[2] 1,081,898 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 93.5%.[1]
The 28th Parliament sat for five sessions, and was prorogued on 3 November 1949.[3]
| Session | Opened | Adjouned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 24 June 1947 | 27 November 1947 |
| second | 22 June 1948 | 3 December 1948 |
| third | 28 June 1949 | 21 October 1949 |
Peter Fraser of the Labour Party had been Prime Minister since 27 March 1940. He had formed the first Fraser Ministry on 1 April 1940 and the second Fraser Ministry on 30 April 1940.[4] The second Fraser Ministry remained in power until its defeat by the National Party at the 1949 election.[5][6]