The 7th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the
Parliament
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of New Zealand.
Elections for this term were held in 69 European electorates between 28 August and 15 September 1879. Elections in the four
Māori electorates
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were held on 1 and 8 September of that year. A total of 88 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in November 1881. During the term of this Parliament, two Ministries were in power.
Sessions
The 7th Parliament opened on 24 September 1879, following the
1879 general election. It sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 8 November 1881.
Historical context
Political parties had not been established yet; this only happened after the
1890 election. Anyone attempting to form an administration thus had to win support directly from individual MPs. This made first forming, and then retaining a government difficult and challenging.
Ministries
The
Grey Ministry had been in power since 13 October 1877 during the term of the
6th Parliament. It lasted until 8 October 1879, when the
Hall Ministry under
Premier
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John Hall John Hall may refer to:
Academics
* John Hall (NYU President) (fl. c. 1890), American academic
* John A. Hall (born 1949), sociology professor at McGill University, Montreal
* John F. Hall (1951–2023), professor of classics at Brigham Young Univ ...
formed a new caucus. This ministry lasted until 21 April 1882, well into the term of the
8th Parliament.
Initial composition of the 7th Parliament
88 seats were created across the electorates.
Changes during term
There were a number of changes during the term of the 7th Parliament.
Notes
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*{{cite book
, last= Wilson
, first= James Oakley
, title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984
, edition= 4th
, orig-year= First ed. published 1913
, year= 1985
, publisher=V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer
, location= Wellington
, oclc= 154283103
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