7th New Zealand Parliament

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The 7th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament 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 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.[1]

Session Opened Adjouned
first 24 September 1879 19 December 1879
second 28 May 1880 1 September 1880
third 9 June 1881 24 September 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.[2]

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 John Hall formed a new caucus. This ministry lasted until 21 April 1882, well into the term of the 8th Parliament.[3][4]

Initial composition of the 7th Parliament

88 seats were created across the electorates.[5]


Member Electorate MP's term Election date
William Montgomery Akaroa Third 1 September[6]
William Sefton Moorhouse Ashley Sixth 11 September[6]
William Speight Auckland East First 10 September[7]
William John Hurst Auckland West First 6 September[8]
James Wallis Auckland West Second 6 September[9]
William Rolleston Avon Fourth 28 August[10]
William Murray Bruce Third 9 September[11]
James Bickerton Fisher Buller First 9 September[12]
William Barron Caversham First 9 September[13]
Alfred Saunders Cheviot Third 6 September[14]
Samuel Paull Andrews Christchurch First 10 September[15]
George Greya Christchurch Third 10 September[16]
Edward Cephas John Stevens Christchurch Third 10 September[7]
John Davies Ormond Clive Fifth 10 September[17]
James William Thomson Clutha Third 11 September[18]
Edward George Wright Coleridge First 15 September[19]
William Gibbs Collingwood Third 11 September[20]
Thomas Dick City of Dunedin Third 2 September[21]
Richard Oliver City of Dunedin Second 2 September[17]
William Downie Stewart City of Dunedin Second 2 September[22]
Vincent Pyke Dunstan Third 3 September[23]
Allan McDonald East Coast First 5 September[24]
Joseph Tole Eden Second 5 September[25]
Harry Atkinson Egmont Fifth 5 September[15]
Benjamin Harris Franklin First 11 September[26]
Ebenezer Hamlin Franklin Second 11 September[27]
Edward Wakefield Geraldine Second 9 September[9]
John Studholme Gladstone Fourth 15 September[22]
Robert Trimble Grey and Bell First 8 September[25]
Richard Reeves Grey Valley Second 5 September[28]
Edward Masters Grey Valley First 5 September[29]
James Fisher Heathcote Second 8 September[12]
Richard Seddon Hokitika First 5 September[30]
Robert Reid Hokitika First 5 September[28]
Thomas Mason Hutt First 9 September[31]
James Walker Bain Invercargill First 1 September[13]
Charles Christopher Bowen Kaiapoi Third 5 September[32]
Harry Allwright Lyttelton First 4 September[33]
Walter Woods Johnston Manawatu Third 6 September[34]
William Henry Colbeck Marsden First 11 September[35]
James Shanks Mataura Second 29 August[30]
John Lundon Mongonui and Bay of Islands First 10 September[36]
Richmond Hursthouse Motueka Second 2 September[37]
Cecil de Lautour Mount Ida Second 30 August[21]
Fred Sutton Napier Second 8 September[22]
William Russell Napier Second 8 September[14]
Albert Pitt City of Nelson First 6 September[38]
Acton Adams City of Nelson Second 6 September[33]
Andrew Richmond Nelson SuburbsSuburbs of Nelson Fifth 8 September[10]
Thomas Kelly New Plymouth Fourth 6 September[39]
William Swanson Newton Third 2 September[22]
Maurice O'Rorke Onehunga Fifth 9 September[17]
Frederick Moss Parnell Second 4 September[11]
Courtney Kenny Picton Fourth 30 August[39]
James Macandrew Port Chalmers Seventh 5 September[40]
William Jarvis Willis Rangitikei First 3 September[41]
Patrick McCaughen Riverton First 6 September[40]
Seymour Thorne George Rodney Second 8 September[20]
Henry Driver Roslyn Fourth 5 September[42]
John Hall Selwyn Fourth 29 August[27]
James Fulton Taieri First 9 September[20]
George Greya Thames Third 2 September[16]
John Sheehan Thames Third 2 September[30]
Richard Turnbull Timaru Second 6 September[25]
William Gisborne Totara Third 29 August[20]
James Clark Brown Tuapeka Fourth 6 September[43]
George Ireland Waikaia First 8 September[37]
John Blair Whyte Waikato First 8 September[44]
George McLean Waikouaiti Third 6 September[45]
Joseph Shephard Waimea Second 5 September[46][47]
Frederick Alexander Whitaker Waipa First 10 September[44]
Henry Bunny Wairarapa Fifth 4 September[48]
George Beetham Wairarapa Second 4 September[49]
Arthur Seymour Wairau Third 8 September[30]
Samuel Shrimski Waitaki Second 5 September[50]
Thomas William Hislop Waitaki Second 5 September[51]
Reader Wood Waitemata Fifth 9 September[19]
Hugh Finn Wakatipu First 12 September[12]
Henry Hirst Wallace First 4 September[51]
John Bryce Wanganui Fourth 5 September[43]
John Ballance Wanganui Third 5 September[13]
William Hutchison City of Wellington First 5 September[37]
William Levin City of Wellington First 5 September[36]
Alfred Brandon Wellington Country Sixth 11 September[43]
Henare Tomoana X-01Eastern Maori Second 8 September[25]
Hone Tawhai X-02Northern Maori First 8 September[52]
Ihaia Tainui X-03Southern Maori Second 8 September[52]
Wiremu Te Wheoro X-04Western Maori First 8 September[44]

a George Grey was unseated on petition in Christchurch, as he had already been elected in the Thames electorate[53]


Changes during term

There were a number of changes during the term of the 7th Parliament.

By-election Electorate Date Incumbent Reason Winner
1880 Rangitikei 8 May William Jarvis Willis Resignation William Fox
1880 Waitaki 16 June Thomas William Hislop Resignation George Jones
1880 Waikaia 21 September George Ireland Death Horace Bastings
1881 Suburbs of Nelson 11 January Andrew Richmond Death Arthur Collins
1881 Southern Maori 1 March Ihaia Tainui Resignation Hori Kerei Taiaroa
1881 City of Nelson 7 June Acton Adams Resignation Henry Levestam
1881 Grey Valley 16 June Edward Masters Resignation Thomas S. Weston

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