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17th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

Field	Value
name	17th Parliament of New Zealand
body	New Zealand Parliament
election	[1908 New Zealand general election](1908-new-zealand-general-election)
government	Liberal Government
term_start	10 June 1909
term_end	28 October 1911
before	[16th Parliament](16th-new-zealand-parliament)
after	[18th Parliament](18th-new-zealand-parliament)
website
chamber1	House of Representatives
chamber1_image	File:17th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
membership1	80
chamber1_leader1_type	Speaker of the House
chamber1_leader1	Arthur Guinness
chamber1_leader2_type	Prime Minister
chamber1_leader2	Joseph Ward
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader3	William Massey
chamber2	Legislative Council
membership2	45 (at start)
38 (at end)
chamber2_leader1_type	Speaker of the Council
chamber2_leader1	Charles Bowen
chamber3	Sovereign
chamber3_leader1_type	Monarch
chamber3_leader1	HM George V
— HM Edward VII until 6 May 1910
chamber3_leader2_type	Governor
chamber3_leader2	HE Rt. Hon. The Lord Islington from 22 June 1910
— HE Rt. Hon. THe Lord Plunket until 8 June 1910

| chamber1_alt– = 38 (at end) — HM Edward VII until 6 May 1910 — HE Rt. Hon. THe Lord Plunket until 8 June 1910 The 17th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1908 general election in November and December of that year.

1908 general election

Main article: 1908 New Zealand general election

Members of the Liberal Party of the 17th Parliament

The Second Ballot Act 1908 was used for the 1908 general election. The first ballot was held on Tuesday, 17 November in the general electorates. 22 second ballots were held one week later on 24 November, and in one large rural electorate (Bay of Plenty), two weeks were allowed before the second ballot was held on 1 December. The Second Ballot Act did not apply to the four Māori electorates and the election was held on Wednesday, 2 December. A total of 80 MPs were elected; 41 represented North Island electorates, 35 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. 537,003 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 79.8%.

Sessions

The 17th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1909), and was prorogued on 20 November 1911.

Session	Opened	Adjourned
first	10 June 1909	16 June 1909
second	7 October 1909	28 December 1909
third	28 June 1910	3 December 1910
fourth	27 July 1911	28 October 1911

Ministries

The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891. Joseph Ward formed the Ward Ministry on 6 August 1906. The Ward Ministry remained in power until Ward's resignation as prime minister in 1912.

Party composition

Start of term

Party	Seats
	Other
Source

Initial composition of the 17th Parliament

By-elections during 17th Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 17th Parliament.

By-elections

Electorate and by-election	Date	Incumbent	Cause	Winner

Party affiliation changes

Name	Year	Seat
William Hughes Field	1909	Otaki
Francis Fisher	1910	Wellington Central
David McLaren	Wellington East

Notes

References

"General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand.
{{DNZB. Hall-Jones. John. 2h7. Hall-Jones, William 1851-1936. 10 December 2011
{{DNZB. Bassett. Michael. 2W9. Ward, Joseph George. 10 December 2011. Michael Bassett
"1890–1993 general elections {{!}} Elections".

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