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22nd New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

Field	Value
name	22nd Parliament of New Zealand
image	File:Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG
caption	Parliament House, Wellington
body	New Zealand Parliament
election	[1925 New Zealand general election](1925-new-zealand-general-election)
government	Reform Government
term_start	16 June 1926
term_end	9 October 1928
before	[21st Parliament](21st-new-zealand-parliament)
after	[23rd Parliament](23rd-new-zealand-parliament)
website
chamber1	House of Representatives
chamber1_image	File:22nd New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
membership1	80
chamber1_leader1_type	Speaker of the House
chamber1_leader1	Charles Statham
chamber1_leader2_type	Prime Minister
chamber1_leader2	Gordon Coates
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader3	Harry Holland
chamber2	Legislative Council
membership2	41 (at start)
40 (at end)
chamber2_leader1_type	Speaker of the Council
chamber2_leader1	Sir Walter Carncross
chamber2_leader2_type	Leader of the Council
chamber2_leader2	Sir Francis Bell from 23 June 1927
— Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes until 14 September 1926
chamber3	Sovereign
chamber3_leader1_type	Monarch
chamber3_leader1	HM George V
chamber3_leader2_type	Governor-General
chamber3_leader2	HE Gen. Sir Charles Fergusson

40 (at end) — Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes until 14 September 1926 The 22nd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. Its composition was determined by the 1925 election, and it sat until the 1928 election.

Historical context

The 22nd Parliament saw the Reform Party's Gordon Coates continue his rule as Prime Minister, in the continuing Reform Government.

The 22nd Parliament consisted of 80 representatives chosen by geographical electorates: 46 from North Island electorates, 30 from South Island electorates, and four Māori electorates. The Parliament was elected using the First Past the Post electoral voting system.

In 1926, the Reform candidate Sir James Gunson was expected to "romp home" in the Eden by-election. Reform had 55 seats. But with National (Liberal) having 11 seats plus two Liberal-leaning independents and Labour 12, Labour realised their chance to be the official Opposition, "threw their all" into the contest, and became the official Opposition; helped by Ellen Melville standing as Independent Reform. In 1927 a Labour farmer Lee Martin won the Raglan by-election against a weak Reform candidate plus Country Party, Liberal and Independent Reform candidates.

Parliamentary sessions

The Parliament sat for three sessions:

Session	from	to
First	16 Jun 1926	11 Sep 1926
Second	23 Jun 1927	5 Dec 1927
Third	28 Jun 1928	9 Oct 1928

Party standings

Start of Parliament

	Independents	2

End of Parliament

	Independents	2

Initial composition of the 22nd Parliament

By-elections during 22nd Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 22nd Parliament.

Electorate and by-election	Date	Incumbent	Cause	Winner

Notes

References

"1890–1993 general elections {{!}} Elections".

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