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25th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

Field	Value
name	25th Parliament of New Zealand
image	File:Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG
caption	Parliament House, Wellington
body	New Zealand Parliament
election	[1935 New Zealand general election](1935-new-zealand-general-election)
government	First Labour Government
term_start	25 March 1936
term_end	26 August 1938
before	[24th Parliament](24th-new-zealand-parliament)
after	[26th Parliament](26th-new-zealand-parliament)
website
chamber1	House of Representatives
chamber1_image	File:25th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
membership1	80
chamber1_leader1_type	Speaker of the House
chamber1_leader1	Bill Barnard
chamber1_leader2_type	Prime Minister
chamber1_leader2	Michael Joseph Savage
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader3	Adam Hamilton
— George Forbes until [2 November 1936](1936-new-zealand-national-party-leadership-election)
chamber2	Legislative Council
membership2	39 (at start)
38 (at end)
chamber2_leader1_type	Speaker of the Council
chamber2_leader1	Sir Walter Carncross
chamber2_leader2_type	Leader of the Council
chamber2_leader2	Mark Fagan
chamber3	Sovereign
chamber3_leader1_type	Monarch
chamber3_leader1	HM George VI
— HM Edward VIII until 11 December 1936
chamber3_leader2_type	Governor-General
chamber3_leader2	HE Rt. Hon. The Viscount Galway
session1_start	25 March 1936
session1_end	31 October 1936
session2_start	9 September 1937
session2_end	15 March 1938
session3_start	28 June 1938
session3_end	16 September 1938

— George Forbes until 2 November 1936 38 (at end) — HM Edward VIII until 11 December 1936 The 25th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It opened on 25 March 1936, following the 1935 election. It was dissolved on 16 September 1938 in preparation for the 1938 election.

The 25th Parliament was notable in that it was the first time the Labour Party had a parliamentary majority and formed a government, the First Labour Government. The new Prime Minister was Michael Joseph Savage. The opposition consisted of the United Party and the Reform Party, which merged to form the National Party in 1936.

The 25th Parliament consisted of eighty representatives, each elected from separate geographical electorates. As the 1935 elections had been a landslide victory for the Labour Party, the 25th Parliament was dominated by Labour MPs — 53 of the 80 were members of the Labour Party. The main opposition consisted of a coalition of the Reform Party, the United Party, and three independents, having a total of 19 MPs. Part way through the 25th Parliament, Reform and United took their coalition to the next step, and merged into a single group. This was called the National Party. The smaller Country Party and Rātana movement had two MPs each, and there were four independents not aligned with the coalition. The Democrat Party, despite winning a significant portion of the vote, did not hold any seats.

Electoral boundaries

Ministries

The 24th Parliament had been led by a coalition of the Reform Party and the United Party, formed in September 1931 during the term of the 23rd Parliament and led by George Forbes. The primary opposition had been the Labour Party.

At the 1935 election, the Labour Party obtained a parliamentary majority and formed a government, the First Labour Government. The leader of the Labour Party, Michael Joseph Savage, became Prime Minister. The opposition consisted of the United Party and the Reform Party, which merged in 1936 during the term of the 25th Parliament to form the National Party. The Savage Ministry was in power until Savage's death on 27 March 1940.

Party standings

1935-36

	Independents	7

1936-38

	Independents	4

Members

Initial MPs

By-elections during 25th Parliament

There was one by-election during the term of the 25th Parliament.

Electorate and by-election	Date	Incumbent	Cause	Winner

Summary of changes

Bill Jordan, the Labour MP for Manukau, resigned in 1936 to become the New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was replaced by Arthur Osborne, also of the Labour Party.
In 1936, the Reform Party and the United Party merged, becoming the National Party. The three independents who supported the Reform-United coalition (James Hargest, William Polson and James Roy) also joined the new group.

Notes

References

{{DNZB. Gustafson. Barry. 4S9. Savage, Michael Joseph - Biography. 11 December 2011

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