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26th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

Field	Value
name	26th Parliament of New Zealand
image	File:Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG
caption	Parliament House, Wellington
body	New Zealand Parliament
election	[1938 New Zealand general election](1938-new-zealand-general-election)
government	First Labour Government
term_start	27 June 1939
term_end	26 August 1943
before	[25th Parliament](25th-new-zealand-parliament)
after	[27th Parliament](27th-new-zealand-parliament)
website
chamber1	House of Representatives
chamber1_image	File:26th 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	Peter Fraser from [1 April 1940](1940-new-zealand-labour-party-leadership-election)
— Michael Joseph Savage until 27 March 1940 †
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader3	Sidney Holland
— Adam Hamilton until [26 November 1940](1940-new-zealand-national-party-leadership-election)
chamber2	Legislative Council
chamber2_leader1_type	Speaker of the Council
chamber2_leader1	Mark Fagan
— Sir Walter Carncross until 18 July 1939
chamber2_leader2_type	Leader of the Council
chamber2_leader2	David Wilson
chamber3	Sovereign
membership3	34 (at start)
36 (at end)
chamber3_leader1_type	Monarch
chamber3_leader1	HM George VI
chamber3_leader2_type	Governor-General
chamber3_leader2	HE Rt. Hon. Sir Cyrill Newall from 22 February 1941
— HE Rt. Hon. The Viscount Galway until 3 February 1941
session1_start	27 June 1939
session1_end	6 October 1939
session2_start	30 May 1940
session2_end	6 December 1940
session3_start	12 March 1941
session3_end	17 October 1941
session4_start	11 December 1941
session4_end	12 December 1942
session5_start	24 February 1943
session5_end	26 August 1943

— Michael Joseph Savage until 27 March 1940 † — Adam Hamilton until 26 November 1940 — Sir Walter Carncross until 18 July 1939 36 (at end) — HE Rt. Hon. The Viscount Galway until 3 February 1941 The 26th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1938 general election in October of that year.

1938 general election

Main article: 1938 New Zealand general election

The 1938 general election was held on Friday, 14 October in the Māori electorates and on Saturday, 15 October in the general electorates, respectively. A total of 80 MPs were elected; 48 represented North Island electorates, 28 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. 995,173 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 92.9%.

Sessions

The 26th Parliament sat for an unusual five sessions by omitting the 1941 general election, and was prorogued on 30 August 1943. A 1941 act extended the life of parliament to 1 November 1942, and a 1942 act allowed extension to "one year from the termination of the present war", although a general election was held in .

Session	Opened	Adjourned
first	27 June 1939	6 October 1939
second	30 May 1940	6 December 1940
third	12 March 1941	17 October 1941
fourth	11 December 1941	12 December 1942
fifth	24 February 1943	26 August 1943

Ministries

The Labour Party had been in power since December 1935, and Michael Joseph Savage led the Savage Ministry. The opposition had 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 First Labour Government was confirmed at the 1938 general election with an increased majority, and the Savage Ministry remained until Savage's death on 27 March 1940.

Savage was succeeded as prime minister by Peter Fraser, who formed the Fraser Ministry on 1 April 1940. The first Fraser Ministry resigned on 30 April 1940 and was reappointed, with some portfolios adjusted. The second Fraser Ministry remained in power until its defeat by the National Party at the .

A War Cabinet was formed on 16 July 1940, which held the responsibility for all decisions relating to New Zealand's involvement in World War II. The War Cabinet was dissolved on 21 August 1945. For some months in 1942, a War Administration was in place. Formed on 30 June and dissolved on 2 October, the War Administration had responsibility for all war matters, with the War Cabinet as its executive body.

Party standings

Start of Parliament

	Independents	2

End of Parliament

	Independents	3

Initial composition of the 26th Parliament

The following table shows the initial composition of the 26th Parliament:

Changes

There were a number of changes during the term of the 26th Parliament.

By-elections

Electorate and by-election	Date	Incumbent	Cause	Winner

Party affiliation changes

Name	Year	Seat
John A. Lee	1940	Grey Lynn
Bill Barnard	Napier
Gordon Coates	1942	Kaipara
Bert Kyle	Riccarton

Notes

References

"General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand.
"Prolongation of Parliament Act, 1941". New Zealand Law online.
"Prolongation of Parliament Act, 1942". New Zealand Law online.
{{DNZB. Gustafson. Barry. 4S9. Savage, Michael Joseph - Biography. 11 December 2011
{{DNZB. Beaglehole. Tim. 4f22. Fraser, Peter. 11 December 2011. Tim Beaglehole
"1890–1993 general elections {{!}} Elections".

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