6th New Zealand Parliament

The 6th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.

6th Parliament of New Zealand
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Overview
Legislative bodyNew Zealand Parliament
Term15 June 1876 – 11 August 1879
Election1875–1876 New Zealand general election
GovernmentSecond Vogel ministry (until 1876)
First Atkinson ministry (1876)
Second Atkinson ministry (1876–1877)
Grey ministry (from 1877)
House of Representatives
Members88
Speaker of the HouseWilliam Fitzherbert
PremierGeorge Grey
— from 13 October 1877
Harry Atkinson
— 1 September 1876 – 13 October 1877
Julius Vogel
— until 1 September 1876
Legislative Council
Members43 (at start)
49 (at end)
Speaker of the CouncilWilliam Fitzherbert
— John Richardson until 6 December 1878†
Sovereign
MonarchHM Victoria
GovernorHE Rt. Hon. Sir Hercules Robinson from 27 March 1879
— HE The Marquess of Normanby until 21 February 1879

Elections for this term were held in 69 European electorates between 20 December 1875 and 29 January 1876. Elections in the four Māori electorates were held on 4 and 15 January 1876. A total of 88 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in August 1879. During the term of this Parliament, five Ministries were in power.

Sessions

The 6th Parliament opened on 15 June 1876, following the 1875–1876 general election. It sat for four sessions, and was prorogued on 15 August 1879.[1]

SessionOpenedAdjourned
first15 June 187631 October 1876
second19 July 187710 December 1877
third26 July 18782 November 1878
fourth11 July 187911 August 1879

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

Since July 1875, the Pollen Ministry was in power, led by Premier Daniel Pollen. On 15 February 1876, the second Vogel Ministry was established, which lasted until 1 September 1876. This was followed by the Atkinson Ministry, what is known as the beginning of the Continuous Ministry, which lasted from 1 to 13 September 1876. It was reconstituted as the second Atkinson Ministry, which ruled from 13 September 1876 to 13 October 1877. This was succeeded by the Grey Ministry, which was in power from 13 October 1877 to 8 October 1879. This period extended slightly after the period of the 1879 general elections for the 7th Parliament.[3][4]

Initial composition of the 6th Parliament

88 seats were created across the electorates.[5]

Member Electorate MP's term Election date
William Montgomery Akaroa Second 29 December 1875[6]
John Evans Brown Ashley Second 11 January 1876[7]
William Rees Auckland East First 30 December 1875[8]
George Grey Auckland West Second 23 December 1875[9]
Patrick Dignan Auckland West Third 23 December 1875[10]
William Rolleston Avon Third 22 December 1875[11]
William Murray Bruce Second 23 December 1875[12]
Joseph Henry Buller First 5 January 1876[13]
James Seaton Caversham First 21 December 1875[14]
Leonard Harper Cheviot First 8 January 1876[15]
William Sefton Moorhouse Christchurch Fifth 21 December 1875[6]
Edward Richardson Christchurch Second 21 December 1875[16]
Edward Cephas John Stevens Christchurch Second 21 December 1875[17]
John Davies Ormond Clive Fourth 7 January 1876[18]
James William Thomson Clutha Second 20 January 1876[19]
Cathcart Wason Coleridge First 6 January 1876[20]
William Gibbs Collingwood Second 29 December 1875[21]
James Macandrew City of Dunedin Sixth 20 December 1875[22]
William Larnach City of Dunedin First 20 December 1875[23]
Robert Stout City of Dunedin Second 20 December 1875[24]
Vincent Pyke Dunstan Second 27 December 1875[25]
George Read East Coast First 6 January 1876[8]
Joseph Tole Eden First 6 January 1876[26]
Harry Atkinson Egmont Fourth 3 January 1876[27]
Hugh Lusk Franklin First 18 January 1876[22]
Ebenezer Hamlin Franklin First 18 January 1876[28]
Edward Wakefield Geraldine First 27 December 1875[29]
Frederick Teschemaker Gladstone First 20 January 1876[19]
Frederic Carrington Grey and Bell Third 28 December 1875[30]
Martin Kennedy Grey Valley First 12 January 1876[31]
Charles Woolcock Grey Valley First 12 January 1876[32]
James Fisher Heathcote First 4 January 1876[33]
Edmund Barff Hokitika Second 14 January 1876[34]
Charles Button Hokitika First 14 January 1876[35]
William Fitzherbert Hutt Fifth 29 December 1875[33]
George Lumsden Invercargill First 24 December 1875[36]
Charles Bowen Kaiapoi Second 21 December 1875[37]
Hugh Murray-Aynsley Lyttelton First 28 December 1875[34]
Walter Woods Johnston Manawatu Second 10 January 1876[38]
Robert Douglas Marsden First 10 January 1876[39]
William Wood Mataura Second 6 January 1876[32]
John William Williams Mongonui and Bay of Islands Second 17 January 1876[40]
Richmond Hursthouse Motueka First 6 January 1876[41]
Cecil de Lautour Mount Ida First 17 January 1876[10]
Donald McLean Napier Third 30 December 1875[42]
William Russell Napier First 30 December 1875[43]
John Sharp City of Nelson First 20 December 1875[14]
Oswald Curtis City of Nelson Third 20 December 1875[44]
Andrew Richmond Nelson SuburbsSuburbs of Nelson Fourth 30 December 1875[11]
Thomas Kelly New Plymouth Third 23 December 1875[31]
William Swanson Newton Second 24 December 1875[24]
Maurice O'Rorke Onehunga Fourth 29 December 1875[18]
Reader Wood Parnell Fourth 31 December 1875[32]
Courtney Kenny Picton Third 18 January 1876[31]
William Reynolds Port Chalmers Fourth 10 January 1876[16]
John Ballance Rangitikei Second 5 January 1876[34]
Samuel Hodgkinson Riverton First 7 January 1876[45]
John Sheehan Rodney Second 17 January 1876[14]
Arthur John Burns Roslyn Third 28 December 1875[46]
Cecil Fitzroy Selwyn First 30 December 1875[33]
Donald Reid Taieri Third 29 December 1875[8]
George Grey Thames Second 6 January 1876[47]
William Rowe Thames First 6 January 1876[11]
Edward Stafford Timaru Fifth 28 December 1875[17]
George Henry Tribe Totara Second 10 January 1876[26]
James Clark Brown Tuapeka Third 22 December 1875[7]
Horace Bastings Waikaia First 14 January 1876[48]
Frederick Whitaker Waikato Second 5 January 1876[49]
George McLean Waikouaiti Second 22 December 1875[42]
Edward Baigent Waimea Second 7 January 1876[50]
Alfred Cox Waipa Third 11 January 1876[44]
Henry Bunny Wairarapa Fourth 4 January 1876[46]
John Andrew Wairarapa Second 4 January 1876[27]
Arthur Seymour Wairau Second 29 January 1876[14][51]
Samuel Shrimski Waitaki First 10 January 1876[52]
Thomas William Hislop Waitaki First 10 January 1876[45]
John Macfarlane Waitemata First 19 January 1876[53]
Henry Manders Wakatipu First 7 January 1876[54]
James Parker Joyce Wallace First 30 December 1875[38]
John Bryce Wanganui Third 7 January 1876[7]
Julius Vogel Wanganui Fourth 7 January 1876[29]
George Hunter City of Wellington Second 23 December 1875[55]
Edward Pearce City of Wellington Second 23 December 1875[56]
Alfred Brandon Wellington Country Fifth 31 December 1875[7]
Karaitiana Takamoana X-01Eastern Maori Second 15 January 1876[57]
Hori Tawhiti X-02Northern Maori First 15 January 1876[19]
Hōri Kerei Taiaroa X-03Southern Maori Second 4 January 1876[57]
Hoani Nahi X-04Western Maori First 15 January 1876[12]

Changes during term

There were numerous changes during the term of the 6th Parliament.

By-electionElectorateDateIncumbentReasonWinner
1876 City of Auckland West[58] 25 July George Grey Resignation Benjamin Tonks
1876 Wanganui 27 September Julius Vogel Resignation William Fox
1877 Napier 15 February Donald McLean Death Fred Sutton
1877 City of Wellington 27 March Edward Pearce Resignation William Travers
1877 Totara 30 April George Henry Tribe Death William Gisborne
1877 City of Auckland West 2 May Benjamin Tonks Resignation James Wallis
1877 Wairarapa 3 July John Andrew Resignation George Beetham
1878 City of Wellington 18 February William Travers Resignation George Elliott Barton
1878 Parnell 20 February Reader Wood Resignation Frederick Moss
1878 Timaru 8 April Edward Stafford Resignation Richard Turnbull
1878 Port Chalmers 12 April William Reynolds Resignation James Green
1878 Franklin 20 May Hugh Lusk Resignation Richard Hobbs
1878 Cheviot 21 May Leonard Harper Resignation Alfred Saunders
1878 Grey Valley 22 May Martin Kennedy Resignation Richard Reeves
1878 Hokitika 26 June Charles Button Resignation Seymour Thorne George
1878 City of Dunedin 3 July William Larnach Resignation Richard Oliver
1878 Taieri 11 July Donald Reid Resignation William Cutten
1878 Invercargill 17 July George Lumsden Resignation Henry Feldwick
1878 Waipa 24 July Alfred Cox Resignation Edward Graham McMinn
1878 Roslyn 29 July Arthur John Burns Resignation Henry Driver
1879 Gladstone 3 January Frederick Teschemaker Death John Studholme
1879 Mataura 15 January William Wood Resignation James Shanks
1879 City of Nelson 6 February John Sharp Resignation Acton Adams
1879 City of Auckland West 4 March Patrick Dignan Resignation David Goldie
1879 Coleridge[59] 8 May Cathcart Wason Resignation George Hart
1879 Hutt 2 July William Fitzherbert Resignation Henry Jackson
1879 Eastern Maori 7 July Karaitiana Takamoana Death Henare Tomoana
1879 Southern Maori 7 July Hōri Kerei Taiaroa Resignation Ihaia Tainui
1879 City of Dunedin 15 July Robert Stout Resignation William Downie Stewart

Notes
  1. Scholefield 1950, p. 68.
  2. King 2003, p. ?.
  3. King 2003, p. 533.
  4. Scholefield 1950, pp. 35–36.
  5. "General elections 1853–2005 – dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  6. Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
  7. Scholefield 1950, p. 97.
  8. Scholefield 1950, p. 134.
  9. Scholefield 1950, pp. 103, 110.
  10. Scholefield 1950, p. 103.
  11. Scholefield 1950, p. 136.
  12. Scholefield 1950, p. 128.
  13. Scholefield 1950, p. 113.
  14. Scholefield 1950, p. 138.
  15. Scholefield 1950, p. 112.
  16. Scholefield 1950, p. 135.
  17. Scholefield 1950, p. 140.
  18. Scholefield 1950, p. 130.
  19. Scholefield 1950, p. 143.
  20. Scholefield 1950, p. 146.
  21. Scholefield 1950, p. 108.
  22. Scholefield 1950, p. 121.
  23. Scholefield 1950, p. 119.
  24. Scholefield 1950, p. 141.
  25. Scholefield 1950, p. 133.
  26. Scholefield 1950, p. 144.
  27. Scholefield 1950, p. 93.
  28. Scholefield 1950, p. 111.
  29. Scholefield 1950, p. 145.
  30. Scholefield 1950, p. 100.
  31. Scholefield 1950, p. 118.
  32. Scholefield 1950, p. 149.
  33. Scholefield 1950, p. 106.
  34. Scholefield 1950, p. 94.
  35. Scholefield 1950, p. 99.
  36. Scholefield 1950, p. 120.
  37. Scholefield 1950, p. 96.
  38. Scholefield 1950, p. 117.
  39. Scholefield 1950, p. 104.
  40. Scholefield 1950, p. 148.
  41. Scholefield 1950, p. 116.
  42. Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
  43. Scholefield 1950, p. 137.
  44. Scholefield 1950, p. 102.
  45. Scholefield 1950, p. 114.
  46. Scholefield 1950, p. 98.
  47. Scholefield 1950, p. 110.
  48. Scholefield 1950, p. 95.
  49. Scholefield 1950, p. 147.
  50. Wilson 1985, p. 224.
  51. "The Wairau Election". The Marlborough Express. Vol. XI, no. 785. 2 February 1876. p. 4. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  52. Scholefield 1950, p. 139.
  53. Scholefield 1950, p. 122.
  54. Scholefield 1950, p. 125.
  55. Scholefield 1950, p. 115.
  56. Scholefield 1950, p. 132.
  57. Scholefield 1950, p. 142.
  58. "City West Election". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXXII, no. 5238. 26 July 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  59. "Christchurch. 8th May". The Evening Post. Vol. XVII, no. 505. 9 May 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2010.

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