The 23rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the
New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the
1928 general election in November of that year.
1928 general election
The 1928 general election was held on Tuesday, 13 November in the
Māori electorates and on Wednesday, 14 November in the general electorates, respectively.
A total of 80
MPs
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were elected; 47 represented
North Island
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electorates, 29 represented
South Island
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electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. 844,633 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 88.1%.
Electoral boundaries
Sessions
The 23rd Parliament sat for five sessions (there were two sessions in 1931), and was prorogued on 12 November 1931.
Party standings
Start of Parliament
End of Parliament
Ministries
The Coates Ministry led by
Gordon Coates of the
Reform Party had come to power in May 1925. The Reform Party lost the
1928 election, suffering a humiliating defeat, dropping from 55 seats in
1925
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to 28 only three years later. Parliament was called shortly after the election, Coates lost a
no confidence vote
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and resigned as Prime Minister.
formed the second Ward Ministry on 10 December 1928 as leader of the
United Party, a successor of the
Liberal Party.
Ward was an unwell man at this stage in life and suffered several heart attacks. In May 1930, he was pressured by his colleagues to resign as Prime Minister.
Ward was succeeded by
George Forbes, again of the United Party. The Forbes Ministry was in place until September 1931. During the difficult times of the
Great Depression
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, Forbes wanted to form a grand coalition with the
Labour Party and the Reform Party. Labour refused, but Reform went into a coalition government with United from September 1931.
Members
Initial MPs
By-elections during 23rd Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 23rd Parliament.
Notes
References
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