7th New Zealand Parliament
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The 7th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.
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7th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Term | 24 September 1879 – 24 September 1881 | ||||
Election | 1879 New Zealand general election | ||||
Government | Hall ministry | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 88 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Maurice O'Rorke | ||||
Premier | John Hall | ||||
Legislative Council | |||||
Members | 48 (at start) 43 (at end) | ||||
Speaker of the Council | William Fitzherbert | ||||
Sovereign | |||||
Monarch | HM Victoria | ||||
Governor | HE Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon from 29 November 1880 — HE Rt. Hon. Sir Hercules Robinson until 9 September 1880 |
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Elections for this term were held in 69 European electorates between 28 August and 15 September 1879. Elections in the four Māori electorates were held on 1 and 8 September of that year. A total of 88 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in November 1881. During the term of this Parliament, two Ministries were in power.