19th New Zealand Parliament Totally Explained

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The 19th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. It opened on 24 June 1915, following the 1914 election. It was dissolved on 27 November 1919 in preparation for 1919 election.
The 19th Parliament was the second term of the Reform Party government, which had been elected in the 1911 election. William Massey, the leader of the Reform Party, remained Prime Minister. The Liberal Party, led by former Prime Minister Joseph Ward, was technically the main opposition party, although for the majority of the term, the Liberals were part of a war-time coalition with Reform. Two small left-wing parties, the Social Democratic Party and the loosely grouped remnants of the United Labour Party, also held seats, and there was one left-wing independent. During the 19th Parliament, the Social Democrats and most of the United Labour Party merged to form the modern Labour Party.

Party standings

Party	Leader(s)	Seats at start
Reform Party	William Massey	41
Liberal Party	Joseph Ward	33
United Labour Party	Alfred Hindmarsh	3
Social Democratic Party	Unclear	2
Independents		1

Members

Initial MPs

Name	Party	Electorate	Term
Allen, James	Reform	Bruce	Tenth
Anderson, George	Reform	Mataura	Third
Anstey, John	Liberal	Waitaki	First
Bollard, Richard	Reform	Raglan	Second
Brown, John Vigor	Liberal	Napier	Third
Buddo, David	Liberal	Kaiapoi	Seventh
Buick, David	Reform	Palmerston	Third
Carroll, James	Liberal	Gisborne	Tenth
Coates, Gordon	Reform	Kaipara	Second
Colvin, James	Liberal	Buller	Sixth
Craigie, James	Liberal	Timaru	Third
Dickie, William	Liberal	Selwyn	Second
Dickson, James McColl	Reform	Chalmers	First
Dickson, James Samuel	Reform	Parnell	Second
Henry Ell	Liberal	Christchurch South	Sixth
Escott, James	Reform	Pahiatua	Second
Field, Thomas	Reform	Nelson	First
Field, William	Reform	Otaki	Fifth
Fletcher, Robert	Liberal	Wellington Central	First
Forbes, George	Liberal	Hurunui	Third
Fraser, William	Reform	Wakatipu	Eighth
Glover, Albert	Liberal	Auckland Central	Third
Guthrie, David	Reform	Oroua	Third
Hanan, Josiah	Liberal	Invercargill	Sixth
Harris, Alexander	Reform	Waitemata	Second
Henare, Taurekareka	Reform	Northern Maori	First
Herdman, Alexander	Reform	Wellington North	Fourth
Herries, William	Reform	Tauranga	Seventh
Hindmarsh, Alfred	United Labour	Wellington South	Second
Hine, John	Reform	Stratford	Third
Hornsby, John	Liberal	Wairarapa	Third
Hudson, Richard	Reform	Motueka	First
Hunter, George	Reform	Waipawa	Third
Isitt, Leonard	Liberal	Christchurch North	Third
Jennings, William	Liberal	Taumarunui	Fourth
Lang, Frederic	Reform	Manukau	Eighth
Lee, Ernest	Reform	Oamaru	Second
Macdonald, William	Liberal	Bay of Plenty	Third
Malcolm, Alexander	Reform	Clutha	Fourth
Mander, Francis	Reform	Marsden	Fifth
Massey, William	Reform	Franklin	Eighth
McCallum, Richard	Liberal	Wairau	Second
McCombs, James	Social Democrats	Lyttelton	Second
McNab, Robert	Liberal	Hawkes Bay	Sixth
Myers, Arthur	Liberal	Auckland East	Third
Newman, Alfred	Reform	Wellington East	Seventh
Newman, Edward	Reform	Rangitikei	Third
Ngata, Apirana	Liberal	Eastern Maori	Fourth
Nosworthy, William	Reform	Ashburton	Third
Okey, Henry	Reform	Taranaki	Fourth
Parata, Taare	Liberal	Southern Maori	Second
Parr, Christopher	Reform	Eden	First
Payne, John	Independent	Grey Lynn	Second
Pearce, George	Reform	Patea	Third
Poland, Hugh	Liberal	Ohinemuri	Fourth
Pomare, Maui	Reform	Western Maori	Second
Poole, Charles	Liberal	Auckland West	Third
Reed, Vernon	Reform	Bay of Islands	Third
Rhodes, Heaton	Reform	Ellesmere	Sixth
Rhodes, Thomas	Liberal	Thames	Second
Russell, George	Liberal	Avon	Fifth
Scott, Robert	Reform	Otago Central	Third
Seddon, Tom	Liberal	Westland	Fourth
Sidey, Thomas	Liberal	Dunedin South	Sixth
Smith, Robert	Liberal	Waimarino	Third
Statham, Charles	Reform	Dunedin Central	Second
Stewart, William Downie	Reform	Dunedin West	First
Sykes, George	Reform	Masterton	Second
Talbot, Charles	Liberal	Temuka	First
Thacker, Henry	Liberal	Christchurch East	First
Thomson, John	Liberal	Wallace	Fifth
Veitch, Bill	United Labour	Wanganui	Second
Walker, Andrew	United Labour	Dunedin North	First
Ward, Joseph	Liberal	Awarua	Tenth
Webb, Paddy	Social Democrats	Grey	Second
Wilford, Thomas	Liberal	Hutt	Seventh
Wilkinson, Charles	Reform	Egmont	Second
Witty, George	Liberal	Riccarton	Fifth
Wright, Robert	Reform	Wellington Suburbs and Country	Second
Young, James	Reform	Waikato	Second

New MPs

Name	Party	Electorate	Term
Findlay, John	Liberal	Hawkes Bay	First
Fraser, Peter	Labour	Wellington Central	First
Holland, Harry	Labour	Grey	First
Luke, John	Liberal	Wellington North	Second
Nash, James	Reform	Palmerston	First
Semple, Bob	Labour	Wellington South	First
Smith, George	Reform	Pahiatua	First
Sydney Smith	Independent	Taranaki	First
Stewart, William	Reform	Bay of Islands	First
Uru, John	Independent	Southern Maori	First

Summary of changes

Party changes

Thomas Rhodes, the Liberal Party MP for Thames, changed affiliation to the Reform Party in 1915.

The Social Democratic Party and the loose United Labour Party grouping merged to form the modern Labour Party on 7 July 1916. One ULP member, Bill Veitch, rejected the merger, and carried on as an independent.

Deaths

James Escott (Reform, Pahiatua) died on 28 July 1916.

Pahiatua by-election 1916 — won by George Smith (Reform)

Robert McNab (Liberal, Hawkes Bay) died on 3 February 1917.

Hawkes Bay by-election 1917 — won by John Findlay (Liberal)

Taare Parata (Liberal, Southern Maori) died on 8 January 1918.

Southern Maori by-election 1918 — won by John Uru (Independent)

Robert Fletcher (Liberal, Wellington Central) died on 4 September 1918.

Wellington Central by-election 1918 — won by Peter Fraser (Labour)

Henry Okey (Reform, Taranaki) died on 13 September 1918

Taranaki by-election 1918 — won by Sydney Smith (Independent aligned with Liberals)

Alfred Hindmarsh (Labour, Wellington South) died on 13 November 1918.

Wellington South by-election 1918 — won by Bob Semple (Labour)

David Buick (Reform, Palmerston) died on 18 November 1918.

Palmerston by-election 1918 — won by James Nash (Reform)

James Colvin (Liberal, Buller) died on 29 October 1919.

Seat remained vacant, as it was only two months until the general election.

Resignations

William Stewart (Reform, Bay of Islands) resigned in March 1917. Stewart won the seat in a by-election when the victory of another Reform candidate, Vernon Reed, had been overturned, and Stewart's resignation opened the way for Reed to return via another by-election.

Bay of Islands by-election 1915 — won by William Stewart (Reform)
Bay of Islands by-election 1917 — won by Vernon Reed (Reform)

Paddy Webb (Labour, Grey) resigned in November 1917. He then challenged the government to fight the resulting by-election on the issue of conscription, which Webb opposed. The government declined the challenge, and didn't contest the by-election.

Grey by-election 1917 — won by Paddy Webb (Labour)

Alexander Herdman (Reform, Wellington North) resigned in February 1918. Herdman, as Attorney-General, had just appointed himself to a judicial position, and was resigning in order to take up this role.

Wellington North by-election 1918 — won by John Luke (Liberal)

Expulsions

William Jennings (Liberal Party, Taumarunui) lost his seat in May 1915 when his election the previous year was declared void.

Taumarunui by-election 1915 — won by William Jennings (Liberal)

Vernon Reed (Reform, Bay of Islands) lost his seat in May 1915 when his election the previous year was declared void. (His replacement later resigned, allowing Reed to reclaim the seat).

Bay of Islands by-election 1915 — won by William Stewart (Reform)

Paddy Webb (Labour, Grey) lost his seat in April 1918, having been jailed for refusing military service. (He had previously fought and won a by-election on the issue).

Grey by-election 1918 — won by Harry Holland (Labour)

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