The 14th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1899 general election in December of that year.
1899 general election
The 1899 general election was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates, respectively. The last electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1896 for the , and the same electorates were used again. A total of 74 MPs were elected; 34 represented North Island electorates, 36 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. 373,744 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 77.6%.
Sessions The 14th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 5 November 1902.
Session Opened Adjourned first 21 June 1900 21 October 1900 second 1 July 1901 8 November 1901 third 1 July 1902 3 October 1902
Overview of seats Affiliation Members At 1899 election At dissolution 46 47 5 5 Government total 51 52 16 14 5 6 2 2 Opposition total 23 22 Total 74 74 Working government majority 28 30
Ministries The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891. The Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon had taken office in 1893 during the term of the 11th Parliament. The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906.
Initial composition of the 14th Parliament
By-elections during 14th Parliament There were a number of changes during the term of the 14th Parliament.
Electorate and by-election Date Incumbent Cause Winner
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