Parliaments.
Number of Parliaments Since the Constitution Act was Passed Conferring Representative Institutions upon the Colony of New Zealand, with the Dates of Opening of sessions and Dates of Closing or Dissolution.
No. of Parliament |
Date of Opening of Sessions. |
Date of Closing or Dissolution. |
|
|
|
First |
27 May, 1854 |
9 August, 1854. |
|
31 August, 1854 |
16 September, 1854. |
|
8 August, 1855 |
15 September, 1855. |
Second |
15 April, 1856 |
16 August, 1856. |
|
(There was no session held in the year 1857.) |
|
10th April, 1858 |
21 August, 1858. |
|
(There was no session held in the year 1859.) |
|
30th July, 1860 |
5 November, 1860. |
Third |
3 June, 1861 |
7 September, 1861. |
|
7 July, 1862 |
15 September, 1862. |
|
19 October, 1863 |
14 December, 1863. |
|
24 November, 1864 |
13 December, 1864. |
|
26 July, 1865 |
30 October, 1865. |
Fourth |
30 June, 1866 |
8 October, 1866. |
|
9 July, 1867 |
10 October, 1867. |
|
9 July, 1868 |
20 October, 1868. |
|
1 June, 1869 |
3 September, 1869. |
|
14 June, 1870 |
13 September, 1870. |
Fifth |
14 August, 1871 |
16 November, 1871. |
|
16 July, 1872 |
25 October, 1872. |
|
15 July, 1873 |
3 October, 1873. |
|
3 July, 1874 |
31 August, 1874. |
|
20 July, 1875 |
21 October, 1875. |
Sixth |
15 June, 1876 |
31 October, 1876. |
|
19 July, 1877 |
10 December, 1877. |
|
26 July, 1878 |
2 November, 1878. |
|
11 July, 1879 |
15 August, 1879. |
Seventh |
24 September, 1879 |
19 December, 1879. |
|
28 May, 1880 |
1 September, 1880. |
|
9 June, 1881 |
24 September, 1881. |
Eighth |
18 May, 1882 |
15 September, 1882. |
|
14 June, 1883 |
8 September, 1883. |
|
5 June, 1884 |
24 June, 1884. |
Ninth |
7 August, 1884 |
10 November, 1884. |
|
11 June, 1885 |
22 September, 1885. |
|
13 May, 1886 |
18 August, 1886. |
|
26 April, 1887 |
15 July, 1887. |
Tenth |
6 October, 1887 |
23 December, 1887. |
|
10 May, 1888 |
31 August, 1888. |
|
20 June, 1889 |
19 September, 1889. |
|
19 June, 1890 |
3 October, 1890. |
Eleventh |
23 January, 1891 |
31 January, 1891. |
|
11 June, 1891 |
5 September, 1891. |
|
23 June, 1892 |
12 October, 1892. |
|
22 June, 1893 |
8 November, 1893. |
Twelfth |
21 June, 1894 |
24 October, 1894 |
|
20 June, 1895. |