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The upper house of the General Assembly of New Zealand between 1853 and 1951.
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New Zealand Parliament
7 linksUnicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Queen of New Zealand (Queen-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives.
Unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Queen of New Zealand (Queen-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives.
Before 1951, there was an upper chamber, the New Zealand Legislative Council.
New Zealand House of Representatives
4 linksSole chamber of the New Zealand Parliament.
Sole chamber of the New Zealand Parliament.
The House of Representatives was created by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 (effective 1853), an Act of the British Parliament, which established a bicameral legislature; however the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1950.
Suicide squad (New Zealand)
6 linksThe "suicide squad" was the group of New Zealand Legislative Councillors appointed in 1950 by Prime Minister Sidney Holland tasked with voting the New Zealand Legislative Council out of existence.
New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
4 linksThe New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict.
The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict.
The bicameral General Assembly (often referred to as Parliament, but not officially so called until 1986), consisting of the governor, a legislative council and a House of Representatives;
Prime Minister of New Zealand
6 linksHead of government of New Zealand.
Head of government of New Zealand.
In 1893, the premier gained the ability to restrict the term of appointments to the Legislative Council.
Governor-General of New Zealand
3 linksViceregal representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently Queen Elizabeth II.
Viceregal representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently Queen Elizabeth II.
The new parliamentary session is marked by the opening of parliament, during which the governor-general delivers the 'Speech from the Throne' in the Legislative Council Chamber, outlining the Government's legislative agenda.
Agnes Weston (politician)
3 linksAgnes Louisa Weston (née Steuart, 18 January 1879 – 8 August 1972) from Wellington was appointed a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council on 22 June 1950.
Ethel Gould
3 linksEthel Marion Gould (née Hirst; 2 February 1895 – 9 March 1992) from Auckland was appointed a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council on 22 June 1950.
Cora Louisa Burrell
3 linksNational Party activist, on the Canterbury Division executive and a Dominion councillor.
National Party activist, on the Canterbury Division executive and a Dominion councillor.
She was appointed a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council on 22 June 1950, one of three woman members of the suicide squad appointed by the First National Government in 1950 to vote for its abolition.
First National Government of New Zealand
2 linksThe government of New Zealand from 1949 to 1957 formed by the National Party.
The government of New Zealand from 1949 to 1957 formed by the National Party.
Abolished the Legislative Council (Upper House), thus making New Zealand's parliament unicameral; see Suicide squad.