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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 (John Payne). During the 19th Parliament, the Social Democrats and most of the United Labour Party merged to form the modern Labour Party.

Contents 1 Party standings 2 Members 2.1 Initial MPs 2.2 New MPs 2.3 Summary of changes 2.3.1 Party changes 2.3.2 Deaths 2.3.3 Resignations 2.3.4 Expulsions

[edit] 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

[edit] Members

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Summary of changes

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 did not 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)

[edit] 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)