10th New Zealand Parliament
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The 10th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Elections for this term were held in 4 Māori electorates and 91 European electorates on 7 and 26 September 1887, respectively. A total of 95 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in October 1890. During the term of this Parliament, two Ministries were in power.
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10th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Term | 6 October 1887 – 17 September 1890 | ||||
Election | 1887 New Zealand general election | ||||
Government | Fifth Atkinson ministry | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 95 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Maurice O'Rorke | ||||
Premier | Harry Atkinson | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | John Ballance | ||||
Legislative Council | |||||
Members | 49 (at start) 41 (at end) | ||||
Speaker of the Council | William Fitzherbert | ||||
Sovereign | |||||
Monarch | HM Victoria | ||||
Governor | HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Onslow from 2 May 1889 — HE Lt. Gen. Sir William Jervois until 23 March 1889 |
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