Terms of Parliament
Parliament is currently in its 50th term.
| Term | Elected in | Government |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-party era | ||
| 1st Parliament | 1853 election | No Parties |
| 2nd Parliament | 1855 election | No Parties |
| 3rd Parliament | 1860 election | No Parties |
| 4th Parliament | 1866 election | No Parties |
| 5th Parliament | 1871 election | No Parties |
| 6th Parliament | 1875 election | No Parties |
| 7th Parliament | 1879 election | No Parties |
| 8th Parliament | 1881 election | No Parties |
| 9th Parliament | 1884 election | No Parties |
| 10th Parliament | 1887 election | No Parties |
| Liberal Party era | ||
| 11th Parliament | 1890 election | First Liberal |
| 12th Parliament | 1893 election | |
| 13th Parliament | 1896 election | |
| 14th Parliament | 1899 election | |
| 15th Parliament | 1902 election | |
| 16th Parliament | 1905 election | |
| 17th Parliament | 1908 election | |
| Multi-party era | ||
| 18th Parliament | 1911 election | Reform |
| 19th Parliament | 1914 election | |
| 20th Parliament | 1919 election | |
| 21st Parliament | 1922 election | |
| 22nd Parliament | 1925 election | |
| 23rd Parliament | 1928 election | United |
| 24th Parliament | 1931 election | United-Reform Coalition |
| 25th Parliament | 1935 election | First Labour |
| Two-party era | ||
| 26th Parliament | 1938 election | First Labour |
| 27th Parliament | 1943 election | |
| 28th Parliament | 1946 election | |
| 29th Parliament | 1949 election | First National |
| 30th Parliament | 1951 election | |
| 31st Parliament | 1954 election | |
| 32nd Parliament | 1957 election | Second Labour |
| 33rd Parliament | 1960 election | Second National |
| 34th Parliament | 1963 election | |
| 35th Parliament | 1966 election | |
| 36th Parliament | 1969 election | |
| 37th Parliament | 1972 election | Third Labour |
| 38th Parliament | 1975 election | Third National |
| 39th Parliament | 1978 election | |
| 40th Parliament | 1981 election | |
| 41st Parliament | 1984 election | Fourth Labour |
| 42nd Parliament | 1987 election | |
| 43rd Parliament | 1990 election | Fourth National |
| 44th Parliament | 1993 election | |
| Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) era | ||
| 45th Parliament | 1996 election | Fourth National (in coalition) |
| 46th Parliament | 1999 election | Fifth Labour (in coalition) |
| 47th Parliament | 2002 election | |
| 48th Parliament | 2005 election | |
| 49th Parliament | 2008 election | Fifth National (in coalition) |
| 50th Parliament | 2011 election | |
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