# 14th New Zealand Parliament

The 14th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1899 general election in December of that year.

## 1899 general election

The 1899 general election was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates, respectively. The last electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1896 for the 1896 election, and the same electorates were used again. A total of 74 MPs were elected; 34 represented North Island electorates, 36 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. 373,744 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 77.6%.

## Sessions

The 14th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 5 November 1902.
| Session | Opened | Adjourned |
| first | 21 June 1900 | 21 October 1900 |
| second | 1 July 1901 | 8 November 1901 |
| third | 1 July 1902 | 3 October 1902 |

## Overview of seats

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Members |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | At 1899 election | At dissolution |
| | Liberal | 46 | 47 |
| | Liberal–Labour | 5 | 5 |
| Government total | Government total | 51 | 52 |
| | Conservative | 16 | 14 |
| | Independent Liberal | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | 2 | 2 |
| Opposition total | Opposition total | 23 | 22 |
| Total | Total | 74 | 74 |
| Working government majority | Working government majority | 28 | 30 |

## Ministries

The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891. The Seddon Ministry under Richard Seddon had taken office in 1893 during the term of the 11th Parliament. The Seddon Ministry remained in power for the whole term of this Parliament and held power until Seddon's death on 10 June 1906.

## Initial composition of the 14th Parliament

The table below show the results of the 1899 general election:
Key
Liberal  Conservative  Independent Liberal  Liberal–Labour  Independent
Electorate results for the 1899 New Zealand general election :
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Winner | Majority | Runner up | Runner up |
| General electorates ||||||||
| Ashburton | Edward George Wright | | John McLachlan | 802 | | Charles John Harper |
| Ashley | Richard Meredith | Richard Meredith | Richard Meredith | 751 | | Thomas Caverhill |
| Auckland, City of | Thomas Thompson | | William Joseph Napier | 1,440 | | James Job Holland |
| Auckland, City of | James Job Holland | | William Crowther | 938 | | James Job Holland |
| Auckland, City of | William Crowther | | George Fowlds | 94 | | James Job Holland |
| Avon | William Tanner | William Tanner | William Tanner | 148 | | Arthur Rhodes |
| Awarua | Joseph Ward | Joseph Ward | Joseph Ward | 1,732 | | W. T. Murray |
| Bay of Islands | Robert Houston | Robert Houston | Robert Houston | 67 | | Norman Alexander McLeod |
| Bay of Plenty | William Herries | William Herries | William Herries | 132 | | David Lundon |
| Bruce | James Allen | James Allen | James Allen | 364 | | Crawford Anderson |
| Buller | Patrick O'Regan | | James Colvin | 552 | | Patrick O'Regan |
| Caversham | Arthur Morrison | Arthur Morrison | Arthur Morrison | 1,108 | | William Henry Warren |
| Christchurch, City of | Charles Lewis | | William Whitehouse Collins | 1,760 | | Tommy Taylor |
| Christchurch, City of | George Smith | | Charles Lewis | 418 | | Tommy Taylor |
| Christchurch, City of | Tommy Taylor | | Harry Ell | 221 | | Tommy Taylor |
| Clutha | James William Thomson | James William Thomson | James William Thomson | 497 | | Finlay McLeod |
| Dunedin, City of | Alexander Sligo | | John A. Millar | 2,319 | | Scobie Mackenzie |
| Dunedin, City of | John A. Millar | | James Arnold | 1,564 | | Scobie Mackenzie |
| Dunedin, City of | Scobie Mackenzie | | Alfred Richard Barclay | 637 | | Scobie Mackenzie |
| Eden | John Bollard | John Bollard | John Bollard | 4 | | Malcolm Niccol |
| Egmont | Walter Symes | Walter Symes | Walter Symes | 268 | | William Monkhouse |
| Ellesmere | William Montgomery | | Heaton Rhodes | 104 | | William Montgomery |
| Franklin | William Massey | William Massey | William Massey | 1,180 | | W Findlay Wilson |
| Geraldine | Frederick Flatman | Frederick Flatman | Frederick Flatman | 1,556 | | Charles Nicholson McIntosh |
| Grey | Arthur Guinness | Arthur Guinness | Arthur Guinness | 786 | | Michael Hannan |
| Hawera | Felix McGuire | Felix McGuire | Felix McGuire | 55 | | Charles E. Major |
| Hawke's Bay | William Russell | William Russell | William Russell | Uncontested | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Invercargill | James Kelly | | Josiah Hanan | 4,640 | | James Kelly |
| Kaiapoi | Richard Moore | | David Buddo | 481 | | Richard Moore |
| Lyttelton | John Joyce | | George Laurenson | 1,813 | | William Jacques |
| Manawatu | John Stevens | John Stevens | John Stevens | 148 | | Robert Bruce |
| Manukau | Maurice O'Rorke | Maurice O'Rorke | Maurice O'Rorke | 1,031 | | John Edward Taylor |
| Marsden | Robert Thompson | Robert Thompson | Robert Thompson | 1,314 | | George Alderton |
| Masterton | Alexander Hogg | Alexander Hogg | Alexander Hogg | 1,191 | | Charles Cockburn-Hood |
| Mataura | Robert McNab | Robert McNab | Robert McNab | 159 | | Irven Willis Raymond |
| Motueka | Roderick McKenzie | Roderick McKenzie | Roderick McKenzie | 1,066 | | Walter Moffatt |
| Napier | Douglas Maclean | | Alfred Fraser | 38 | | Douglas Maclean |
| City of Nelson | John Graham | John Graham | John Graham | 581 | | Richmond Hursthouse |
| Oamaru | Thomas Young Duncan | Thomas Young Duncan | Thomas Young Duncan | 1,254 | | John Andrew MacPherson |
| Ohinemuri | Alfred Cadman | | Jackson Palmer | 295 | | Edward Moss |
| Otaki | Henry Field | Henry Field | Henry Field | 305 | | Charles Morison |
| Pahiatua | John O'Meara | John O'Meara | John O'Meara | 369 | | Harold Smith |
| Palmerston | Frederick Pirani | Frederick Pirani | Frederick Pirani | 515 | | William Wood |
| Parnell | Frank Lawry | Frank Lawry | Frank Lawry | 840 | | Hugh Campbell |
| Patea | George Hutchison | George Hutchison | George Hutchison | 129 | | Arthur Remington |
| Rangitikei | Frank Lethbridge | Frank Lethbridge | Frank Lethbridge | 532 | | James Jervis Bagnall |
| Riccarton | William Rolleston | | George Russell | 1 | | William Rolleston |
| Selwyn | Cathcart Wason | | Charles Hardy | 140 | | John Rennie |
| Taieri | Walter Carncross | Walter Carncross | Walter Carncross | 460 | | Alexander Campbell Begg |
| Taranaki | Henry Brown | | Edward Smith | 127 | | Henry Brown |
| Thames | James McGowan | James McGowan | James McGowan | 1,184 | | Henry Greenslade |
| Timaru | William Hall-Jones | William Hall-Jones | William Hall-Jones | 2,275 | | James Stephen Keith |
| Tuapeka | Charles Rawlins | | James Bennet | 386 | | Charles Rawlins |
| Waiapu | James Carroll | James Carroll | James Carroll | 1,329 | | Cecil Fitzroy |
| Waihemo | John McKenzie | John McKenzie | John McKenzie | Uncontested | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Waikato | Frederic Lang | Frederic Lang | Frederic Lang | 322 | | John Hosking |
| Waikouaiti | Edmund Allen | Edmund Allen | Edmund Allen | 332 | | John White |
| Waipawa | George Hunter | | Charles Hall | 557 | | George Hunter |
| Wairarapa | Walter Clarke Buchanan | | J. T. Marryat Hornsby | 156 | | Walter Clarke Buchanan |
| Wairau | Charles Mills | Charles Mills | Charles Mills | 1,373 | | Walter Clifford |
| Waitaki | William Steward | William Steward | William Steward | 1,427 | | John Campbell |
| Waitemata | Richard Monk | Richard Monk | Richard Monk | 450 | | Charles Newman |
| Wakatipu | William Fraser | William Fraser | William Fraser | 169 | | James Kelly |
| Wallace | Michael Gilfedder | Michael Gilfedder | Michael Gilfedder | 219 | | Allen Carmichael |
| Wanganui | Gilbert Carson | | Archibald Willis | 709 | | Gilbert Carson |
| Wellington, City of | John Hutcheson | John Hutcheson | John Hutcheson | 1,116 | | Kennedy Macdonald |
| Wellington, City of | Robert Stout | | Arthur Atkinson | 383 | | Kennedy Macdonald |
| Wellington, City of | George Fisher | George Fisher | George Fisher | 122 | | Kennedy Macdonald |
| Suburbs of Wellington | Charles Wilson | | Thomas Wilford | 536 | | Alfred Newman |
| Westland | Richard Seddon | Richard Seddon | Richard Seddon | Uncontested | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Māori electorates ||||||||
| Eastern Maori | Wi Pere | Wi Pere | Wi Pere | 907 | | Mohi Te Ātahīkoia |
| Northern Maori | Hone Heke | Hone Heke | Hone Heke | 1,086 | | Eparaima Te Mutu Kapa |
| Southern Maori | Tame Parata | Tame Parata | Tame Parata | 168 | | Taituha Hape |
| Western Maori | Henare Kaihau | Henare Kaihau | Henare Kaihau | 1,812 | | Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ Note that in many newspapers, Keith is labelled as belonging to the opposition
* ↑ Not to be confused with James Whyte Kelly, who was defeated that election in the Invercargill electorate
* ↑ Note that the affiliation of many Māori candidates is not known.

## By-elections during 14th Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 14th Parliament.
| Electorate and by-election | Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner |
| Otaki | 1900 | 6 January | Henry Augustus Field | Death | William Hughes Field |
| City of Auckland | 1900 | 27 April | William Crowther | Death | Joseph Witheford |
| Waihemo | 1900 | 18 July | John McKenzie | Resignation | Thomas Mackenzie |
| Northern Maori | 1901 | 9 January | Hone Heke Ngapua | Bankruptcy | Hone Heke Ngapua |
| City of Christchurch | 1901 | 18 July | Charles Lewis | Resignation | George Smith |
| Patea | July 1901 | 18 July | George Hutchison | Resignation | Frederick Haselden |
| Patea | November 1901 | 6 November | Frederick Haselden | Election voided on petition | Frederick Haselden |
| Caversham | 1901 | 19 December | Arthur Morrison | Death | Thomas Sidey |