# 22nd New Zealand Parliament

The 22nd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. Its composition was determined by the 1925 election, and it sat until the 1928 election.

## Historical context

The 22nd Parliament saw the Reform Party's Gordon Coates continue his rule as Prime Minister, in the continuing Reform Government.
The 22nd Parliament consisted of 80 representatives chosen by geographical electorates: 46 from North Island electorates, 30 from South Island electorates, and four Māori electorates. The Parliament was elected using the First Past the Post electoral voting system.
In 1926, the Reform candidate Sir James Gunson was expected to "romp home" in the Eden by-election. Reform had 55 seats. But with National (Liberal) having 11 seats plus two Liberal-leaning independents and Labour 12, Labour realised their chance to be the official Opposition, "threw their all" into the contest, and became the official Opposition; helped by Ellen Melville standing as Independent Reform. In 1927 a Labour farmer Lee Martin won the Raglan by-election against a weak Reform candidate plus Country Party, Liberal and Independent Reform candidates.

## Parliamentary sessions

The Parliament sat for three sessions:
| Session | from | to |
| First | 16 Jun 1926 | 11 Sep 1926 |
| Second | 23 Jun 1927 | 5 Dec 1927 |
| Third | 28 Jun 1928 | 9 Oct 1928 |

## Party standings
### Start of Parliament

| Party | Leader(s) | Seats at start |
| Reform Party | Gordon Coates | 55 |
| Labour Party | Harry Holland | 12 |
| Liberal Party | George Forbes | 11 |
| Independents | Independents | 2 |

### End of Parliament

| Party | Leader(s) | Seats at end |
| Reform Party | Gordon Coates | 53 |
| Labour Party | Harry Holland | 14 |
| United Party | Sir Joseph Ward | 11 |
| Independents | Independents | 2 |

## Initial composition of the 22nd Parliament

The election results were as follows:
Key
Reform  Labour  Liberal  Country Party  Independent Liberal  Independent
Electorate results for the 1925 New Zealand general election :
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Winner | Majority | Runner up | Runner up |
| General electorates ||||||||
| Ashburton | William Nosworthy | William Nosworthy | William Nosworthy | 2,117 | | John Nicholson Harle |
| Auckland Central | Bill Parry | Bill Parry | Bill Parry | 3,500 | | Charles Augustus Wilson |
| Auckland East | John A. Lee | John A. Lee | John A. Lee | 288 | | James Stewart |
| Auckland West | Michael Joseph Savage | Michael Joseph Savage | Michael Joseph Savage | 476 | | Samuel Oldfield |
| Avon | Dan Sullivan | Dan Sullivan | Dan Sullivan | 1,789 | | Walter Edmund Leadley |
| Awarua | Philip De La Perrelle | | John Hamilton | 220 | | Philip De La Perrelle |
| Bay of Islands | Allen Bell | | Allen Bell | 2,787 | | Hugh James Sweeney |
| Bay of Plenty | Kenneth Williams | Kenneth Williams | Kenneth Williams | Uncontested | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| Buller | Harry Holland | Harry Holland | Harry Holland | 1,532 | | C S Bielby |
| Chalmers | James Dickson | James Dickson | James Dickson | 1,593 | | Michael Connelly |
| Christchurch East | Tim Armstrong | Tim Armstrong | Tim Armstrong | 2,855 | | Denis Franklyn Dennehy |
| Christchurch North | Leonard Isitt | | Henry Holland | 2,910 | | Henry Thacker |
| Christchurch South | Ted Howard | Ted Howard | Ted Howard | 1,569 | | Harry Ell |
| Clutha | John Edie | | Fred Waite | 1,653 | | John Edie |
| Dunedin Central | Charles Statham | Charles Statham | Charles Statham | 2,299 | | John Gilchrist |
| Dunedin North | Jim Munro | | Harold Tapley | 262 | | Jim Munro |
| Dunedin South | Thomas Sidey | Thomas Sidey | Thomas Sidey | 2,221 | | John McManus |
| Dunedin West | William Downie Stewart | William Downie Stewart | William Downie Stewart | 2,478 | | R Harrison |
| Eden | James Parr | James Parr | James Parr | 2,336 | | Rex Mason |
| Egmont | Oswald Hawken | Oswald Hawken | Oswald Hawken | 1,290 | | W C G Green |
| Ellesmere | Heaton Rhodes | | David Jones | 634 | | Jeremiah Connolly |
| Franklin | Ewen McLennan | Ewen McLennan | Ewen McLennan | 5,024 | | D McClymont |
| Gisborne | Douglas Lysnar | Douglas Lysnar | Douglas Lysnar | 1,672 | | David Coleman |
| Grey Lynn | Fred Bartram | Fred Bartram | Fred Bartram | 765 | | Ellen Melville |
| Hamilton | Alexander Young | Alexander Young | Alexander Young | 4,725 | | Lee Martin |
| Hawke's Bay | Gilbert McKay | | Hugh Campbell | 726 | | Gilbert McKay |
| Hurunui | George Forbes | George Forbes | George Forbes | 811 | | J G Armstrong |
| Hutt | Thomas Wilford | Thomas Wilford | Thomas Wilford | 1,794 | | Walter Nash |
| Invercargill | Josiah Hanan | | Joseph Ward | 159 | | James Hargest |
| Kaiapoi | David Buddo | David Buddo | David Buddo | 556 | | William Brock |
| Kaipara | Gordon Coates | Gordon Coates | Gordon Coates | 4,835 | | Bill Barnard |
| Lyttelton | James McCombs | James McCombs | James McCombs | 6 | | Melville Lyons |
| Manawatu | Joseph Linklater | Joseph Linklater | Joseph Linklater | 2,074 | | Ben Roberts |
| Manukau | Bill Jordan | Bill Jordan | Bill Jordan | 1,054 | | Jack Massey |
| Marsden | Alfred Murdoch | | William Jones | 651 | | Alfred Murdoch |
| Masterton | George Sykes | George Sykes | George Sykes | 922 | | Jack Andrews |
| Mataura | George Anderson | George Anderson | George Anderson | 2,664 | | W Hinchey |
| Motueka | Richard Hudson | Richard Hudson | Richard Hudson | 2,102 | | Mark Fagan |
| Napier | Lew McIlvride | | John Mason | 573 | | Lew McIlvride |
| Nelson | Harry Atmore | Harry Atmore | Harry Atmore | 2,349 | | Albert Gilbert |
| Oamaru | John MacPherson | | Ernest Lee | 1,097 | | John MacPherson |
| Ohinemuri | Hugh Poland | | Albert Samuel | 108 | | Hugh Poland |
| Oroua | David Guthrie | | John Gordon Eliott | 470 | | John Cobbe |
| Otaki | William Hughes Field | William Hughes Field | William Hughes Field | 2,057 | | Bob Semple |
| Pahiatua | Alfred Ransom | Alfred Ransom | Alfred Ransom | 113 | | Archibald McNicol |
| Palmerston | Jimmy Nash | Jimmy Nash | Jimmy Nash | 3,240 | | Walter Bromley |
| Parnell | James Samuel Dickson | James Samuel Dickson | James Samuel Dickson | 4,887 | | Robert Frederick Way |
| Patea | James Randall Corrigan | | Harold Dickie | 1,275 | | James Randall Corrigan |
| Raglan | Richard Bollard | Richard Bollard | Richard Bollard | 2,856 | | Ernest Piggott |
| Rangitikei | Billy Glenn | Billy Glenn | Billy Glenn | 1,963 | | Charles Joseph Duggan |
| Riccarton | George Witty | | Bert Kyle | 2,260 | | Winter Cole |
| Roskill | Vivian Potter | Vivian Potter | Vivian Potter | 2,913 | | Alfred Hall-Skelton |
| Rotorua | Frank Hockly | Frank Hockly | Frank Hockly | 2,776 | | Cecil Clinkard |
| Stratford | Robert Masters | | Edward Walter | 269 | | Robert Masters |
| Taranaki | Sydney George Smith | | Charles Bellringer | 50 | | Sydney George Smith |
| Tauranga | Charles Macmillan | Charles Macmillan | Charles Macmillan | 2,310 | | Robert Coulter |
| Temuka | Thomas Burnett | Thomas Burnett | Thomas Burnett | 535 | | Charles John Talbot |
| Thames | Thomas William Rhodes | Thomas William Rhodes | Thomas William Rhodes | 3,307 | | W E G Willy |
| Timaru | Frank Rolleston | Frank Rolleston | Frank Rolleston | 2,486 | | Percy Vinnell |
| Waikato | Frederick Lye | | Stewart Reid | 918 | | Frederick Lye |
| Waimarino | Frank Langstone | | Robert William Smith | 140 | | Frank Langstone |
| Waipawa | George Hunter | George Hunter | George Hunter | 1,781 | | William Ashton Chambers |
| Wairarapa | Alex McLeod | Alex McLeod | Alex McLeod | 1,424 | | F T Arkle |
| Wairau | William Girling | William Girling | William Girling | 1,949 | | Richard McCallum |
| Waitaki | John Bitchener | John Bitchener | John Bitchener | 502 | | George Barclay |
| Waitemata | Alexander Harris | Alexander Harris | Alexander Harris | 3,577 | | Arthur Osborne |
| Waitomo | John Rolleston | John Rolleston | John Rolleston | 1,435 | | Walter Broadfoot |
| Wakatipu | James Horn | James Horn | James Horn | 843 | | James Ritchie |
| Wallace | John Charles Thomson | | Adam Hamilton | 1,328 | | James Morris MacKenzie |
| Wanganui | Bill Veitch | Bill Veitch | Bill Veitch | 891 | | John Coull |
| Wellington Central | Peter Fraser | Peter Fraser | Peter Fraser | 2,390 | | Andrew Sloane |
| Wellington East | Alec Monteith | | Thomas Forsyth | 1,195 | | Alec Monteith |
| Wellington North | John Luke | John Luke | John Luke | 1,946 | | Harry Combs |
| Wellington South | Robert McKeen | Robert McKeen | Robert McKeen | 1,474 | | Archibald Burnett Sievwright |
| Wellington Suburbs | Robert Wright | Robert Wright | Robert Wright | 1,542 | | Charles Chapman |
| Westland | James O'Brien | | Tom Seddon | 12 | | James O'Brien |
| Māori electorates ||||||||
| Eastern Maori | Āpirana Ngata | Āpirana Ngata | Āpirana Ngata | 3,604 | | Hone Mokena |
| Northern Maori | Taurekareka Henare | Taurekareka Henare | Taurekareka Henare | 1,609 | | Hone Wi Kaitaia |
| Southern Maori | Henare Uru | Henare Uru | Henare Uru | 16 | | Tuiti MacDonald |
| Western Maori | Māui Pōmare | Māui Pōmare | Māui Pōmare | 2,723 | | Rangi Mawhete |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ Melville Lyons was elected for the Reform Party, originally the votes were equal (4900), then a recount found for Lyons. But on appeal his election was declared void on 13 March 1926, and the previous holder, James McCombs, was restored as the electorate representative.

## By-elections during 22nd Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 22nd Parliament.
| Electorate and by-election | Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | Winner |
| Eden | 1926 | 15 April | | James Parr | Appointed High Commissioner, UK | | Rex Mason |
| Raglan | 1927 | 29 September | | Richard Bollard | Death | | Lee Martin |