The 34th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1963 general election on 30 November of that year.
1963 general election
The 1963 general election was held on Saturday, 30 November. A total of 80 MPs were elected; 52 represented North Island electorates, 24 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates; this was a gain of one electorate for the North Island from the South Island since the . 1,345,836 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 89.6%.
Sessions The 34th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 21 October 1966.
Session Opened Adjourned first 10 June 1964 4 December 1964 second 27 May 1965 1 November 1965 third 26 May 1966 21 October 1966
Ministries The National Party had come to power at the , and Keith Holyoake had formed the second Holyoake Ministry on 12 December 1960, which stayed in power until Holyoake stepped down in early 1972. The second National Government remained in place until its defeat at the towards the end of that year.
Overview of seats The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1963 election and at dissolution:
Affiliation Members At 1963 election At dissolution Government 45 45 Opposition 35 35 Total 8080 Working Government majority 10 10
Notes The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.
Initial composition of the 34th Parliament
The 34th Parliament was the first term of parliament during which there were no by-elections held.
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