The 36th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1969 general election on 29 November of that year.
1969 general election
The 1969 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November. A total of 84 MPs were elected; 55 represented North Island electorates, 25 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates; this was an increase in the number of MPs by four since the . 1,519,889 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 88.9%.
Sessions The 36th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 20 October 1972.
Session Opened Adjourned first 12 March 1970 3 December 1970 second 25 February 1971 17 December 1971 third 7 June 1972 20 October 1972
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. He was succeeded by Jack Marshall, who formed the Marshall Ministry on 7 February of that year. The second National Government was defeated at the 25 November .
Overview of seats The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1969 election and at dissolution:
Affiliation Members At 1969 election At dissolution Government 45 44 Opposition 39 40 Total 8484 Working Government majority 6 4
Notes The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.
Initial composition of the 36th Parliament
By-elections during 36th Parliament There was one by-election held during the term of the 36th Parliament.
Electorate and by-election Date Incumbent Cause Winner
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