27th New Zealand Parliament
The 27th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1943 general election in September of that year.
| 27th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Parliament House, Wellington | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 22 February 1944 – 12 October 1946 | ||||
| Election | 1943 New Zealand general election | ||||
| Government | First Labour Government | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 80 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Bill Schramm | ||||
| Prime Minister | Peter Fraser | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Sidney Holland | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 36 (at start) 37 (at end) | ||||
| Speaker of the Council | Mark Fagan | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM George VI | ||||
| Governor-General | HE Lt. Gen. The Lord Freyberg from 17 June 1946 — HE Rt. Hon. Sir Cyrill Newall until 19 April 1946 | ||||
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