| 14th Parliament of New Zealand | |
| Body: | New Zealand Parliament |
| Election: | 1899 New Zealand general election |
| Government: | Liberal Government |
| Term Start: | 21 June 1900 |
| Term End: | 3 October 1902 |
| Before: | 13th Parliament |
| After: | 15th Parliament |
| Chamber1: | House of Representatives |
| Chamber1 Image: | File:14th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png |
| Membership1: | 74 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Maurice O'Rorke |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Premier |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Richard Seddon |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | William Russell |
| Chamber2: | Legislative Council |
| Membership2: | 45 (at start) 42 (at end) |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the Council |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Henry Miller |
| Chamber3: | Sovereign |
| Chamber3 Leader1 Type: | Monarch |
| Chamber3 Leader1: | HM Edward VII — HM Victoria until 22 January 1901 |
| Chamber3 Leader2 Type: | Governor |
| Chamber3 Leader2: | HE Rt. Hon. The Earl of Ranfurly |
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.
See main article: 1899 New Zealand 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.[1] The last electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1896 for the, 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%.
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 |
| Affiliation | Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1899 election | At dissolution | |||
| 46 | 47 | |||
| 5 | 5 | |||
| Government total | 51 | 52 | ||
| 16 | 14 | |||
| 5 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 2 | |||
| Opposition total | 23 | 22 | ||
| Total | 74 | 74 | ||
| Working government majority | 28 | 30 | ||
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.
There were a number of changes during the term of the 14th Parliament.