| 27th Parliament of New Zealand | |
| Body: | New Zealand Parliament |
| Election: | 1943 New Zealand general election |
| Government: | First Labour Government |
| Term Start: | 22 February 1944 |
| Term End: | 12 October 1946 |
| Before: | 26th Parliament |
| After: | 28th Parliament |
| Chamber1: | House of Representatives |
| Chamber1 Image: | File:27th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png |
| Membership1: | 80 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Bill Schramm |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Prime Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Peter Fraser |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Sidney Holland |
| Chamber2: | Legislative Council |
| Membership2: | 36 (at start) 37 (at end) |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the Council |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Mark Fagan |
| Chamber3: | Sovereign |
| Chamber3 Leader1 Type: | Monarch |
| Chamber3 Leader1: | HM George VI |
| Chamber3 Leader2 Type: | Governor-General |
| Chamber3 Leader2: | HE Lt. Gen. The Lord Freyberg from 17 June 1946 — HE Rt. Hon. Sir Cyrill Newall until 19 April 1946 |
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.
See main article: 1943 New Zealand general election. The 1943 general election was held on Friday, 24 September in the Māori electorates and on Saturday, 25 September in the general electorates, respectively.[1] A total of 80 MPs were elected; 48 represented North Island electorates, 28 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. 1,021,034 civilian voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 82.8%. In addition, 92,934 military votes were cast.
The 27th Parliament sat for three sessions, and was prorogued on 4 November 1946. The twenty-seventh parliament absent-mindedly increased its own life in 1946 when it was forgotten that because of the 24 to 25 September election in 1943 its three years of life ended on 11 October. The House convened to conclude the session on the subsequent day, but no business was conducted. It remained undissolved until 4 November 1946. for election on 26 and 27 November.
| Session | Opened | Adjourned | |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | 22 February 1944 | 15 December 1944 | |
| second | 27 June 1945 | 7 December 1945 | |
| third | 26 June 1946 | 12 October 1946 |
Peter Fraser of the Labour Party had been Prime Minister since 27 March 1940. He had formed the first Fraser Ministry on 1 April 1940 and the second Fraser Ministry on 30 April 1940. The second Fraser Ministry remained in power until its defeat by the National Party at the .
A War Cabinet had been formed on 16 July 1940, which held the responsibility for all decisions relating to New Zealand's involvement in World War II. The War Cabinet was dissolved on 21 August 1945.
| width=35% colspan=2 align=center | Party | width=45% align=center | Leader(s) | width=20% align=center | Seats at start |
| Labour Party | Peter Fraser | 45 | |||
| National Party | Sidney Holland | 34 | |||
| Independents | 1 | ||||
| width=5% | width=30% align=center | Party | width=45% align=center | Leader(s) | width=20% align=center | Seats at end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Peter Fraser | 44 | |||||
| National Party | Sidney Holland | 35 | |||||
| Independents | 1 | ||||||
There were a number of changes during the term of the 27th Parliament.