| 34th Parliament of New Zealand | |
| Body: | New Zealand Parliament |
| Election: | 1963 New Zealand general election |
| Government: | Second National Government |
| Term Start: | 10 June 1964 |
| Term End: | 29 October 1966 |
| Before: | 33rd Parliament |
| After: | 35th Parliament |
| Chamber1: | House of Representatives |
| Chamber1 Image: | File:31st & 34th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png |
| Membership1: | 80 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Ronald Algie |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Prime Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Keith Holyoake |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Norman Kirk — Arnold Nordmeyer until 16 December 1965 |
| Chamber2: | Sovereign |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Monarch |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | HM Elizabeth II |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Governor-General |
| Chamber2 Leader2: | HE Brigadier Sir Bernard Edward Fergusson |
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.
See main article: 1963 New Zealand general election. The 1963 general election was held on Saturday, 30 November.[1] 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%.
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 |
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.
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 | 80 | 80 | ||
| Working Government majority | 10 | 10 | ||
Notes
The 34th Parliament was the first term of parliament during which there were no by-elections held.