| 36th Parliament of New Zealand | |
| Body: | New Zealand Parliament |
| Election: | 1969 New Zealand general election |
| Government: | Second National Government |
| Term Start: | 12 March 1970 |
| Term End: | 20 October 1972 |
| Before: | 35th Parliament |
| After: | 37th Parliament |
| Chamber1: | House of Representatives |
| Chamber1 Image: | File:36th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png |
| Membership1: | 84 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Alfred E. Allen from 7 June 1972 — Roy Jack until 9 February 1972 |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Prime Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Jack Marshall — Keith Holyoake until 7 February 1972 |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Norman Kirk |
| Chamber2: | Sovereign |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Monarch |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Elizabeth II |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Governor-General |
| Chamber2 Leader2: | Denis Blundell from 27 September 1972 — Arthur Porritt until 7 September 1972 |
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.
See main article: 1969 New Zealand general election. The 1969 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November.[1] 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%.
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 |
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 .
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 | 84 | 84 | ||
| Working Government majority | 6 | 4 | ||
Notes
There was one by-election held during the term of the 36th Parliament.