25th New Zealand Parliament

The 25th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand

New Zealand

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. It opened on 25 March 1936, following the 1935 election

New Zealand general election, 1935

The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime Minister...

. It was dissolved on 16 September 1938 in preparation for the 1938 election

New Zealand general election, 1938

The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 26th term. It resulted in the governing Labour Party being re-elected, although the newly-founded National Party gained a certain amount of ground.-Background:The Labour Party had won...

.

The 25th Parliament was notable in that it was the first time the Labour Party

New Zealand Labour Party

The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....

 had a parliamentary majority and formed a government, the First Labour Government

First Labour Government of New Zealand

The First Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949. It set the tone of New Zealand's economic and welfare policies until the 1980s, establishing a welfare state, a system of Keynesian economic management, and high levels of state intervention...

. The new Prime Minister

Prime Minister of New Zealand

The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand...

 was Michael Joseph Savage

Michael Joseph Savage

Michael Joseph Savage was the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand.- Early life :Born in Tatong, Victoria, Australia, Savage first became involved in politics while working in that state. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1907. There he worked in a variety of jobs, as a miner, flax-cutter and...

. The opposition consisted of the United Party

United Party (New Zealand)

The United Party of New Zealand, a party formed out of the remnants of the Liberal Party, formed a government between 1928 and 1935, and in 1936 merged with the Reform Party to establish the National Party...

 and the Reform Party, which merged to form the National Party

New Zealand National Party

The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...

 in 1936.

The 25th Parliament consisted of eighty representatives, each elected from separate geographical electorates. As the 1935 elections had been a landslide victory for the Labour Party, the 25th Parliament was dominated by Labour MPs — 53 of the 80 were members of the Labour Party. The main opposition consisted of a coalition of the Reform Party, the United Party, and three independents, having a total of 19 MPs. Part way through the 25th Parliament, Reform and United took their coalition to the next step, and merged into a single group. This was called the National Party

New Zealand National Party

The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...

. The smaller Country Party

Country Party (New Zealand)

The Country Party of New Zealand was a political party which based itself around rural voters. It was represented in Parliament from 1928 to 1938. Its policies were a mixture of rural advocacy and social credit theory....

 and Rātana

Ratana

The Rātana movement is a Māori religion and pan-tribal political movement founded by Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana in early 20th century New Zealand...

 movement had two MPs each, and there were four independents not aligned with the coalition. The Democrat Party

New Zealand Democrat Party

The New Zealand Democrat Party was a political party in New Zealand, founded in 1934 with the purpose of opposing "socialist" legislation by the government....

, despite winning a significant portion of the vote, did not hold any seats.

Party standings

	Party	Leader(s)	Seats at start
	Labour Party New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....	Michael Joseph Savage Michael Joseph Savage Michael Joseph Savage was the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand.- Early life :Born in Tatong, Victoria, Australia, Savage first became involved in politics while working in that state. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1907. There he worked in a variety of jobs, as a miner, flax-cutter and...	53
	Reform Party New Zealand Reform Party The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party...	Gordon Coates Gordon Coates Joseph Gordon Coates, MC and bar served as the 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928.- Early life :Born on the Hukatere Peninsula in Kaipara Harbour where his family ran a farm, Coates took on significant responsibility at a relatively early age because his father suffered from...	9
	United Party United Party (New Zealand) The United Party of New Zealand, a party formed out of the remnants of the Liberal Party, formed a government between 1928 and 1935, and in 1936 merged with the Reform Party to establish the National Party...	George Forbes George William Forbes George William Forbes served as the 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935. Few expected him to become Prime Minister when he did, and some believed him unsuitable, but he nevertheless remained in that office for five years...	7
	Country Party Country Party (New Zealand) The Country Party of New Zealand was a political party which based itself around rural voters. It was represented in Parliament from 1928 to 1938. Its policies were a mixture of rural advocacy and social credit theory....	Harold Rushworth Harold Rushworth Harold Montague Rushworth was a New Zealand politician of the Country Party.-Early life:Rushworth was born in Croydon, England and was educated at Rugby School and Jesus College, Oxford, graduating with a degree in law. He became a civil engineer and surveyor and worked for the London County...	2
	Ratana Ratana The Rātana movement is a Māori religion and pan-tribal political movement founded by Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana in early 20th century New Zealand...	Eruera Tirikatene Eruera Tirikatene Sir Eruera Tihema Te Aika Tirikatene, KCMG was a New Zealand Māori politician of the Ngai Tahu tribe. Known in early life as Edward James Te Aika Tregerthen, he was the first Ratana Member of Parliament and was elected in a by-election for Southern Maori in June 1932 after the death of Tuiti...	2
	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... s		7

Members

Initial MPs

Name	Party	Electorate	Term
	Anderton, Bill Bill Anderton William Theophilus Anderton was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.-Early life:Anderton was born in West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England. He married Annie Gertrude Mason in 1913, and they had two daughters and one son. He served in the British Army in WWI...	Labour	Eden	1First
	Armstrong, Tim	Labour	Christchurch East	5Fifth
	Atmore, Harry Harry Atmore Harry Atmore was a New Zealand Independent Member of Parliament for Nelson in the South Island.Harry Atmore held the Nelson seat as an Independent for a total of thirty years from 1911 to 1914 and then from 1919 to his death in 1946...	Independent	Nelson	7Seventh
	Barclay, James James Gillespie Barclay James Gillespie Barclay was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government from 1941 to 1943; Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Marketing, and in 1943 Minister of Lands also....	Labour	Marsden	1First
	Barnard, Bill Bill Barnard William Edward Barnard CBE was a New Zealand politician. He was a member of Parliament from 1928 until 1943, and was its Speaker from 1936 till 1943. He was known for his association with John A. Lee, a prominent left-wing politician.-Early life:Barnard was born in Carterton, a town in the...	Labour	Napier	3Third
	Barnes, David David Barnes (New Zealand) David Barnes was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Waitaki electorate from 1935 to 1938, when he was defeated.-References:...	Labour	Waitaki	1First
	Barrell, Charles Charles Barrell Charles Abraham Barrell was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.-Member of Parliament:He represented the Hamilton electorate from 1935 to 1943, when he was defeated.-References:...	Labour	Hamilton	1First
	Bodkin, William	United	Central Otago	3Third
	Broadfoot, Walter Walter Broadfoot Sir Walter James Broadfoot K.B.E was a New Zealand politician of the United Party, and from 1935, the National Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1949 to 1954 in the First National Government....	United	Waitomo	3Third
	Burnett, Charles Charles Harris Burnett Charles Harris Burnett was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Tauranga electorate from 1935 to 1938, when he was defeated.-References:...	Labour	Tauranga	1First
	Burnett, Thomas Thomas David Burnett Thomas David Burnett was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party, and from 1935 the National Party.He represented the rural Canterbury electorate of Temuka from 1919 til his death in 1941.-References:...	Reform	Temuka	6Sixth
	Campbell, Archibald Archibald Campbell (New Zealand) Archibald Campbell was a New Zealand politician of the Labour PartyHe was elected for the Chalmers electorate with the swing to Labour in the 1935 general election but retired in 1938....	Labour	Chalmers	1First
	Carr, Clyde Clyde Carr Rev Clyde Leonard Carr was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and was a minister of the Congregational Church.Ordained as a minister in 1915, he was on the Christchurch City Council between 1923 and 1927 and the Hospital Board in the 1920s, after working in commerce and banking.He...	Labour	Timaru	3Third
	Chapman, Charles	Labour	Wellington North	3Third
	Christie, Hubert Hubert Christie Hubert Maxwell Christie was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He had been a shearer in New Zealand and Australia, then a farmer and woolbuyer in Porangahau and a member of the Patangata County Council 1929-32....	Labour	Waipawa	1First
	Coates, Gordon Gordon Coates Joseph Gordon Coates, MC and bar served as the 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928.- Early life :Born on the Hukatere Peninsula in Kaipara Harbour where his family ran a farm, Coates took on significant responsibility at a relatively early age because his father suffered from...	Reform	Kaipara	8Eighth
	Cobbe, John John Cobbe John George Cobbe was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, United Party and the National Party. He was born in Ireland, and arrived in New Zealand in 1886....	United	Oroua	3Third
	Coleman, David David William Coleman David William Coleman was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Gisborne electorate from 1931. He retired in 1949.-References:*New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O...	Labour	Gisborne	2Second
	Cotterill, Joseph Joseph Cotterill Joseph Bernard Francis Cotterill was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Wanganui electorate from 1935, to 1960, when he retired. He received an O.B.E...	Labour	Wanganui	1First
	Coulter, Robert Robert Coulter Rev Dr Robert Coulter MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.He is an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Antrim. Coulter was born in 1929, making him the second oldest MLA after the Rev. Ian Paisley....	Labour	Waikato	1First
	Cullen, Edward Edward Luttrell Cullen Edward Luttrell Cullen M.M. was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government....	Labour	Hawkes Bay	1First
	Denham, William William Denham William Mortimer Clarence Denham was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Invercargill electorate in Parliament from 1935 to 1946, when he was defeated.-References:...	Labour	Invercargill	1First
	Dickie, Harold Harold Dickie Harold Galt Dickie was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party and from 1938 of the National Party.He represented the Patea electorate in Parliament from 1925 to 1943, when he retired....	Reform	Patea	4Fourth
	Endean, William William Phillips Endean William Phillips Endean was an New Zealand politician, first of the Reform Party then from 1935 the National Party.-Member of Parliament:...	Reform	Parnell	3Third
	Forbes, George George William Forbes George William Forbes served as the 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935. Few expected him to become Prime Minister when he did, and some believed him unsuitable, but he nevertheless remained in that office for five years...	United	Hurunui	9Ninth
	Fraser, Peter	Labour	Wellington Central	7Seventh
	Hamilton, Adam Adam Hamilton Adam Hamilton was a New Zealand politician. He was the first leader of the National Party during its early years in Opposition.-Early life:...	Reform	Wallace	5Fifth
	Hargest, James James Hargest Brigadier James Hargest CBE, DSO & 2 bars, MC, ED, MP, was a New Zealand military officer and politician.Hargest was born in Gore, where his father was a farmer. He joined the Territorial Force in 1911, and when World War I broke out, he volunteered to serve in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force,...	Independent*	Awarua	2Second
	Henare, Taurekareka Taurekareka Henare Taurekareka Henare was a Māori politician of the Reform Party.-Background and early life:Henare was born at Pipiwai in the Bay of Islands, in 1878 or 1877. His father, Henare Wynyard, was said to be the son of Robert Wynyard, acting governor of New Zealand...	Reform	Northern Maori	7Seventh
	Herring, Horace	Labour	Mid-Canterbury	1First
	Hodgens, Joseph Joseph Hodgens Joseph Hodgens was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Manawatu electorate of Palmerston from 1935, and from 1938 when it was renamed Palmerston North, to 1946 when he retired....	Labour	Palmerston	1First
	Holland, Sidney Sidney Holland Sir Sidney George Holland, GCMG, CH was the 25th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 13 December 1949 to 20 September 1957.-Early life:...	Reform	Christchurch North	1First
	Holyoake, Keith Keith Holyoake Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, KStJ was a New Zealand politician. The only person to have been both Prime Minister and Governor-General of New Zealand, Holyoake was National Party Prime Minister from 20 September 1957 to 12 December 1957, then again from 12 December 1960 to 7...	Reform	Motueka	2Second
	Howard, Ted	Labour	Christchurch South	6Sixth
	Hultquist, Gordon Gordon Hultquist Axel Gordon Hultquist, known as Gordon Hultquist was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.-Early life:Hultquist was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, an electrician and the son of a Swedish Salvation Army Officer....	Labour	Bay of Plenty	1First
	Hunter, Clifford Clifford Hunter Clifford Lorrie Hunter was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Manawatu electorate from 1935. In 1938 he was defeated by National’s John Cobbe....	Labour	Manawatu	1First
	Jones, Fred	Labour	Dunedin South	2Second
	Jordan, William William Joseph Jordan Sir William Joseph Jordan, KCMG, Privy Councillor, was a New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament, and New Zealand's longest-serving High Commissioner to Great Britain from 1935 to 1951.-Early life:...	Labour	Manukau	5Fifth
	Kyle, Herbert Herbert Kyle Herbert Seton Stewart Kyle was a Reform Party and from 1935 National Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was born in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.-Member of Parliament:...	Reform	Riccarton	4Fourth
	Langstone, Frank Frank Langstone Frank Langstone was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and High Commissioner to Canada.-Member of Parliament:...	Labour	Waimarino	4Fourth
	Lee, John A. John A. Lee John Alfred Alexander Lee DCM was a New Zealand politician and writer. He is one of the more prominent avowed socialists in New Zealand's political history.-Early life:...	Labour	Grey Lynn	4Fourth
	Lowry, Leonard Leonard Lowry Leonard George Lowry was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Otaki electorate from 1935. He retired in 1946.-References:*New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O...	Labour	Otaki	1First
	Lyon, Jack	Labour	Waitemata	1First
	Martin, William Lee William Lee Martin William Lee Martin, known as Lee Martin was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He was unsuccessful when he stood for Hamilton in 1925, but in the Raglan by-election 1927 won Raglan, which he held to 1931...	Labour	Raglan	3Third
	Mason, Rex Rex Mason Henry Greathead Rex Mason was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, and Minister of Native Affairs, and had a significant influence on the direction of the Labour Party...	Labour	Auckland Suburbs	4Fourth
	McCombs, Terry	Labour	Lyttelton	2Second
	McDougall, David David McDougall David McDougall was a United Party and an Independent Member of Parliament for Mataura, in the South Island of New Zealand.-Member of Parliament:...	Independent	Mataura	3Third
	McKeen, Robert Robert McKeen Robert McKeen, CMG was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party He was the twelfth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1947 to 1950....	Labour	Wellington South	5Fifth
	McMillan, Gervan Gervan McMillan Dr. David Gervan McMillan was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a medical practitioner.He represented the Dunedin West electorate from 1935 to 1943, when he retired...	Labour	Dunedin West	1First
	Meachen, Edwin Edwin Meachen Edwin Purcell Meachen was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Marlborough electorates of Wairau from 1935 to 1938, and then Marlborough from 1938 to 1946 when he was defeated...	Labour	Wairau	1First
	Moncur, Alexander Alexander Moncur Alexander Francis Moncur was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He was the unsuccessful Labour candidate for the Bay of Plenty seat in 1928 and for the Rotorua seat in 1931....	Labour	Rotorua	1First
	Munro, James Wright James Wright Munro James Wright Munro was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the electorate of Dunedin North in Parliament from 1922 to 1925, and from 1928 to 1945, when he died....	Labour	Dunedin North	5Fifth
	Nash, Walter Walter Nash Sir Walter Nash, GCMG, CH served as the 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960, and was also highly influential in his role as Minister of Finance...	Labour	Hutt	3Third
	Neilson, Peter	Labour	Dunedin Central	1First
	Ngata, Apirana Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	United	Eastern Maori	10Tenth
	Nordmeyer, Arnold Arnold Nordmeyer Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer, ONZ, KCMG , born Heinrich Arnold Nordmeyer, was a New Zealand politician. He was leader of the Labour Party for three years while it was in Opposition.-Early life:...	Labour	Oamaru	1First
	O'Brien, James	Labour	Westland	4Fourth
	Parry, William William Parry (politician) William Edward Parry was a New Zealand Minister and trade unionist.-Early years:Bill Parry was born at Orange, in New South Wales, Australia and arrived in New Zealand in 1906 ....	Labour	Auckland Central	6Sixth
	Petrie, Charles Charles Robert Petrie Charles Robert Petrie was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Hauraki electorate from 1935 to 1938, then the Otahuhu electorate from 1938 to 1949, when he retired....	Labour	Hauraki	1First
	Polson, William William Polson Sir William John Polson, KCMG was a New Zealand politician, first as an Independent and then in the National Party. He joined the National Party on its formation in 1936, and "later acted effectively as Holland's deputy" ....	Independent*	Stratford	3Third
	Ransom, Ethelbert Ethelbert Ransom Ethelbert Alfred Ransome was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, then its successor the United Party, and from 1935, the National Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1928 to 1935 in the United Government....	United	Pahiatua	5Fifth
	Ratana, Toko	Ratana	Western Maori	1First
	Richards, Arthur Arthur Shapton Richards Arthur Shapton Richards was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Roskill electorate from 1931 to 1946, and then the Mount Albert electorate from 1946 to 1947 when he died...	Labour	Roskill	2Second
	Roberts, Benjamin Benjamin Roberts (politician) Benjamin Roberts was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was Cabinet Minister for Agriculture and Marketing from 1943 to 1946 in the First Labour Government.He represented the Wairarapa electorate from 1935, to 1946, when he retired....	Labour	Wairarapa	1First
	Robertson, John	Labour	Masterton	2Second
	Roy, James James Alexander McLean Roy James Alexander McLean Roy was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the electorate of Clutha from 1935 to 1960, when he retired....	Independent*	Clutha	1First
	Rushworth, Harold Harold Rushworth Harold Montague Rushworth was a New Zealand politician of the Country Party.-Early life:Rushworth was born in Croydon, England and was educated at Rugby School and Jesus College, Oxford, graduating with a degree in law. He became a civil engineer and surveyor and worked for the London County...	Country	Bay of Islands	4Fourth
	Savage, Michael Joseph Michael Joseph Savage Michael Joseph Savage was the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand.- Early life :Born in Tatong, Victoria, Australia, Savage first became involved in politics while working in that state. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1907. There he worked in a variety of jobs, as a miner, flax-cutter and...	Labour	Auckland West	6Sixth
	Schramm, Frederick Frederick Schramm Frederick William Schramm was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party He was the eleventh Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1944 to 1946....	Labour	Auckland East	2Second
	Semple, Bob Bob Semple Robert "Bob" Semple was a union leader and later Minister of Public Works for the first Labour Government of New Zealand....	Labour	Wellington East	4Fourth
	Sexton, Arthur Arthur Sexton Arthur Clifton Axford Sexton was a New Zealand politician of the Country Party.-Member of Parliament:He was the Member of Parliament for from 1935 to 1938, when he was defeated....	Country	Franklin	1First
	Smith, Sydney Sydney George Smith Sydney George Smith was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party and then the National Party, and a cabinet minister.He was Minister of Education in the Liberal-Reform coalition Government of New Zealand from 1934 to 1935, and was also Minister of Labour.He represented the Taranaki...	United	New Plymouth	6Sixth
	Sullivan, Daniel Daniel Giles Sullivan Daniel Giles "Dan" Sullivan was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and Mayor of Christchurch.-Early years:...	Labour	Avon	6Sixth
	Thorn, James James Thorn James Thorn was a New Zealand politician of the Social Democratic Party and the Labour Party.He was born in Christchurch, educated at Christchurch Boys' High School. He was a bugler in the third New Zealand Contingent to the Boer War in 1900–1901; the experience turned him into a pacifist.He...	Labour	Thames	1First
	Tirikatene, Eruera Eruera Tirikatene Sir Eruera Tihema Te Aika Tirikatene, KCMG was a New Zealand Māori politician of the Ngai Tahu tribe. Known in early life as Edward James Te Aika Tregerthen, he was the first Ratana Member of Parliament and was elected in a by-election for Southern Maori in June 1932 after the death of Tuiti...	Ratana	Southern Maori	2Second
	Webb, Paddy Paddy Webb Patrick Charles "Paddy" Webb was a New Zealand trade unionist and politician.-Early life:Webb was born in Rutherglen, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria. His father, George Webb, was a miner, and Paddy Webb eventually worked in the mines himself...	Labour	Buller	5Fifth
	Wilkinson, Charles Charles Wilkinson Charles Anderson Wilkinson CBE was a New Zealand Reform Party, then Independent Member of Parliament for Egmont, in the North Island.-Member of Parliament:...	Independent	Egmont	5Fifth
	Williams, Morgan	Labour	Kaiapoi	1First
	Wilson, Ormond Ormond Wilson Ormond Wilson CMG was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, author and Chairman of the Historic Places Trust.-Member of Parliament:...	Labour	Rangitikei	1First
	Wright, Robert Robert Alexander Wright Robert Alexander Wright was the Mayor of Wellington from 1921 to 1925, and a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.He represented the Wellington South electorate in Parliament from 1908 to 1911 when he was defeated, then the Wellington Suburbs and Country electorate from 1914 to 1919 and the...	Independent	Wellington Suburbs	8Eighth

* Three MPs (Hargest, Polson, and Roy) were aligned with the United-Reform coalition, but do not appear to have been members of either United or Reform.

New MPs

	Name	Party	Electorate	Term
	Osborne, Arthur	Labour	Manukau	First

Summary of changes

• William Jordan
  William Joseph Jordan
  Sir William Joseph Jordan, KCMG, Privy Councillor, was a New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament, and New Zealand's longest-serving High Commissioner to Great Britain from 1935 to 1951.-Early life:...
  
  , the Labour MP for Manukau, resigned in 1936 to become the New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was replaced by Arthur Osborne, also of the Labour Party.
• In 1936, the Reform Party
  New Zealand Reform Party
  The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party...
  
   and the United Party
  United Party (New Zealand)
  The United Party of New Zealand, a party formed out of the remnants of the Liberal Party, formed a government between 1928 and 1935, and in 1936 merged with the Reform Party to establish the National Party...
  
   merged, becoming the National Party
  New Zealand National Party
  The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
  
  . The three independents who supported the Reform-United coalition (James Hargest
  James Hargest
  Brigadier James Hargest CBE, DSO & 2 bars, MC, ED, MP, was a New Zealand military officer and politician.Hargest was born in Gore, where his father was a farmer. He joined the Territorial Force in 1911, and when World War I broke out, he volunteered to serve in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force,...
  
  , William Polson
  William Polson
  Sir William John Polson, KCMG was a New Zealand politician, first as an Independent and then in the National Party. He joined the National Party on its formation in 1936, and "later acted effectively as Holland's deputy" ....
  
   and James Roy
  James Alexander McLean Roy
  James Alexander McLean Roy was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the electorate of Clutha from 1935 to 1960, when he retired....
  
  ) also joined the new group.