1853 New Zealand general election

1853 New Zealanders general election
14 July – 1 October 1853 1855 →
All 37 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
  First party
 
Party Independent
Last election 37 seats
Seats won 37
Seat change Increase 37
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The 1853 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's first term. It was the first national election ever held in New Zealand, although Parliament did not yet have full authority to govern the colony, which was part of the British Empire at that time. Elections for the first provincial councils and their Superintendents were held at the same time.[1]

  1. ^ Brett 2016, p. 61.