26th New Zealand Parliament

26th Parliament of New Zealand
25th Parliament 27th Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Zealand Parliament
Term27 June 1939 – 26 August 1943
Election1938 New Zealand general election
GovernmentFirst Labour Government
House of Representatives
Members80
Speaker of the HouseBill Barnard
Prime MinisterPeter Fraser from 1 April 1940
Michael Joseph Savage until 27 March 1940 †
Leader of the OppositionSidney Holland
Adam Hamilton until 26 November 1940
Legislative Council
Speaker of the CouncilMark Fagan
Sir Walter Carncross until 18 July 1939
Leader of the CouncilDavid Wilson
Sovereign
Members34 (at start)
36 (at end)
MonarchHM George VI
Governor-GeneralHE Rt. Hon. Sir Cyrill Newall from 22 February 1941
— HE Rt. Hon. The Viscount Galway until 3 February 1941
Sessions
1st27 June 1939 – 6 October 1939
2nd30 May 1940 – 6 December 1940
3rd12 March 1941 – 17 October 1941
4th11 December 1941 – 12 December 1942
5th24 February 1943 – 26 August 1943

The 26th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1938 general election in October of that year.