| 3rd Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 3 June 1861 – 30 October 1865 | ||||
| Election | 1860–1861 general election | ||||
| Government | First Stafford ministry (until 1861) Second Fox ministry (1861–1862) Domett ministry (1862–1863) Whitaker-Fox ministry (1863–1864) Weld ministry (1864–1865) Second Stafford ministry (from 1865) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 53 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | David Monro | ||||
| Colonial Secretary | Edward Stafford — from 16 October 1865 Frederick Weld — 24 November 1864 – 16 October 1865 Alfred Domett — 6 August 1862 – 30 October 1863 William Fox — 12 July 1861 – 6 August 1862 Edward Stafford — until 12 July 1861 | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 21 (at start) 35 (at end) | ||||
| Speaker of the Council | Thomas Bartley | ||||
| Colonial Secretary | Frederick Whitaker — 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864 | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM Victoria | ||||
| Governor | HE Rt. Hon Sir George Grey from December 1861 — HE Rt. Hon Colonel Thomas Browne until 3 October 1861 | ||||
The 3rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Elections for this term were held between 12 December 1860 and 28 March 1861 in 43 electorates to elect 53 MPs. Two electorates were added to this during this term, Gold Fields District (overlaid over existing Otago electorates) and a new Dunedin electorate created by splitting the existing City of Dunedin into Dunedin and Suburbs North and Dunedin and Suburbs South, increasing the number of MPs to 57. During the term of this Parliament, six Ministries were in power.