| 8th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 18 May 1882 – 24 June 1884 | ||||
| Election | 1881 New Zealand general election | ||||
| Government | Hall ministry (until 1882) Whitaker ministry (1882 - 1883) Third Atkinson ministry (from 1883) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 95 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Maurice O'Rorke | ||||
| Premier | Harry Atkinson — from 25 September 1883 John Hall — until 21 April 1882 | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 47 (at start) 49 (at end) | ||||
| Speaker of the Council | William Fitzherbert | ||||
| Premier | Frederick Whitaker — 21 April 1882 – 25 September 1883 | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM Victoria | ||||
| Governor | HE Lt. Gen. Sir William Jervois from 20 January 1883 — HE Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon until 24 June 1882 | ||||
The 8th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament.
Elections for this term were held in 4 Māori electorates and 91 general electorates on 8 and 9 December 1881, respectively. A total of 95 MPs were elected, i.e. multi-member electorates were no longer used. Parliament was prorogued in June 1884. During the term of this Parliament, three Ministries were in power.