Chairman of Committees (New Zealand Legislative Council)

The Chairman of Committees was an elected position of the New Zealand Legislative Council. The role was established in 1865 and existed until the abolition of the Legislative Council. The roles of the Chairman of Committees were to deputise for the Speaker, and to chair the House when it was in committee. The role of Chairman of Committees also existed for the House of Representatives.

Appointment

Initially, the Legislative Council elected its Chairman of Committees at the beginning of each parliamentary session, with the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives meeting at the same time. The Standing Orders were adjusted in 1928, providing for a three-year tenure in alignment with the electoral cycle of the House of Representatives.[1]

Office holders

The following is a list of Chairmen of Committees of the Legislative Council:[2]

Key

  Independent     Liberal     Ind. Labour League     United     Labour  

No. Name Potrait Term start and end dates
1 Mathew Richmond 1865 1879
2 W. D. H. Baillie 1879 1902
3 William Cowper Smith 1902 1903
4 John Rigg 1903 1904
5 Richard Reeves 1904
(3) William Cowper Smith 1904 1906
(5) Richard Reeves 1906 1907
(3) William Cowper Smith 1907 1908
(5) Richard Reeves 1908 1910
6 Walter Carncross 1910 1918
7 Oliver Samuel 1918 1925
8 John Barr 1925 1930
9 Edward Henry Clark 1931 1932
10 Josiah Hanan 1932 1939
11 Bernard Martin 1939 1948
12 Michael Connelly 1948 1950
13 Thomas Bloodworth 1950

Notes

  1. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 168.
  2. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 168–169.

References

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