| 5th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 14 August 1871 – 21 October 1875 | ||||
| Election | 1871 New Zealand general election | ||||
| Government | Third Fox ministry (until 1872) Third Stafford ministry (1872) Waterhouse ministry (1872–1873) Fourth Fox ministry (1873) First Vogel ministry (1873–1875) Pollen ministry (from 1875) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 78 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Dillon Bell | ||||
| Premier | Julius Vogel — 8 April 1873 – 6 July 1875 William Fox — 3 March 1873 – 8 April 1873 Edward Stafford — 10 September 1872 – 11 October 1872 William Fox — until 10 September 1872 | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 45 (at start) 44 (at end) | ||||
| Speaker of the Council | John Richardson | ||||
| Premier | Daniel Pollen — from 6 July 1875 George Waterhouse — 11 October 1872 – 3 March 1873 | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM Victoria | ||||
| Governor | HE The Marquess of Normanby — HE Rt. Hon. Sir James Fergusson from 14 June 1873 until 3 December 1874 — HE Rt. Hon Sir George Bowen until 19 March 1873 | ||||
The 5th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. Elections for this term were held in 68 European electorates between 14 January and 23 February 1871. Elections in the four Māori electorates were held on 1 and 15 January 1871. A total of 78 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in December 1875. During the term of this Parliament, six Ministries were in power.