| 6th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 15 June 1876 – 11 August 1879 | ||||
| Election | 1875–1876 New Zealand general election | ||||
| Government | Second Vogel ministry (until 1876) First Atkinson ministry (1876) Second Atkinson ministry (1876–1877) Grey ministry (from 1877) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 88 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | William Fitzherbert | ||||
| Premier | George Grey — from 13 October 1877 Harry Atkinson — 1 September 1876 – 13 October 1877 Julius Vogel — until 1 September 1876 | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 43 (at start) 49 (at end) | ||||
| Speaker of the Council | William Fitzherbert — John Richardson until 6 December 1878† | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM Victoria | ||||
| Governor | HE Rt. Hon. Sir Hercules Robinson from 27 March 1879 — HE The Marquess of Normanby until 21 February 1879 | ||||
The 6th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.
Elections for this term were held in 69 European electorates between 20 December 1875 and 29 January 1876. Elections in the four Māori electorates were held on 4 and 15 January 1876. A total of 88 MPs were elected. Parliament was prorogued in August 1879. During the term of this Parliament, five Ministries were in power.