The New Zealand Legislative Council A Study Of The Establishment Failure And Abolition Of An Upper House

Author : William Keith Jackson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1972-12-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781487590499

Get Book

The New Zealand Legislative Council by William Keith Jackson Pdf

The New Zealand upper house, the Legislative Council (which bore a marked resemblance to its Canadian counterpart the Federal Senate) was abolished in 1950 in an action which represents one of the most clear-cut examples of pragmatic politics in New Zealand history. It was abolished by the essentially conservative National party (fundamentally committed to the bicameral principle), while the Labour party (formally committed to abolition) at first obstructed and then merely stood on the sidelines. New Zealand thus became the only democratic country in the world without either an upper house or a formal written constitution of any consequence. The author attempts both to explain this unusual development and to assess its consequences. The generally accepted view that the Legislative Council failed in 1892 is challenged, and the causes of the decline and failure are traced back to circumstances surrounding its original establishment in 1854. Subsequently, developments since 1950 are examined in the light of abolition. The author concludes that abolition represented the right policy undertaken for the wrong reasons and that ultimately it has made a greater contribution to constitutional change in the twenty years since 1950 than the chamber itself made in the last fifty years of its existence. The New Zealand Legislative Council, an analytical historical study of an institution, throws valuable light on the strengths and weaknesses of the bicameral principle and the consequences of abolishing a second chamber of Parliament. The book should prove useful to Political Science and History courses dealing with Commonwealth Parliamentary government, comparative institutions and constitutional law. It should also appeal to all those interested in the question of bicameral representation.

Author : William Keith Jackson,William Jackson (Keith)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1487599889

Get Book

The New Zealand Legislative Council by William Keith Jackson,William Jackson (Keith) Pdf

The New Zealand upper house, the Legislative Council was abolished in 1950 in an action which represents one of the most clear-cut examples of pragmatic politics in New Zealand history. The author attempts both to explain this unusual development and to assess its consequences.

Author : W. K. Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1972-01-01
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : 0908569130

Get Book

New Zealand Legislative Council by W. K. Jackson Pdf

Author : Lawrence D Longley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000009293

Get Book

Two Into One by Lawrence D Longley Pdf

Recent scholarship points to a "new institutionalism" just as recent political developments point to a trend toward democratization. If institutions matter, and if legislatures are the democratic institutions in which the voice of the people speaks, then the organization of legislatures—bi- or unicameral—has important consequences for democracy.

Author : Stephen Levine
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780864736826

Get Book

New Zealand As It Might Have Been 2 by Stephen Levine Pdf

A mix of short stories and commentaries—some whimsical, some grim—this work of creative conjecture offers a perceptive and positive new slant on significant New Zealand events and personalities. With a modest degree of adjustment, this compilation examines “what if” scenarios ranging from the historical and literary to the athletic and offers alternative conclusions. Altering the lives of Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand’s most famous writer, and national hero Sir Edmund Hillary as well as revisiting New Zealand’s avoidable choice to fight alongside the Americans in Vietnam and the possible effects of a postwar visit by Winston Churchill, this second volume presents a variety of visions of a country that nearly was.

Author : Richard Albert,Antonia Baraggia,Cristina Fasone
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781788978644

Get Book

Constitutional Reform of National Legislatures by Richard Albert,Antonia Baraggia,Cristina Fasone Pdf

Despite the importance of second chambers to the success of constitutional democracies around the world, today many fundamental questions about bicameralism remain understudied and undertheorized. What makes bicameral reform so difficult? Why choose bicameralism over unicameralism? What are the constitutional values of bicameralism? This innovative book addresses these questions and many more from comparative, doctrinal, empirical, historical and theoretical perspectives.

Author : Stephen Levine
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781776560264

Get Book

Pacific Ways by Stephen Levine Pdf

Examining the politics of each Pacific Island state and territory, this well-researched volume discusses historical background and colonial experience, constitutional framework, political institutions, political parties, elections and electoral systems, and problems and prospects. Pacific Island countries and territories included are the original seven member states—New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Nauru, and the Cook Islands—along with all the new member states and organizations. A wide-ranging political survey, this comprehensive and completely up to date reference will appeal to Pacific peoples and anyone with an interest in politics.

Author : Brian Galligan,Scott Brenton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107100244

Get Book

Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems by Brian Galligan,Scott Brenton Pdf

Constitutional conventions precede law and make law making possible, but attempting to define them is politically risky yet increasingly necessary.

Author : Keith Jackson,Alan McRobie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429680304

Get Book

New Zealand Adopts Proportional Representation by Keith Jackson,Alan McRobie Pdf

First published in 1998, this volume is based upon the files of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System plus extensive interviews with the Commissioners, cabinet ministers, MPs and officials, as well as leaders of the principal pressure groups. It seeks to place this highly important change in context, reviewing both the long-term trends and shorter term considerations which led to the adoption of MMP, as well as the immediate consequences It is an axiom of political science that whatever promises political parties may make about electoral reform, as governments they do not kick away the ladder that brought them to power. This book seeks to discover how and why that axiom was disregarded in New Zealand, and, above all, how a reputedly conservative party was ultimately responsible for the change. It provides an object lesson in both how, and how not to change an electoral system and should be of particular interest in countries with simple plurality electoral systems.

Author : Nicholas Baldwin,Donald Shell
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Legislative bodies
ISBN : 9780714651446

Get Book

Second Chambers by Nicholas Baldwin,Donald Shell Pdf

This work examines Second Chambers, which can be found in 38 per cent of the parliaments of the world, but have only rarely been the focus of attention from politicians and have almost totally been ignored by academics.

Author : Janine Hayward,Richard Shaw
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442274396

Get Book

Historical Dictionary of New Zealand by Janine Hayward,Richard Shaw Pdf

Diverse elements have created New Zealand’s distinctive political and social culture. First is New Zealand’s journey as a colony, and the various impacts this had on settler and Maori society. The second theme is the quest for what one prominent historian has labelled ‘national obsessions’ – equality and security, both individual and collective. The third, and more recent, theme is New Zealand’s emergence as a nation with a unique identity. New Zealand’s small geographic size and relative isolation from other societies, the dominant influence of British culture, the resurgence of Maori language and culture, the endemic instability of an economy based on a narrow range of pastoral products, and the dominance of the state in the lives of its people, all help to explain much of the present-day New Zealand psyche. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of New Zealand contains a chronology, an introduction, appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about New Zealand.

Author : Tom Brooking
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 1018 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781742539294

Get Book

Richard Seddon: King of God's Own by Tom Brooking Pdf

**2014 Must Read** Otago Daily Times 'The life, the health, the intelligence, and the morals of the nation count for more than riches, and I would rather have this country free from want and squalor and unemployed than the home of multi-millionaires.'—Richard Seddon, 1905 *** Casting a long shadow over New Zealand history, Richard John Seddon, Premier from 1893 to his untimely death in 1906, held a clear vision for the country he led. Pushing New Zealand in more egalitarian directions than ever before, he was both the builder and the maintenance man – if not the architect – of our country. Challenging popular opinion of New Zealand's longest-serving Prime Minister as a ruthless pragmatist, cunning misogynist and Imperialistic jingoist, this landmark biography of Seddon presents an altogether more sympathetic, erudite appraisal. Reconciling two generations of New Zealand scholarship, Richard Seddon: King of God's Own demonstrates that, while holding fast to common ideals, Seddon was successful by mastering the art of the possible. He knew instinctively what his electorate would tolerate and remained in step with public opinion. Despite contradictions in his attitudes towards other races, he fought to ensure privilege did not become entrenched in what he envisioned as a white man's utopia. In this perceptive new evaluation, political historian Tom Brooking explains Seddon's complex relationship with Maori and shows how he in fact held a progressively bi-cultural vision for the future of 'God's Own Country'. Seddon was no saint. Somewhat autocratic and given to petty nepotism, he nevertheless remains the most dominant political leader in our country's history. Internationally, his high profile within the Empire helped put New Zealand on the map. Domestically, he sought a middle ground between free-market extremism and full-blown socialism. And more privately, Seddon was a devoted family man, his actions shaped much more by his supportive wife and assertive daughters than has previously been realised. Richard Seddon: King of God's Own is a superlative achievement in New Zealand history writing. Absorbing, wide-ranging and beautifully articulated, it reframes and repositions one of the founding fathers of modern New Zealand. *** 'The definitive biography of one of New Zealand's most influential political leaders.' —Paul Moon, author of New Zealand in the Twentieth Century 'King of God's Own is a nuanced and generous assessment of our most famous Premier, a man very much of his own time.' —Gavin McLean, co-editor of the bestselling Frontier of Dreams: The Story of New Zealand 'An excellent biography, and a major revision of an important period in this country's history.' —Barry Gustafson, acclaimed biographer of Sir Keith Holyoake, Sir Robert Muldoon and Michael Joseph Savage Also available as an eBook

Author : Judith Binney,Judith Bassett,Erik Olssen
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781927131206

Get Book

The People and The Land / Te Tangata me Te Whenua by Judith Binney,Judith Bassett,Erik Olssen Pdf

This book is a visual and narrative history of two communities, Māori and Pākehā, during a hundred years of settlement in New Zealand. It reveals how the two cultures saw their history through very different eyes: for Pākehā, it was a story of establishing an ‘English island’ in the Pacific; for Māori, a tale of loss and exclusion. But by setting out these conflicting understandings of the past, the book also seeks to bridge cultural differences through the sharing of knowledge. Written by three leading historians and lavishly illustrated, it is a stunning presentation of New Zealand’s history.

Author : John Wanna,Evert A. Lindquist,Penelope Marshall
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781925022087

Get Book

New Accountabilities, New Challenges by John Wanna,Evert A. Lindquist,Penelope Marshall Pdf

This important and challenging volume of essays draws on insights from leading academics and public servants from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and elsewhere. It provides an excellent series of critiques of both the systemic accountabilities and the policy processes of government by drawing on meticulously researched, topical and real-world case studies of governance. Its contribution to the understanding of the applied processes of government in this way is exemplary. Topics covered include: restoring trust in government, parliamentary scrutiny of the APS, administrative law and FOI, budgetary reforms, implementation issues, competition policy, indigenous administration, collaboration with the NGO sector, educational reforms and the changes to the Auditor- General’s mandate.

Author : David E. Smith
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487516949

Get Book

The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective by David E. Smith Pdf

The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective is the first scholarly study of the Senate in over a quarter century and the first analysis of the upper house as one chamber of a bicameral legislature. David E. Smith's aim in this work is to demonstrate the interrelationship of the two chambers and the constraints this relationship poses for Senate reform. He analyses past literature on the Senate and current proposals for reform - such as a Triple-E Senate - and compares Canada's upper chamber with those of Australia, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, noting a revival of interest in Canada and abroad in upper chambers and bicameralism. Drawing on parliamentary debates and committee reports, as well as a range of broad secondary sources, The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective examine the Canadian Senate within the international context, shedding light on its role as a political institution and arguing for a renewed investigation into its future.