Download or read book The New Zealand Legislative Council written by William Keith Jackson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1972-12-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Journals and Appendix to the Journals of the Legislative Council written by New Zealand. Parliament. Legislative Council and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Index to the Appendices to the Journals of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of New Zealand written by New Zealand. Parliament. Legislative Council and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The New Zealand Legislative Council written by William Keith Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Journals of the Legislative Council of the Dominion of New Zealand written by New Zealand. Parliament. Legislative Council and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Journals of the Legislative Council of New Zealand written by New Zealand. Parliament. Legislative Council and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Journals and Appendix to the Journals of the Legislative Council of New Zealand written by New Zealand. Parliament. Legislative Council and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The New Zealand Constitution written by Kenneth John Scott and published by Oxford : Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1962 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This work is primarily an essay in constitutional analysis. It contains only as much history as is necessary for an understanding of the present constitutional system, though on some subjects this is a considerable amount. It deals less fully with the legal powers of the organs of government than with conventional restraints on these powers. It is concerned with the Constitution only, and not with private law"--Preface.
