Additionally, this Parliament saw the final meeting of the Upper House; the Legislative Council, which was abolished on 1 December 1950, making the New Zealand Parliament a unicameral legislative body.

[3] The National Party under Sidney Holland won the 1949 election, defeating Labour's second Fraser Ministry.

Holland remained in power until 1957, when he stepped down due to ill health.

[4] The National Government appointed 25 new members to the New Zealand Legislative Council (the so-called Suicide Squad), so that the Legislative Council Abolition Bill could be passed.

[5] The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1949 election and at dissolution: Notes The table below shows the results of the 1949 general election: Key Labour National Table footnotes: There was one by-election during the term of the 29th Parliament.