52nd New Zealand Parliament
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The 52nd New Zealand Parliament was a meeting of the legislature in New Zealand, which opened on 7 November 2017 following the 2017 general election and dissolved on 6 September 2020. The New Zealand Parliament comprises the Sovereign (represented by the governor-general) and the House of Representatives, which consists of 120 members.[2]
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| 52nd Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 7 November 2017 – 6 September 2020[1] | ||||
| Election | 2017 New Zealand general election | ||||
| Government | Sixth Labour Government | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
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| Members | 120 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Trevor Mallard | ||||
| Leader of the House | Chris Hipkins | ||||
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern | ||||
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| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||
| Governor-General | Patsy Reddy | ||||
The 52nd Parliament was elected using a mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) voting system. Members of Parliament (MPs) represent 71 geographical electorates: 16 in the South Island, 48 in the North Island and 7 Māori electorates. The remaining members were elected from party lists using the Sainte-Laguë method to achieve proportionality. The number of geographical electorates was increased by one at the 2014 election, to account for the North Island's higher population growth.[3]
Background
2017 general election
The 2017 general election was held on Saturday, 23 September 2017. Voters elected 120 members to the House of Representatives, with 71 electorate members and 49 list members. Official results indicated that the National Party had won a plurality, winning 56 seats; down from 60 in 2014. The Labour Party won 46 seats, up from 32 at the last election. Their partner, the Green Party won 8 seats, down from 14. New Zealand First won 9 seats, down from 11. ACT won the electorate of Epsom, and enough party votes to avoid an overhang, but failed to win any more party votes to entitle it to more seats.[4]
Formation
Since neither the National–ACT or Labour–Green blocs managed to reach the necessary majority to form a government, New Zealand First was left in the position of kingmaker. Negotiations between New Zealand First and each of National and Labour continued over the next four weeks. On 19 October, Winston Peters announced he was forming a coalition agreement with Labour, with the Greens in a confidence-and-supply agreement. The Greens' support, plus the coalition, resulting in 63 seats to National's 56 – enough to ensure that Ardern maintained the confidence of the House.[5][6] On 26 October 2017, Jacinda Ardern was sworn in as prime minister by Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy.[7]
Parliamentary term
Jacinda Ardern, as Leader of the Labour Party, serves as Prime Minister. Winston Peters, as Leader of New Zealand First, serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Prime Minister Ardern appointed Grant Robertson as Minister of Finance, Ron Mark as Minister of Defence, Kelvin Davis as Minister of Corrections, David Parker as Attorney General, Andrew Little as Minister of Justice, Dr David Clark as Minister of Health, and Chris Hipkins as Minister of Education and Leader of the House.
For a period of six weeks beginning 21 June 2018, Winston Peters served as Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand, while Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took maternity leave. Ardern was only the second head of government to give birth while in office, after Benazir Bhutto, who gave birth while serving as Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Major events
- 12 October 2017 — The writ for election is returned; officially declaring all elected members of the 52nd Parliament.[8]
- 19 October 2017 — A coalition government between Labour and NZ First is confirmed, with C&S from the Green Party.[5][6]
- 25 October 2017 — Chris Hipkins is confirmed Leader of the House.[9]
- 26 October 2017 — Jacinda Ardern is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand.[10]
- 7 November 2017 — The Governor-General issued the Commission of Opening of Parliament. The House elected Trevor Mallard as Speaker.[11]
- 8 November 2017 — State Opening of Parliament.[11]
- 13 February 2018 — Bill English announced he would resign as Leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition on 27 February, before retiring from Parliament on 1 March, thus resigning as Father of the House.[12]
- 27 February 2018 — Simon Bridges is elected as National Party leader, succeeding Bill English as Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition
- 27 February 2018 — Fletcher Tabuteau replaces Ron Mark as Deputy Leader of New Zealand First
- 22 March 2018 — Jonathan Coleman, MP for Northcote, resigns from Parliament, triggering a by-election in Northcote.[13]
- 8 April 2018 — Marama Davidson is elected the female co-leader of the Green Party.
- 17 May 2018 — The 2018 budget is presented to Parliament.[14]
- 21 June 2018 — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern takes maternity leave following giving birth to a baby girl. Winston Peters becomes acting Prime Minister.
- 2 August 2018 — Jacinda Ardern returns as Prime Minister after six weeks of maternity leave.
- 7 September 2018 — Labour MP Clare Curran resigns from all of her ministerial portfolios.[15]
- 20 September 2018 — Labour MP Meka Whaitiri is removed as a minister following an investigation of an alleged assault in her office.[16]
- 30 May 2019 — The 2019 budget, also named the Wellbeing Budget, is presented to Parliament.
- 14 May 2020 — The 2020 budget, also named Rebuilding Together is presented to Parliament.
- 22 May 2020 — Todd Muller is elected as National Party leader, defeating Simon Bridges and succeeding him as Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition. Nikki Kaye defeats Paula Bennett for the role of deputy leader.
- 14 July 2020 — Todd Muller resigns and Judith Collins is elected as leader of the National Party. Gerry Brownlee becomes deputy leader of the National Party.
- 21 July 2020 — Andrew Falloon, MP for Rangitata, resigns from Parliament following revelations he sent unsolicited sexually explicit text messages to young women.[17]
- 22 July 2020 — Iain Lees-Galloway, MP for Palmerston North, is removed as a minister following revelations he had an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.[18]
- 6 August 2020 – The last intended sitting is held, concluding with the adjournment debate.[19]
- 12 August 2020 – The dissolution of Parliament is delayed after new community-spread cases of COVID-19 were reported in Auckland the previous day.[20]
- 18 August 2020 – The House resumes limited sittings following the delayed dissolution.[21]
- 2 September 2020 – The last sitting day of the Parliament.[22]
- 6 September 2020 – The Parliament is dissolved.[23]
Major legislation
On 31 October 2017, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that for their first bill, the government would amend the Overseas Investment Act 2005 to categorise existing residential properties as "sensitive", restricting its sale to citizens and permanent residents only.[24] The Overseas Investment Amendment Act 2018 was introduced on 14 December 2017 and received royal assent on 22 August 2018.[25]
On 8 November 2017, the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill was introduced and received royal assent on 4 December 2017. It extends paid parental leave to 22 weeks starting from 1 July 2018 and 26 weeks from 1 July 2020.[26][27]
On 4 December 2017, royal assent was given to the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill, which was introduced on 15 October 2015 during the previous Parliament. It ensures every rental house in the country meets standards of heating and insulation.[28]
On 22 December 2017, the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill was introduced, receiving royal assent on 17 December 2018. The act amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to allow terminally ill patients to use cannabis, provide a regulatory body to set standards for cannabis products, and declassify cannabidiol as a controlled substance.[29]
On 11 April 2019, royal assent was given to the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019.[30] It amended the Arms Act 1983 to ban semi-automatic firearms, magazines, and parts that can be used to assemble prohibited firearms.[31]
On 8 May 2019, the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill was introduced, receiving royal assent on 13 November 2019. It provides a framework for developing climate change policies in support of the Paris Agreement.[32][33]
On 23 March 2020, the Abortion Legislation Act received royal assent, decriminalising abortion. Under the act, women can seek an abortion without restrictions within the first 20 weeks of their pregnancy.[34][35]
On 12 May 2020, the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill was introduced and speedily passed, receiving royal assent the day after. The bill establishes standalone legislation that provides a legal framework for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand for a period of up to 2 years.[36][37]
Dissolution
Under section 17 of the Constitution Act 1986, Parliament must dissolve a maximum of "3 years from the day fixed for the return of the writs issued for the last preceding general election of members of the House of Representatives, and no longer."[38] The writ for the 2017 election was issued on 23 August 2017 and returned on 12 October 2017, meaning that the 52nd Parliament would have to dissolve on or before 12 October 2020.[39]
This Parliament had its last scheduled sitting on 6 August 2020[19] and was originally set to be dissolved on 12 August.[40] However, the dissolution of Parliament was delayed to 17 August after four cases of COVID-19 outside of a quarantine facility were reported in Auckland leading to an increase in the region's alert level,[20][41] and was later delayed further to 6 September.[1] Parliament resumed sitting on 18 August for a further three weeks.[21][42] The business of the House in this period was limited, sitting only two days a week, for no more than two hours at a time,[21] and for the sole purpose of scrutinising the government's response to COVID-19, with no further legislation progressed.[42] The last sitting of the additional period was held on 2 September,[22] and the Parliament was dissolved as scheduled on 6 September.[23]
Officeholders
Speaker
- Speaker of the House: Rt. Hon. Trevor Mallard (Labour)
- Deputy Speaker of the House: Hon. Anne Tolley (National)
- Assistant Speaker of the House: Hon. Ruth Dyson (Labour) (from 3 July 2019)
- Poto Williams (Labour) (until 3 July 2019)
- Assistant Speaker of the House: Adrian Rurawhe (Labour)
Other parliamentary officers
The following is a list of other parliamentary officers who are non-political:
- Clerk: David Wilson[43]
- Deputy Clerk: Suze Jones[43]
- Serjeant-at-Arms: Steve Streefkerk[44]
Party leaders
- Prime Minister of New Zealand: Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern (Labour)
- Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand: Rt. Hon. Winston Peters (New Zealand First)
- Deputy Leader of New Zealand First:
- Hon. Ron Mark (until 27 February 2018)
- Fletcher Tabuteau (from 27 February 2018)
- Deputy Leader of New Zealand First:
- Leader of the Opposition (National):
- Rt. Hon. Bill English (until 27 February 2018)
- Hon. Simon Bridges (from 27 February 2018 to 22 May 2020)
- Todd Muller (from 22 May 2020 to 14 July 2020)
- Hon. Judith Collins (since 14 July 2020)
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition (National):
- Hon. Paula Bennett (until 22 May 2020)
- Hon. Nikki Kaye (from 22 May 2020 to 14 July 2020)
- Hon. Gerry Brownlee (from 14 July 2020)
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition (National):
- Co-leaders of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand:
- Male Co-leader: Hon. James Shaw
- Female Co-leader: Marama Davidson (from 8 April 2018)
- Leader of ACT New Zealand: David Seymour
Floor leaders
- Leader of the House: Hon. Chris Hipkins
- Deputy Leader of the House: Hon. Iain Lees-Galloway until 21 July 2020
- Shadow Leader of the House:
- Hon. Simon Bridges until 27 February 2018
- Hon. Gerry Brownlee from 11 March 2018 to 16 July 2020
- Chris Bishop from 16 July 2020
Whips
- Senior Government Whip:
- Michael Wood from 27 June 2019
- Hon. Ruth Dyson until 27 June 2019
- Junior Labour Whip: Kieran McAnulty
- Assistant Labour Whip: Kiri Allan
- Senior Opposition Whip:
- Barbara Kuriger from 11 March 2018
- Jami-Lee Ross until 11 March 2018
- Junior Opposition Whip:
- Matt Doocey from 11 March 2018
- Barbara Kuriger until 11 March 2018
- Third Opposition Whip:
- Tim van de Molen from 11 March 2018
- Matt Doocey until 11 March 2018
- Junior Opposition Whip:
- New Zealand First Whip: Clayton Mitchell
- Green Party Musterer:
- Chlöe Swarbrick from 18 November 2019
- Gareth Hughes until 18 November 2019
- Green Party Deputy Musterer:
- Chlöe Swarbrick from 6 May 2018 until 18 November 2019
- Marama Davidson until 8 April 2018
- Green Party Deputy Musterer:
Shadow Cabinets
- Opposition Cabinet of Judith Collins during the 52nd Parliament from 14 July 2020
- Opposition Cabinet of Todd Muller during the 52nd Parliament from 22 May 2020 until 14 July 2020
- Opposition Cabinet of Simon Bridges during the 52nd Parliament from 11 March 2018 until 22 May 2020
- Opposition Cabinet of Bill English during the 52nd Parliament until 27 February 2018
Members
The table below show the members of the 52nd Parliament based on the official results of the 2017 general election. Ministerial roles were officially announced on 25 October 2017.
Overview
This table shows the number of MPs in each party:
Notes
- ^Coa New Zealand First announced a coalition agreement with the Labour Party on 19 October 2017.
- ^CS The Green Party entered into confidence-and-supply agreement with the Labour Party on the same day as the coalition was announced.
- The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.
Members
| Labour (46) | |||||
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| Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
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| 1 | Jacinda Ardern | Mount Albert | 2008– |
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| 2 | Kelvin Davis | Te Tai Tokerau | 2008–11 2014– |
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| 3 | Grant Robertson | Wellington Central | 2008– |
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| 4 | Phil Twyford | Te Atatū | 2008– | ||
| 5 | Megan Woods | Wigram | 2011– |
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| 6 | Chris Hipkins | Rimutaka | 2008– |
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| 7 | Andrew Little | 2011– |
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| 8 | Carmel Sepuloni | Kelston | 2008–11 2014– |
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| 9 | David Parker | 2002– |
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| 10 | Nanaia Mahuta | Hauraki-Waikato | 1996– |
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| 11 | Stuart Nash | Napier | 2008–2011 2014– |
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| 12 | Jenny Salesa | Manukau East | 2014– |
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| 13 | Damien O'Connor | West Coast-Tasman | 1993–2008 2009– |
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| 14 | Kris Faafoi | Mana | 2010– |
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| 15 | Peeni Henare | Tāmaki Makaurau | 2014– |
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| 16 | Willie Jackson | 1999–2002 2017– |
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| 17 | William Sio | Māngere | 2008– |
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| 18 | Poto Williams | Christchurch East | 2013– |
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| Trevor Mallard | 1984–1990 1993– |
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| Adrian Rurawhe | Te Tai Hauauru | 2014– |
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| Ruth Dyson | Port Hills | 1993– |
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| Michael Wood | Mount Roskill | 2016– | |||
| Kieran McAnulty | 2017– |
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| Kiri Allan | 2017– |
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| David Clark | Dunedin North | 2011– | |||
| Clare Curran | Dunedin South | 2008– | |||
| Meka Whaitiri | Ikaroa-Rawhiti | 2013– |
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| Rino Tirikatene | Te Tai Tonga | 2011– |
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| Louisa Wall | Manurewa | 2008 2011– |
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| Raymond Huo | 2008–14 2017– | ||||
| Priyanca Radhakrishnan | 2017– |
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| Jan Tinetti | 2017– |
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| Willow-Jean Prime | 2017– | ||||
| Ginny Andersen | 2017– |
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| Jo Luxton | 2017– |
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| Deborah Russell | New Lynn | 2017– |
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| Liz Craig | 2017– | ||||
| Marja Lubeck | 2017– | ||||
| Paul Eagle | Rongotai | 2017– | |||
| Tāmati Coffey | Waiariki | 2017– |
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| Jamie Strange | 2017– | ||||
| Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki | 2017– | ||||
| Angie Warren-Clark | 2017– | ||||
| Greg O'Connor | Ohariu | 2017– | |||
| Duncan Webb | Christchurch Central | 2017– |
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| Iain Lees-Galloway | Palmerston North | 2008– | |||
| New Zealand First (9) | |||||
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| Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
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| 1 | Winston Peters | 1979–1981 1984–2008 2011– |
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| 2 | Ron Mark | 1996–2008 2014– |
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| 3 | Tracey Martin | 2011– |
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| 8 | Shane Jones | 2005–2014 2017– |
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| 4 | Fletcher Tabuteau | 2014– |
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| 5 | Darroch Ball | 2014– |
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| 6 | Clayton Mitchell | 2014– |
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| 7 | Mark Patterson | 2017– |
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| 9 | Jenny Marcroft | 2017– |
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| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (8) | |||||
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| Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
| Ministers outside Cabinet | |||||
| 1 | James Shaw | 2014– |
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| 3 | Julie Anne Genter | 2011– |
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| 4 | Eugenie Sage | 2011– |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretaries | |||||
| 6 | Jan Logie | 2011– |
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| Members of Parliament | |||||
| 2 | Marama Davidson | 2015– |
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| 5 | Gareth Hughes | 2010– |
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| 7 | Chlöe Swarbrick | 2017– |
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| 8 | Golriz Ghahraman | 2017– |
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| National (54) | |||||
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| Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
| 1 | Judith Collins | Papakura | 2002– |
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| 2 | Gerry Brownlee | Ilam | 1996– |
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| 3 | Paul Goldsmith | 2011– |
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| 4 | Simon Bridges | Tauranga | 2008– |
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| 5 | Shane Reti | Whangarei | 2014– |
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| 6 | Todd McClay | Rotorua | 2008– |
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| 7 | Chris Bishop | Hutt South | 2014– |
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| 8 | Todd Muller | Bay of Plenty | 2014– |
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| 9 | Louise Upston | Taupo | 2008– |
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| 10 | Scott Simpson | Coromandel | 2011– |
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| 11 | David Bennett | Hamilton East | 2005– |
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| 12 | Michael Woodhouse | 2008– |
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| 13 | Nicola Willis | 2018– |
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| 14 | Jacqui Dean | Waitaki | 2005– |
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| 15 | Mark Mitchell | Rodney | 2011– |
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| 16 | Melissa Lee | 2008– |
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| 17 | Andrew Bayly | Hunua | 2014– |
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| 18 | Nick Smith | Nelson | 1990– |
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| 19 | Alfred Ngaro | 2011– |
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| 20 | Barbara Kuriger | Taranaki-King Country | 2014– |
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| 21 | Harete Hipango | Whanganui | 2017– |
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| 22 | Jonathan Young | New Plymouth | 2008– |
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| 23 | Tim Macindoe | Hamilton West | 2008– |
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| 24 | Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi | 2008– |
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| 25 | Matt Doocey | Waimakariri | 2014– |
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| 26 | Stuart Smith | Kaikōura | 2014– |
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| 27 | Simon O'Connor | Tāmaki | 2011– |
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| 28 | Lawrence Yule | Tukituki | 2017– |
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| 29 | Denise Lee | Maungakiekie | 2017– |
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| 30 | Parmjeet Parmar | 2014– |
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| 31 | Brett Hudson | 2014– |
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| 32 | Simeon Brown | Pakuranga | 2017– |
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| 33 | Ian McKelvie | Rangitīkei | 2011– |
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| 34 | Jo Hayes | 2014– |
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| 35 | Matt King | Northland | 2017– |
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| 36 | Chris Penk | Helensville | 2017– |
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| 37 | Erica Stanford | East Coast Bays | 2017– |
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| 38 | Tim van de Molen | Waikato | 2017– |
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| 39 | Maureen Pugh | 2016–2017 2018– |
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| 40 | Dan Bidois | Northcote | 2018– |
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| 41 | Agnes Loheni | 2019– |
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| 42 | Paulo Garcia | 2019– |
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| Nikki Kaye | Auckland Central | 2008– | |||
| Amy Adams | Selwyn | 2008– |
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| Anne Tolley | East Coast | 1999–2002 2005– |
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| Paula Bennett | Upper Harbour | 2005– | |||
| David Carter | 1994– | ||||
| Nicky Wagner | 2005– | ||||
| Nathan Guy | Otaki | 2005– | |||
| Maggie Barry | North Shore | 2011– | |||
| Jian Yang | 2011– |
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| Sarah Dowie | Invercargill | 2014– | |||
| Alastair Scott | Wairarapa | 2014– |
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| Hamish Walker | Clutha-Southland | 2017– | |||
| Members of the National caucus who resigned during the term of the 52nd Parliament | |||||
| Bill English | 1990–2018 | Resigned March 2018 | |||
| Steven Joyce | 2008–2018 | Resigned April 2018 | |||
| Jonathan Coleman | Northcote | 2005–2018 | Resigned April 2018 | ||
| Chris Finlayson | 2005–2019 | Resigned January 2019 | |||
| Nuk Korako | 2014–2019 | Resigned May 2019 | |||
| Andrew Falloon | Rangitata | 2017–2020 | Resigned July 2020 | ||
| ACT New Zealand (1) | |||||
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| Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
| 1 | David Seymour | Epsom | 2014– | ||
| Independent (1) | |||||
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| Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | ||
| Jami-Lee Ross | Botany | 2011– | |||
Changes
The following changes in Members of Parliament occurred during the term of the 52nd Parliament:
| # | Seat | Incumbent | Replacement | ||||||||
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| Party | Name | Date vacated | Reason | Party | Name | Date elected | Change | ||||
| 1. | List | National | Bill English | 13 March 2018 [45] | Resigned | National | Maureen Pugh | 20 March 2018 [46] | List | ||
| 2. | List | National | Steven Joyce | 2 April 2018 [47] | Resigned | National | Nicola Willis | 3 April 2018 | List | ||
| 3. | Northcote | National | Jonathan Coleman | 15 April 2018 [48] | Resigned | National | Dan Bidois | 9 June 2018 | National hold | ||
| 4. | Botany | National | Jami-Lee Ross | 19 October 2018 [49] | Resigned from the National Party | Independent | Jami-Lee Ross | 19 October 2018 | Independent gain | ||
| 5. | List | National | Chris Finlayson | 30 January 2019 | Resigned | National | Agnes Loheni[50] | 31 January 2019 | List | ||
| 6. | List | National | Nuk Korako | 16 May 2019[51] | Resigned | National | Paulo Garcia[52] | 16 May 2019 | List | ||
| 7. | Rangitata | National | Andrew Falloon | 21 July 2020[17] | Resigned | N/A[α] | |||||
- The resignation of Andrew Falloon took place less than six months before the next general election and therefore a by-election to fill the vacancy was not required.[53]
Seating plan
The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.[54]
Start of term
End of term
Committees
The 52nd Parliament has 12 select committees and 7 specialist committees.[55] They are listed below, with their chairpersons and deputy chairpersons:
| Committee | Chairperson | Deputy chairperson | Government–Opposition divide |
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| Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee | Jonathan Young (National) | Tāmati Coffey (Labour) | 5–5 |
| Education and Workforce Committee | Parmjeet Parmar (National) | Jan Tinetti (Labour) | 6–5 |
| Environment Committee | Duncan Webb (Labour) | Scott Simpson (National) | 5–4 |
| Finance and Expenditure Committee | Deborah Russell (Labour) | Fletcher Tabuteau (NZ First) | 7–6 |
| Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee | Simon O'Connor (National) | Paulo Garcia (National) | 4–4 |
| Governance and Administration Committee | Jian Yang (National) | Ginny Andersen (Labour) | 4–4 |
| Health Committee | Louisa Wall (Labour) | Shane Reti (National) | 4–4 |
| Justice Committee | Hon Meka Whaitiri (Labour) | Hon Nick Smith (National) | 4–4 |
| Māori Affairs Committee | Rino Tirikatene (Labour) | Marama Davidson (Green Party) | 4–4 |
| Primary Production Committee | Barbara Kuriger (National) | Kiri Allan (Labour) | 4–4 |
| Social Services and Community Committee | Gareth Hughes (Green Party) | Priyanca Radhakrishnan (Labour) | 5–4 |
| Transport and Infrastructure Committee | Darroch Ball (NZ First) | Chris Bishop (National) | 5–4 |
| Specialist committees | |||
| Abortion Legislation Committee | Hon Ruth Dyson (Labour) | Hon Amy Adams (National) | 4–3 |
| Business Committee | Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Labour) | none | 7–5 |
| Intelligence and Security Committee | Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (Labour) | none | 4–3 |
| Officers of Parliament Committee | Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Labour) | Hon Anne Tolley (National) | 4–2 |
| Privileges Committee | Hon David Parker (Labour) | Hon Gerry Brownlee (National) | 5–5 |
| Regulations Review Committee | Alastair Scott (National) | Jo Luxton (Labour) | 3–3 |
| Standing Orders Committee | Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Labour) | none | 5–6 |
Electorates
This section shows New Zealand electorates as they were represented at the end of the 52nd Parliament.
General electorates
Māori electorates
| Electorate | Regions | MP | Party | |
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| Hauraki-Waikato | Waikato; Auckland | Nanaia Mahuta | Labour | |
| Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | Hawke's Bay; Gisborne; Manawatū-Whanganui; Wellington | Meka Whaitiri | Labour | |
| Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland | Peeni Henare | Labour | |
| Te Tai Hauāuru | Taranaki; Waikato; Manawatū-Whanganui; Wellington | Adrian Rurawhe | Labour | |
| Te Tai Tokerau | Northland; Auckland | Kelvin Davis | Labour | |
| Te Tai Tonga | South Island; Wellington; Chatham Islands | Rino Tirikatene | Labour | |
| Waiariki | Bay of Plenty; Waikato | Tāmati Coffey | Labour | |
See also
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