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Our House: A house of representatives should, ideally, be ...
International perspectives on democracy: Commonwealth heads of government leaders said in their ...
Electing Parliament: The MPs and the political parties in New Zealand's Parliament are elected ...
Members of Parliament: In the 27 July 2002 general election, Labour gained 52, National 27, New Zealand ...
Forming the government: The Labour and Progressive Coalition Parties in Parliament have agreeed ...
Composition of Parliament: New Zealand's Parliament is a place where more and more sections ...
The New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust: The New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust was formed in 1991 to bridge ...
The role of the speaker: The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives is the highest officer ...
Who drafts the laws? To make sure laws ar written correctly, Parliament has ...
The Office of the Clerk: The position of Clerk of the House of Representatives is one of the oldest ...
Parliamentary Service: The Parliamentary Service is one of two parliamentary agencies providing ...
What MPs do: Conventions, not job descriptions, guide what ..
MP's pay: Members of Parliament currently receive a ....
Living two lives: John Key, aged 41, National MP for Helensville, was an investment ...
From Youth MP to youngest MP: Darren Hughes, at 24 New Zealand's youngest ...
Government and Opposition: There is a tradition of thinking that asserts that ideas change with ...
How laws are made: Parliament is New Zealand's supreme law-making body. It's members study ...
Select committees: After a bill is introduced to Parliament and has been given its ...
Petitioning Parliament: Every New Zealand citizen or resident has the right to petition Parliament ...
Visiting Parliament: People come for many reasons to tour New Zealand's Parliament ...
150 years: The New Zealand Parliament celebrates its 150th ...
Members of Parliament
After 2002 election
In the 27 July 2002 general election, Labour gained 52, National 27, New Zealand First 13, Act and the Greens nine each, United Future eight and the Progressive Coalition two seats in the third mixed member proportional (MMP) New Zealand general election. Seven of the political parties who contested the 2002 election gained seats – seven more who contested got no seats but attracted 73,500 or 3.63% of the vote. 2,040,248 votes were counted, 2,031,617 were valid. There were 69 members elected in electorate seats and 51 on party lists in the 120 person Parliament. Thirty of the MPs were new – 22 of them were elected on party lists. Total voter turnout was 77%, the lowest participation rate for the last six elections. Voter turnout for those on the Maori roll was 58%, 20 percent lower than 1996. Labour won the seven Māori seats. The representativeness of Parliament has increased since the advent of MMP, although it still falls short of reflecting the composition of the New Zealand population.
To see the people elected in the 2002 election, click on the name of the party, above. For details about the parties, such as their leaders, whips, number of seats, next person on the list, go to Election results.
In July 2004
In June 2004, Labour held 51 seats, National 27, New Zealand First 13, Green, Act and United Future eight each and Progressive two, and there was one independent MP. Donna Awatere Huata and the Act party parted company in 2003, and Tariana Turia's resignation from Parliament and the Labour Party to contest a byelection in the Te Tai Hauauru electorate in July 2004 took effect from 17 May 2004. Tariana Turia was returned to Parliament as representative for the new Māori party as a result of that byelection.
To see the people representing each party in Parliament in June 2004, click on the name of the party, above. For details about the parties, such as their leaders, whips, number of seats, go to Parliament 2004.
Beyond July 2004
For updated lists of Members of Parliament, go to the website of the
Clerk of the House, www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz
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