54th Parliament of New Zealand | |||
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Overview | |||
Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||
Term | 5 December 2023 – pres. | ||
Election | 2023 general election | ||
Government | Sixth National Government | ||
Website | www.parliament.nz | ||
House of Representatives | |||
Members | 123 | ||
Speaker of the House | Gerry Brownlee | ||
Leader of the House | Chris Bishop | ||
Prime Minister | Christopher Luxon | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Chris Hipkins | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Charles III | ||
Governor-General | Cindy Kiro |
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The 54th New Zealand Parliament is the current meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 5 December 2023 following the 14 October 2023 general election, and will expire on or before 16 November 2026 to trigger the next election.
The Parliament was elected using a mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) voting system. MPs will represent 72 geographical electorates: 16 in the South Island, 49 in the North Island and 7 Māori electorates. The Electoral Act 1993 provides for the remaining seats to be elected from party lists using the Sainte-Laguë method to realise proportionality to an expected total of at least 120 MPs.[1]
Final results of the election determined that there are 123 members of Parliament, rather than the usual 120. 122 members were elected in the general election (there is an overhang of two members for Te Pāti Māori).[2][3] Due to the death of a candidate between the close of nominations and election day, Port Waikato did not elect a representative and an additional list MP was elected to ensure Parliament would have at least 120 members. The 72nd electorate MP, and 123rd MP overall, was elected in the Port Waikato by-election on 25 November 2023.[4]
Members in the 54th Parliament represent six political parties: National, ACT New Zealand, New Zealand First parties, in government, and the Labour Party, Green Party, and Te Pāti Māori, in opposition. Christopher Luxon of the National Party formed a coalition government with ACT and New Zealand First and was sworn in as prime minister on 27 November 2023.[5][6]
The 2023 general election was held on 14 October. The opposition National Party won 48 seats in the election, an increase of 14 seats. The ruling Labour Party was reduced to 34 seats after losing a total of 28 seats. The Green Party, Labour's cooperation partner, got 15 seats, a rise of 6. The ACT Party increased its seat count by one. Te Pāti Māori took five Maori seats from Labour, totaling six seats, one more than their party vote entitled them to, giving parliament a three-seat overhang. After being voted out in the 2020 New Zealand general election, New Zealand First returned to parliament, earning eight seats.[7]
Following the general election, the National Party required support from the ACT Party and New Zealand First to command the confidence of the House.[8] Negotiations between the three parties took place after the official results were announced on 3 November. After three weeks of negotiations, Christopher Luxon announced the formation of a coalition government with ACT and New Zealand First on 24 November.[5] On 27 November, Luxon was sworn in as prime minister by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro.[6]
The final results of the election were announced on 3 November and the writ for the 2023 election was returned on 16 November 2023.[9][10] Under section 19 of Constitution Act 1986, Parliament must meet no later than six weeks after this date; on 29 November 2023, following the new government's first Cabinet meeting, Leader of the House Chris Bishop confirmed that the Commission Opening and State Opening of Parliament would take place on 5 and 6 December 2023, respectively.
In December 2023, the Government repealed several of the previous Labour Government's legislation and policies including the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's dual mandate, the Fair Pay Agreements Act 2022, the Clean Car Discount programme, the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 and the Spatial Planning Act 2023.[15][16][17][18] On 21 December, the Government passed legislation reinstating 90-day work trials.[19] In February 2024, the Government repealed the Three Waters reform programme, Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 and disestablished Te Aka Whai Ora (the Māori Health Authority) under urgency.[20][21][22]
In late March 2024, the Government passed major tax legislation restoring interest deductibility for residential investment property, reducing the bright-line test for residential property to two years, and eliminating depreciation deductions for commercial and industrial buildings.[23] The Government also passed legislation requiring electric cars and plug-in hybrids to pay road user charges.[24] In mid April 2024, the Government passed the legislation allowing 11 pseudoephedrine cold and flu medicines to be sold without prescriptions from June 2024.[25]
In late July 2024, the Government passed legislation reinstating the referendum requirement for Māori wards and constituencies in local councils. Councils that had previously established a Māori ward without a referendum are now required to hold a binding poll alongside the 2025 New Zealand local elections or to disestablish them.[26] In late August 2024, the Government passed legislation requiring local councils to develop plans for delivering drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services as part of its "Local Water Done Well" programme.[27]
In September 2024, Parliament passed a private member's bill amending the Fair Trading Act 1986 to ensure that gift cards have a minimum expiry date of three years from their initial purchase. The bill was supported by all parties except ACT.[28] In mid October 2024, Parliament passed Deborah Russell's private member's bill exempting victims of domestic violence from waiting a mandatory two years to seek a divorce.[29] In late October 2024, National-led government passed the resource management legislation easing the "regulatory burden" on the country's farming, mining and other primary industries.[30]
In early May 2024, Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter was referred to Parliament's privileges committee following complaints that she intimidated National Party's MP Matt Doocey during a heated parliamentary exchange.[31] In early August 2024, Genter was found in contempt of Parliament and ordered to apologise.[32]
In late September 2024, Te Pati Māori MP Tākuta Ferris was referred to Parliament's Privileges Committee after he made remarks accused Members of Parliament of lying and obfuscation.[33]
The 54th Parliament will serve until another election is called. Under section 17 of the Constitution Act 1986, Parliament expires three 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".[34] The writ for the 2023 election was issued on 10 September 2023 and returned on 16 November 2023, meaning that the 54th Parliament would have to dissolve on or before 16 November 2026.
The table below shows the members of the 54th Parliament based on the results of the 2023 general election, including the result of the Port Waikato by-election. Ministerial roles were officially announced on 24 November 2023.[37] Based on the official results, 41 candidates who had never been in parliament before were returned. Of those, 19 were from National,[38] 2 from Labour,[38] 8 from the Greens,[39] 4 from ACT,[39] 4 from Te Pāti Māori,[40] and 4 from NZ First.[41] The parliament totaled 123 seats after the conclusion of the Port Waikato by-election, meaning that one-third of the members are newcomers.
This table shows the number of MPs in each party:
Affiliation | Members | |
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At 2023 Port Waikato by-election | ||
National | 49 | |
ACT | 11 | |
NZ First | 8 | |
Government total | 68 | |
Labour | 34 | |
Green | 15 | |
Te Pāti Māori | 6 | |
Opposition total | 55 | |
Total MPs in Parliament |
123 | |
Working Government majority |
13 |
Notes
National (49) | |||||
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Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
Ministers in Cabinet | |||||
1 | Christopher Luxon | Botany | 2020– |
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2 | Nicola Willis | 2018– |
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3 | Chris Bishop | Hutt South | 2014– |
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4 | Shane Reti | Whangārei | 2014– | ||
5 | Simeon Brown | Pakuranga | 2017– |
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6 | Erica Stanford | East Coast Bays | 2017– |
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7 | Paul Goldsmith | 2011– | |||
8 | Louise Upston | Taupō | 2008– |
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9 | Judith Collins | Papakura | 2002– |
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10 | Mark Mitchell | Whangaparāoa | 2011– | ||
11 | Todd McClay | Rotorua | 2008– |
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12 | Tama Potaka | Hamilton West | 2022– |
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13 | Matt Doocey | Waimakariri | 2014– |
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14 | Simon Watts | North Shore | 2020– | ||
Ministers outside Cabinet | |||||
15 | Melissa Lee | 2008– |
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16 | Penny Simmonds | Invercargill | 2020– |
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17 | Chris Penk | Kaipara ki Mahurangi | 2017– |
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18 | Nicola Grigg | Selwyn | 2020– |
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19 | Andrew Bayly | Port Waikato | 2014– | ||
Officers of Parliament | |||||
Gerry Brownlee | 1996– |
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Barbara Kuriger | Taranaki-King Country | 2014– |
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Maureen Pugh | West Coast-Tasman | 2016–2017 2018– |
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Members of Parliament | |||||
20 | Scott Simpson | Coromandel | 2011– |
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21 | Suze Redmayne | Rangitīkei | 2023– |
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22 | Nancy Lu | 2023– | |||
23 | Katie Nimon | Napier | 2023– |
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24 | Catherine Wedd | Tukituki | 2023– |
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25 | Paulo Garcia | New Lynn | 2019–2020 2023– |
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26 | Vanessa Weenink | Banks Peninsula | 2023– |
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27 | Rima Nakhle | Takanini | 2023– |
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28 | Dana Kirkpatrick | East Coast | 2023– | ||
29 | Carl Bates | Whanganui | 2023– |
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30 | Carlos Cheung | Mount Roskill | 2023– | ||
31 | Joseph Mooney | Southland | 2020– |
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32 | Stuart Smith | Kaikōura | 2014– |
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33 | Sam Uffindell | Tauranga | 2022– |
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34 | Tim van de Molen | Waikato | 2017– |
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35 | Miles Anderson | Waitaki | 2023– |
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36 | Dan Bidois | Northcote | 2018–2020 2023– |
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37 | Mike Butterick | Wairarapa | 2023– |
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38 | Cameron Brewer | Upper Harbour | 2023– |
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39 | Hamish Campbell | Ilam | 2023– |
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40 | Tim Costley | Ōtaki | 2023– | ||
41 | Greg Fleming | Maungakiekie | 2023– |
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42 | Ryan Hamilton | Hamilton East | 2023– |
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43 | David MacLeod | New Plymouth | 2023– | ||
44 | Grant McCallum | Northland | 2023– |
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45 | James Meager | Rangitata | 2023– |
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46 | Tom Rutherford | Bay of Plenty | 2023– |
ACT New Zealand (11) | |||||
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Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
Ministers in Cabinet | |||||
1 | David Seymour | Epsom | 2014– |
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2 | Brooke van Velden | Tāmaki | 2020– | ||
3 | Nicole McKee | 2020– |
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Ministers outside Cabinet | |||||
4 | Andrew Hoggard | 2023– |
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5 | Karen Chhour | 2020– | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries | |||||
6 | Simon Court | 2020– |
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Members of Parliament | |||||
7 | Todd Stephenson | 2023– |
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8 | Mark Cameron | 2020– |
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9 | Parmjeet Parmar | 2014–2020 2023– |
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10 | Laura McClure | 2023– |
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11 | Cameron Luxton | 2023– |
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New Zealand First (8) | |||||
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Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
Ministers in Cabinet | |||||
1 | Winston Peters | 1979–1981 1984–2008 2011–2020 2023– |
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2 | Shane Jones | 2005–2014 2017–2020 2023– |
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3 | Casey Costello | 2023– |
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Ministers outside Cabinet | |||||
4 | Mark Patterson | 2017–2020 2023– |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretaries | |||||
5 | Jenny Marcroft | 2017–2020 2023– |
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Members of Parliament | |||||
6 | Jamie Arbuckle | 2023– |
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7 | Andy Foster | 2023– |
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8 | Tanya Unkovich | 2023– |
Labour (34) | |||||
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Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
1 | Chris Hipkins | Remutaka | 2008– |
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2 | Carmel Sepuloni | Kelston | 2008–2011 2014– |
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3 | Megan Woods | Wigram | 2011– |
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4 | Barbara Edmonds | Mana | 2020– |
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5 | Willie Jackson | 1999–2002 2017– |
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6 | Ayesha Verrall | 2020– |
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7 | Kieran McAnulty | 2017– |
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8 | Willow-Jean Prime | 2020– |
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9 | Ginny Andersen | 2017– |
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10 | Jan Tinetti | 2017– |
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11 | Peeni Henare | 2014– |
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12 | Priyanca Radhakrishnan | 2017– |
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13 | Jo Luxton | 2017– |
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14 | Duncan Webb | Christchurch Central | 2017– |
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15 | Deborah Russell | 2017– |
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16 | Rachel Brooking | Dunedin | 2020– |
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17 | Damien O'Connor | 1993–2008 2009– |
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18 | David Parker | 2002– |
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19 | Tangi Utikere | Palmerston North | 2020– |
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20 | Camilla Belich | 2020–2023 2023– |
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21 | Arena Williams | Manurewa | 2020– |
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22 | Phil Twyford | Te Atatū | 2008– |
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23 | Greg O'Connor | Ōhāriu | 2017– |
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24 | Jenny Salesa | Panmure-Ōtāhuhu | 2014– |
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25 | Rachel Boyack | Nelson | 2020– |
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26 | Adrian Rurawhe | 2014– |
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27 | Helen White | Mount Albert | 2020– |
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28 | Ingrid Leary | Taieri | 2020– |
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29 | Lemauga Lydia Sosene | Māngere | 2022– |
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30 | Reuben Davidson | Christchurch East | 2023– |
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31 | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel | Ikaroa-Rawhiti | 2023– |
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32 | Tracey McLellan | 2020–2023 2024– |
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33 | Shanan Halbert | 2020–2023 2024– |
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34 | Glen Bennett | 2020–2023 2024– |
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Members of the Labour caucus who resigned during the term of the 54th Parliament | |||||
Andrew Little | 2011–2023 | Resigned December 2023 | |||
Rino Tirikatene | 2011–2024 | Resigned January 2024 | |||
Kelvin Davis | 2008–2011 2014–2024 |
Resigned February 2024 | |||
Grant Robertson | 2008–2024 | Resigned March 2024 |
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (15) | |||||
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Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
1 | Marama Davidson | 2015– |
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2 | Chlöe Swarbrick | Auckland Central | 2017– |
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3 | Julie Anne Genter | Rongotai | 2011– |
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4 | Teanau Tuiono | 2020– |
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5 | Lan Pham | 2023– |
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6 | Ricardo Menéndez March | 2020– |
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7 | Steve Abel | 2023– |
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8 | Hūhana Lyndon | 2023– |
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9 | Scott Willis | 2023– |
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10 | Kahurangi Carter | 2023– |
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11 | Celia Wade-Brown | 2024– |
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12 | Lawrence Xu-Nan | 2024– |
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13 | Francisco Hernandez | 2024– |
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14 | Benjamin Doyle | 2024– | |||
Tamatha Paul | Wellington Central | 2023– |
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Members of the Green caucus who resigned during the term of the 54th Parliament | |||||
Golriz Ghahraman | 2017–2024 | Resigned January 2024 | |||
James Shaw | 2014–2024 | Resigned May 2024 | |||
Members of the Green caucus who died during the term of the 54th Parliament | |||||
Efeso Collins | 2023–2024 | Died February 2024 | |||
Members of the Green caucus who were expelled during the term of the 54th Parliament | |||||
Darleen Tana | 2023–2024 | Green Party member until July 2024 |
Te Pāti Māori (6) | |||||
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Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities | |
1 | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer | Te Tai Hauāuru | 2020– |
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2 | Rawiri Waititi | Waiariki | 2020– |
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3 | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke | Hauraki-Waikato | 2023– |
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4 | Tākuta Ferris | Te Tai Tonga | 2023– |
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5 | Takutai Moana Kemp | Tāmaki Makaurau | 2023– |
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6 | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi | Te Tai Tokerau | 2023– |
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Independent (0) | |||||
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Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Notes | ||
Members who were expelled during the term of the 54th Parliament | |||||
Darleen Tana | 2023–2024 | Green Party member until July 2024; Expelled October 2024 |
The 54th Parliament has a historically high number of Māori MPs at 33. The number of female MPs, 55, is the second highest in New Zealand history, down from the high of 61 achieved during the 53rd Parliament.[42]
The number of Pasifika MPs, 6, is also down from the record number in the previous parliament, and is at its lowest number in 10 years.[42][43] There are currently no Pasifika MPs on the government benches.
Only 5 MPs who publicly identify as LGBTQIA+ were elected, 2 each from Labour and the Greens and 1 from ACT. This is down from a record 12 (10%) elected in the 2020 election.[44]
The following tables show the demographics of the members at the start of the term of the 54th Parliament:
Party | Female | Male | |||||
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No. | ± | % | No. | ± | % | ||
National | 16 | 31% | 33 | 69% | |||
Labour | 19 | 56% | 15 | 44% | |||
Greens | 9 | 60% | 6 | 40% | |||
ACT | 4 | 36% | 7 | 64% | |||
New Zealand First | 3 | 3 | 38% | 5 | 5 | 63% | |
Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 3 | 67% | 2 | 1 | 33% | |
Total | 55 | 7 | 44% | 68 | 9 | 56% |
Party | Pākehā/European | Māori | Pasifika | Asian | MELAA | |||||||||||
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No. | ± | % | No. | ± | % | No. | ± | % | No. | ± | % | No. | ± | % | ||
National | 39 | 80% | 5 | 2 | 10% | – | – | – | 4 | 8% | 1 | 1 | 2% | |||
Labour | 18 | 53% | 9 | 7 | 26% | 5 | 5 | 15% | 2 | 6% | – | 1 | – | |||
Greens | 5 | 33% | 6 | 40% | 1 | – | 7% | 1 | 7% | 2 | 1 | 13% | ||||
ACT | 7 | 64% | 3 | 27% | – | – | – | 1 | 9% | – | – | – | ||||
New Zealand First | 4 | 4 | 50% | 4 | 4 | 50% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Te Pāti Māori | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | 100% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 73 | 59% | 33 | 27% | 6 | 5 | 5% | 8 | 1 | 7% | 3 | 2% |
The following changes in Members of Parliament occurred during the term of the 54th Parliament:
# | Seat | Incumbent | Replacement | ||||||||
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Party | Name | Date vacated | Reason | Party | Name | Date elected | Change | ||||
1. | List | Labour | Andrew Little | 5 December 2023[45][46] | Resigned to allow a newer Labour MP into parliament | Labour | Camilla Belich | 6 December 2023[47] | List | ||
2. | List1 | National | Andrew Bayly | 13 December 2023[48][49] | Elected to electorate seat | National | Nancy Lu | 14 December 2023[50] | National gain | ||
3. | List | Green | Golriz Ghahraman | 18 January 2024[51][52] | Resigned due to shop-lifting allegations | Green | Celia Wade-Brown | 19 January 2024[53] | List | ||
4. | List | Labour | Rino Tirikatene | 28 January 2024[54][55] | Resigned after losing Te Tai Tonga in 2023 election | Labour | Tracey McLellan | 29 January 2024[56] | List | ||
5. | List | Labour | Kelvin Davis | 6 February 2024[57][58] | Resigned after losing Te Tai Tokerau in 2023 election | Labour | Shanan Halbert | 7 February 2024[59] | List | ||
6. | List | Green | Efeso Collins | 21 February 2024[60][61] | Died | Green | Lawrence Xu-Nan | 6 March 2024[62] | List | ||
7. | List | Labour | Grant Robertson | 22 March 2024[63][64] | Resigned to take up the role of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago | Labour | Glen Bennett | 25 March 2024[65] | List | ||
8. | List | Green | James Shaw | 5 May 2024[66][67] | Resigned to take up governance and advisory roles in the climate sector[68] | Green | Francisco Hernandez | 6 May 2024[69] | List | ||
9. | List | Green | Darleen Tana | 8 July 2024[70] | Resigned from the Green Party due to allegations of migrant exploitation | Independent | Darleen Tana | 8 July 2024 | Independent gain | ||
10. | List | Independent | Darleen Tana | 22 October 2024[71][72] | Expelled from Parliament under the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018 | Green | Benjamin Doyle | 22 October 2024[73] | Green gain |
^1 This change occurred as a result of the elevation of Andrew Bayly, who had previously been elected as a list MP at the 2023 general election, to an electorate seat on 25 November 2023 at the Port Waikato by-election. Bayly resigned his list seat on 13 December 2023, creating a list vacancy.
The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.[74]
As of 7 November 2024[update].[75]
The 54th Parliament has 12 select committees and 8 specialist committees.[76] They are listed below, with their chairpersons and deputy chairpersons:
This section shows the New Zealand electorates as they are currently represented in the 54th Parliament.[97]
Electorate | Region | MP | Party | |
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Te Tai Tokerau | Northland and Auckland | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi | Māori | |
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland | Takutai Moana Kemp | Māori | |
Hauraki-Waikato | Auckland and Waikato | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke | Māori | |
Waiariki | Bay of Plenty and Waikato | Rawiri Waititi | Māori | |
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel | Labour | |
Te Tai Hauāuru | Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer | Māori | |
Te Tai Tonga | The South Island, Wellington and the Chatham Islands | Tākuta Ferris | Māori |