51st New Zealand Parliament

Parliament elected in 2014

51st Parliament of New Zealand

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Parliament House, Wellington

Overview
Legislative body| New Zealand Parliament
Term| 20 October 2014 – 18 August 2017
Election| 2014 New Zealand general election
Government| Fifth National Government
House of Representatives

Members| 121
Speaker of the House| David Carter
Leader of the House| Simon Bridges
— Gerry Brownlee until 2 May 2017
Prime Minister| Bill English
— John Key until 12 December 2016
Leader of the Opposition| Jacinda Ardern
— Andrew Little until 1 August 2017
Sovereign
Monarch| Elizabeth II
Governor-General| Patsy Reddy from 28 September 2016
— Jerry Mateparae until 31 August 2016

The 51st New Zealand Parliament was elected at the 2014 general election. This Parliament consists of 121 members (120 seats plus one overhang seat) and was in place from September 2014 until August 2017, followed by the 2017 New Zealand general election. Following the final vote count John Key was able to continue to lead the Fifth National Government.

The 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 realise proportionality. The number of geographical electorates was increased from 70 at the previous election, to account for New Zealand's increasing population.[1]

## Electorate boundaries for 51st Parliament[edit]

Electoral boundaries with results

The Representation Commission is tasked with reviewing electorate boundaries every five years following each New Zealand census.[2] The last review was undertaken in 2007 following the 2006 census, and the electorate boundaries determined then were used in both the 2008 and 2011 general elections.[3]

The next census was scheduled for 8 March 2011, but it was postponed due to the disruption caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake on 22 February .[4] The census was formally conducted on 5 March 2013 with additional data collection over the following several weeks,[5] Following the census it was determined there would be sufficient time to conduct a boundary review of all electorates.

The boundaries were redrawn based on population distribution and the Māori electoral option, where people of Māori descent can opt to be either on the general or the Māori roll.[6] By law, the South Island must have 16 general electorates, with the number of North Island general and Māori electorates being the respective population in each group divided by one-sixteenth of the South Island general electorate population, within a tolerance of five percent. At the 2011 election, there were 47 North Island general electorates and seven Māori electorates, totalling 70 electorates across the country.[1]

Following significant consultation final boundaries were released by the Representation Commission on 17 April 2014. The 2014 general election was conducted under these boundaries on 20 September 2014. The increase in population in the Auckland region as recorded in the 2013 census meant an extra electorate was required to keep all electorates within five percent of their quota. To accommodate an extra electorate the Electoral Commission proposed major changes in West Auckland by abolishing the Waitakere electorate and establishing two new electorates, namely Kelston and Upper Harbour. Boundaries within Christchurch changed substantially, with several electorates growing and decreasing due to population movement around the city since the 2010–11 Christchurch earthquakes. In particular a dramatic change was seen in the electorates of Christchurch East, Christchurch Central and Port Hills with lesser changes in Selwyn, Wigram and Waimakariri.[7]

## 2014 general election[edit]

Main article: 2014 New Zealand general election

## Officeholders[edit]

### Speakers[edit]

* Speaker of the House of Representatives: Rt. Hon. David Carter
* Deputy Speaker: Hon. Chester Borrows
* Assistant Speaker: Lindsay Tisch
* Assistant Speaker: Hon. Trevor Mallard

#### Other parliamentary officers[edit]

* Clerk:
* David Wilson (from 6 July 2015)
* Mary Winifred Harris (until 5 July 2015)
* Serjeant-at-Arms:
* Steve Streefkerk (from July 2016)[8]
* Brent Smith (until 18 March 2016)[9]

### Party leaders[edit]

* Prime Minister of New Zealand (National):
* Rt. Hon. John Key (until 12 December 2016)
* Rt. Hon. Bill English (from 12 December 2016)
* Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (National):
* Hon. Bill English (until 12 December 2016)
* Hon. Paula Bennett (from 12 December 2016)
* Leader of the Opposition (Labour):
* Andrew Little (18 November 2014 \- 1 August 2017)
* Jacinda Ardern (from 1 August 2017)
* Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Labour):
* Hon. Annette King (18 November 2014 - 7 March 2017)
* Jacinda Ardern (7 March - 1 August 2017)
* Kelvin Davis (from 1 August 2017)
* Co-leaders of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand:
* Male Co-leader:
* Russel Norman (until 30 May 2015)
* James Shaw (from 30 May 2015)
* Female Co-leader:
* Metiria Turei (until 9 August 2017)
* Vacant (from 9 August 2017)
* Leader of New Zealand First: Rt. Hon. Winston Peters
* Deputy Leader of New Zealand First:
* Tracey Martin (until 2 July 2015)
* Ron Mark (from 3 July 2015)
* Co-leaders of the Māori Party:
* Male co-leader of the Party: Hon. Te Ururoa Flavell
* Female co-leader of the Party: Marama Fox
* Leader of ACT New Zealand: David Seymour
* Leader of United Future:
*       * Hon. Peter Dunne (until 23 August 2017)
* Damian Light (from 23 August 2017, acting outside the House)

### Floor leaders[edit]

* Leader of the House (National):
* Hon. Gerry Brownlee (until 2 May 2017)
* Hon. Simon Bridges (from 2 May 2017)
* Shadow Leader of the House (Labour): Chris Hipkins

### Whips[edit]

* Senior Government (National) Whip:
* Jami-Lee Ross (from 2 May 2017)
* Tim Macindoe (until 2 May 2017)
* Junior Government Whip:
* Barbara Kuriger (from 2 May 2017)
* Jami-Lee Ross (until 2 May 2017)
* Third Government Whip:
* Matt Doocey (from 2 May 2017)
* Barbara Kuriger (7 February - 2 May 2017)
* Jo Hayes (until 7 February 2017)
* Senior Opposition (Labour) Whip:
* Kris Faafoi (from 15 December 2016)
* Chris Hipkins (until 15 December 2016)
* Junior Opposition Whip: Carmel Sepuloni
* Assistant Opposition Whip: Kris Faafoi (30 November 2015 - 15 December 2016)
* Green Party Whip (Musterer): David Clendon (until 8 August 2017)
* New Zealand First Whip: Barbara Stewart
* Associate Whip: Clayton Mitchell (from 3 July 2015)

## Members[edit]

The tables below show the members of the 51st Parliament based on preliminary counts of the 2014 general election.[10]

### Overview[edit]

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 2014 election and at dissolution:

Affiliation | Members[11]

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At 2014 election | At dissolution
| National | 60  | 59
| Māori Party CS | 2  | 2
| ACT CS | 1  | 1
| United Future CS | 1  | 1
Government total | 64 | 63
| Labour | 32  | 32
| Green | 14  | 14
| NZ First | 11  | 12
Opposition total | 57 | 58
Total
| 121  | 121
Working Government majority | 7  | 5

Notes

* ^CS The Māori Party, United Future and ACT once again entered into confidence and supply agreements to form a majority, as they did in the previous two parliaments.
* The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.

### New Zealand National Party (60)[edit]

The National Party won 47.04% of the vote, entitling it to 60 seats. As it won 41 electorates, an additional 19 members were taken from the party list. After the resignation of Northland MP Mike Sabin a by-election was held and lost to New Zealand First. The party's share of seats was reduced to 59.

15 new National Party members were elected, nine from electorates and six from the list. 45 members from the 50th Parliament were returned.

| Name | Electorate (list if blank)  | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities

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| David Carter |  | 1994– |

* Speaker of the House
* Chairperson, Officers of Parliament Committee
* Chairperson, Business Committee
* Chairperson, Standing Orders Committee
* Chairperson, Parliamentary Service Commission

| Chester Borrows | Whanganui | 2005– |

* Deputy Speaker of the House

| Lindsay Tisch | Waikato | 1999– |

* Assistant Speaker of the House

Ministers in Cabinet[12]
| Bill English |  | 1990– |

* Party Leader
* Prime Minister
* Minister of National Security and Intelligence
* Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services

| Paula Bennett | Upper Harbour | 2005– |

* Deputy Party Leader
* Deputy Prime Minister
* Minister for Climate Change Issues
* Minister of Police
* Minister of State Services
* Minister of Tourism
* Minister for Women

| Steven Joyce |  | 2008– |

* Minister of Finance
* Minister for Infrastructure

| Gerry Brownlee | Ilam | 1996– |

* Leader of the House
* Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration
* Minister of Civil Defence
* Minister of Defence
* Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

| Simon Bridges | Tauranga | 2008– |

* Deputy Leader of the House
* Minister for Economic Development
* Minister of Transport
* Minister for Communications
* Associate Minister of Finance

| Amy Adams | Selwyn | 2008– |

* Minister of Justice
* Minister for Courts
* Minister for Social Housing
* Minister Responsible for Social Investment
* Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand Corporation
* Associate Minister of Finance

| Jonathan Coleman | Northcote | 2005– |

* Minister of Health
* Minister for Sport and Recreation

| Christopher Finlayson |  | 2005– |

* Attorney-General
* Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
* Associate Minister of Māori Development
* Minister in Charge of the NZSIS
* Minister Responsible for the GCSB
* Chairperson, Privileges Committee

| Michael Woodhouse |  | 2008– |

* Minister of Immigration
* Minister for ACC
* Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

| Anne Tolley | East Coast | 1999–2002; 2005– |

* Minister for Social Development
* Minister for Children
* Minister for Local Government

| Hekia Parata |  | 2008– |

* Minister of Education

| Nathan Guy | Ōtaki | 2005– |

* Minister for Primary Industries
* Minister for Racing
* Associate Minister for Economic Development

| Murray McCully | East Coast Bays | 1987– |

* Minister of Foreign Affairs

| Nikki Kaye | Auckland Central | 2008– |

* Minister for Youth
* Associate Minister of Education

| Nick Smith | Nelson | 1990– |

* Minister for the Environment
* Minister for Building and Construction

| Judith Collins | Papakura | 2002– |

* Minister for Energy and Resources
* Minister of Revenue
* Minister for Ethnic Communities

| Todd McClay | Rotorua | 2008– |

* Minister for State Owned Enterprises
* Minister of Trade

| Maggie Barry | North Shore | 2011– |

* Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
* Minister of Conservation
* Minister for Seniors

| Paul Goldsmith |  | 2011– |

* Minister for Regulatory Reform
* Minister of Science and Innovation
* Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

| Louise Upston | Taupō | 2008– |

* Minister of Corrections
* Associate Minister of Primary Industries
* Associate Minister of Education
* Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

| Alfred Ngaro |  | 2011– |

* Minister for Pacific Peoples
* Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
* Associate Minister for Children
* Associate Minister for Social Housing

Ministers outside Cabinet[12]
| Nicky Wagner | Christchurch Central | 2005– |

* Minister of Customs
* Minister for Disability Issues
* Associate Minister of Conservation
* Associate Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration

| Mark Mitchell | Rodney | 2011– |

* Minister for Land Information
* Minister of Statistics
* Associate Minister of Justice

| Jacqui Dean | Waitaki | 2005– |

* Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs
* Minister for Small Business
* Associate Minister for ACC
* Associate Minister for Local Government

| David Bennett | Hamilton East | 2005– |

* Minister for Veterans' Affairs
* Minister for Food Safety
* Associate Minister of Immigration
* Associate Minister of Transport

Members of Parliament
| Alastair Scott | Wairarapa | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Finance and Expenditure Committee

| Andrew Bayly | Hunua | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Local Government and Environment Committee

| Barbara Kuriger | Taranaki-King Country | 2014– |

* Third Whip
* Deputy Chairperson, Health Committee

| Brett Hudson |  | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Commerce Committee

| Chris Bishop |  | 2014– |

* Chairperson, Finance and Expenditure Committee

| Craig Foss | Tukituki | 2005– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Regulations Review Committee

| Ian McKelvie | Rangitīkei | 2011– |

* Chairperson, Primary Production Committee

| Jami-Lee Ross | Botany | 2011– |

* Junior Whip
* Chairperson, Parliamentary Service Commission Precincts Committee

| Jian Yang |  | 2011– |

* Chairperson, Education and Science Committee
* Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Ethnic Communities

| Jo Goodhew | Rangitata | 2005– |
| Jo Hayes |  | 2014– |

* Chairperson, Social Services Committee

| Jonathan Young | New Plymouth | 2008– |

* Chairperson, Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
* Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development

| Jono Naylor |  | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Justice and Electoral Committee

| Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi |  | 2008– |

* Chairperson, Law and Order Committee
* Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Police

| Matt Doocey | Waimakariri | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Social Services Committee

| Maureen Pugh |  | 2015– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Law and Order Committee

| Maurice Williamson | Pakuranga | 1987– |
| Melissa Lee |  | 2008– |

* Chairperson, Commerce Committee
* Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Ethnic Communities

| Tutehounuku Korako |  | 2014– |

* Chairperson, Māori Affairs Committee

| Parmjeet Parmar |  | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Transport and Industrial Relations Committee

| Paul Foster-Bell |  | 2013– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Government Administration Committee

| Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga | Maungakiekie | 2008– |
| Sarah Dowie | Invercargill | 2014– |

* Chairperson, Justice and Electoral Committee

| Scott Simpson | Coromandel | 2011– |

* Chairperson, Local Government and Environment Committee
* Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Environment
* Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of Conservation

| Shane Reti | Whangarei | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

| Simon O'Connor | Tāmaki | 2011– |

* Chairperson, Health Committee

| Stuart Smith | Kaikōura | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Primary Production Committee

| Tim Macindoe | Hamilton West | 2008– |

* Senior Whip

| Todd Barclay | Clutha-Southland | 2014– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Education and Science Committee

| Todd Muller | Bay of Plenty | 2014– |

* Chairperson, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

Members of the National caucus who resigned, retired or died during the term of the 51st Parliament
| Mike Sabin | Northland | 2011–2015 | Resigned January 2015
| Tim Groser |  | 2005–2015 |

Resigned December 2015

| John Key | Helensville | 2002–2017 |

Resigned April 2017

### New Zealand Labour Party (32)[edit]

The Labour Party won 25.13% of the vote, entitling it to 32 seats. As it won 27 electorates, an additional 5 members were taken from the party list. After the resignation of David Shearer in December 2016, the party's share of seats was reduced to 31 until Raymond Huo was sworn in in March 2017.

Three new Labour Party members were elected from the list. 29 members from the 50th Parliament were returned.

| Name | Electorate (list if blank)  | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities

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| Trevor Mallard | Hutt South | 1984–1990; 1993– |

* Deputy Chairperson for Officers of Parliament Committee
* Assistant Speaker of the House
* Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation
* Spokesperson for Animal Welfare
* Spokesperson for Parliamentary Reform

Shadow Cabinet[13]
| Andrew Little |  | 2011– |

* Party Leader
* Leader of the Opposition
* Spokesperson for Security and Intelligence

| Jacinda Ardern | Mount Albert | 2008– |

* Deputy Party Leader
* Deputy Leader of the Opposition
* Chairperson for Parliamentary Service Commission Artworks Committee
* Spokesperson for Justice
* Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage
* Spokesperson for Children
* Spokesperson for Small Business
* Elected to Parliament in a by-election, replacing David Shearer

| Grant Robertson | Wellington Central | 2008– |

* Spokesperson for Finance
* Spokesperson for Employment

| Phil Twyford | Te Atatū | 2008– |

* Spokesperson for Housing
* Spokesperson for Building and Construction
* Spokesperson for Auckland Issues

| Megan Woods | Wigram | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Canterbury Issues
* Spokesperson for Climate Change

| Chris Hipkins | Rimutaka | 2008– |

* Shadow Leader of the House
* Spokesperson for Education

| Kelvin Davis | Te Tai Tokerau | 2008–2011; 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Māori Development
* Spokesperson for Corrections

| Carmel Sepuloni | Kelston | 2008–2011; 2014– |

* Junior Whip
* Spokesperson for Social Development

| David Clark | Dunedin North | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Economic Development and Regional Development
* Spokesperson for Trade and Export Growth

| David Parker |  | 2002– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Privileges Committee
* Shadow Attorney-General
* Spokesperson for Environment
* Spokesperson for Water
* Spokesperson for State Owned Enterprises
* Spokesperson for ICT
* Spokesperson for Entrepreneurship
* Spokesperson for Regulatory Reform

| Nanaia Mahuta | Hauraki-Waikato | 1996– |

* Deputy Chairperson, Māori Affairs Committee
* Spokesperson for Conservation
* Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
* Spokesperson for Whānau Ora

| Stuart Nash | Napier | 2008–2011; 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Police
* Spokesperson for Revenue
* Spokesperson for Energy
* Spokesperson for Forestry

Members of Parliament
| Meka Whaitiri | Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | 2013– |

* Spokesperson for Local Government

| Iain Lees-Galloway | Palmerston North | 2008– |

* Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety
* Spokesperson for Immigration

| Su’a William Sio | Mangere | 2008– |

* Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs
* Spokesperson for Interfaith Dialogue

| Sue Moroney |  | 2005– |

* Spokesperson for Transport
* Spokesperson for ACC

| Damien O'Connor | West Coast-Tasman | 1993–2008; 2009– |

* Spokesperson for Primary Industries
* Spokesperson for Biosecurity
* Spokesperson for Food Safety

| Kris Faafoi | Mana | 2010– |

* Senior Whip
* Spokesperson for State Services
* Spokesperson for Racing
* Spokesperson for Tourism

| Jenny Salesa | Manukau East | 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Skills and Training

| Peeni Henare | Tāmaki Makaurau | 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Urban Māori
* Spokesperson for Māori Broadcasting

| Clare Curran | Dunedin South | 2008– |

* Chairperson for Parliamentary Service Commission ICT Committee
* Spokesperson for Broadcasting
* Spokesperson for Open Government
* Spokesperson for Civil Defence and Emergency Management

| Adrian Paki Rurawhe | Te Tai Hauāuru | 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Internal Affairs

| Annette King | Rongotai | 1984–1990; 1993– |

* Spokesperson for State Services

| Ruth Dyson | Port Hills | 1993– |

* Chairperson for Government Administration Committee
* Spokesperson for Senior Citizens
* Spokesperson for Women's Affairs
* Spokesperson for Statistics

| Rino Tirikatene | Te Tai Tonga | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Fisheries
* Spokesperson for Customs

| Poto Williams | Christchurch East | 2013- |

* Spokesperson for Community and Voluntary
* Spokesperson for Disability Issues

| Louisa Wall | Manurewa | 2008; 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Courts
* Spokesperson for Youth Affairs

| Clayton Cosgrove |  | 1999– |

* Spokesperson for Business Outreach
* Spokesperson for Commerce
* Spokesperson for Veterans’ Affairs

| Michael Wood | Mount Roskill | 2016– |

* Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs
* Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities
* Spokesperson for Revenue

| Raymond Huo |  | 2008–2014; 2017– |

* Entered Parliament March 2017
* Spokesperson for Land Information

members of the Labour caucus who resigned during the term of the 51st Parliament
| Phil Goff | Mount Roskill | 1981–1990; 1993–2016 |

* Spokesperson for Defence
* Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities
* Resigned October 2016 after being elected Mayor of Auckland

| David Shearer | Mount Albert | 2009–2016 |

* Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs
* Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs
* Resigned December 2016 after being hired by the United Nations

| David Cunliffe | New Lynn | 1999–2017 |

* Chairperson for Regulations Review Committee
* Spokesperson for Disarmament
* Spokesperson for Research and Development
* Spokesperson for Science and Innovation
* Spokesperson for Land information
* Undersecretary to the Leader on Superannuation Issues
* Resigned April 2017

### Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (14)[edit]

The Green Party won 10.7% of the vote, entitling it to 14 seats. As it did not win any electorate, all members were taken from the party list.

One new Green Party members were elected, with thirteen members from the 50th Parliament returning.

| Name | Electorate (list if blank)  | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities

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| James Shaw |  | 2014– |

* Co-leader of the Green Party
* Spokesperson for Climate Change
* Spokesperson for Economic Development

| Metiria Turei |  | 2002– |

* Co-leader of the Green Party
* Spokesperson for Inequality
* Spokesperson for Building and Social Housing
* Spokesperson for National Intelligence
* Spokesperson for Security

| Catherine Delahunty |  | 2008– |

* Spokesperson for Education and Novopay
* Spokesperson for Water
* Spokesperson for Human Rights
* Spokesperson for Te Tiriti o Waitangi

| David Clendon |  | 2009– |

* Musterer ('’Party Whip’')
* Spokesperson for Tourism
* Spokesperson for Small Business
* Spokesperson for Criminal Justice, Courts, Corrections, and Police

| Denise Roche |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety
* Spokesperson for Waste
* Spokesperson for Immigration, Pacific Peoples, and Ethnic Affairs
* Spokesperson for Internal Affairs, Statistics, Arts, Culture, Heritage, Ministerial Services, Racing, and Gambling
* Spokesperson for Auckland Issues

| Eugenie Sage |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Environment
* Spokesperson for Primary Industries
* Spokesperson for Land Information
* Spokesperson for Canterbury Earthquake Recover
* Spokesperson for Earthquake Commission

| Gareth Hughes |  | 2010– |

* Spokesperson for Energy and Resources
* Spokesperson for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
* Spokesperson for Science and Innovation
* Spokesperson for ICT
* Spokesperson for Broadcasting
* Spokesperson for Wellington Issues

| Jan Logie |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Social Development, Women, Community and Voluntary Sector
* Spokesperson for State Services
* Spokesperson for Local Government and Civil Defence
* Spokesperson for Rainbow Issues

| Julie Anne Genter |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Finance, Revenue, and SOEs
* Spokesperson for Transport
* Spokesperson for Youth

| Kennedy Graham |  | 2008– |

* Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Defence, Disarmament, Customs
* Spokesperson for Trade
* Spokesperson for Veterans Affairs
* Spokesperson for Senior Citizens

| Mojo Mathers |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Commerce, Consumer Affairs, and Regulatory Reform
* Spokesperson for Disability Issues
* Spokesperson for Animal Welfare

| Steffan Browning |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Organics
* Spokesperson for GE
* Spokesperson for Biosecurity
* Spokesperson for Pesticides
* Spokesperson for Food Safety

| Marama Davidson |  | 2015– | Entered Parliament November 2015
| Barry Coates |  | 2016- | Entered Parliament October 2016
Members of the Greens caucus who resigned during the term of the 50th Parliament
| Russel Norman |  | 2008–2015 | Resigned October 2015
| Kevin Hague |  | 2008–2016 | Resigned October 2016

### New Zealand First (11)[edit]

New Zealand First won 8.66% of the vote, entitling it to eleven seats from the party list. An additional seat was gained for the party when Winston Peters won the Northland by-election.

| Name | Electorate (list if blank)  | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities

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| Winston Peters | Northland | 1978–1981; 1984–2008; 2011– |

* Leader of New Zealand First
* Spokesperson for Economic Development
* Spokesperson for Finance
* Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs
* Spokesperson for Immigration
* Spokesperson for Racing
* Spokesperson for Senior Citizens and Superannuation
* Elected to Parliament in a by-election, replacing Mike Sabin

| Ron Mark |  | 1996–2008; 2014– |

* Deputy Leader of New Zealand First
* Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage
* Spokesperson for Defence
* Spokesperson for Building and Construction
* Spokesperson for Police
* Spokesperson for Veteran's Affairs
* Spokesperson for Local Government

| Barbara Stewart |  | 2002–2008; 2011– |

* Party Whip
* Spokesperson for ACC
* Spokesperson for Disability Issues
* Spokesperson for Family Issues
* Spokesperson for Health

| Clayton Mitchell |  | 2014– |

* Party Associate Whip
* Spokesperson for Internal Affairs
* Spokesperson for Sports and Recreation
* Spokesperson for Conservation
* Spokesperson for Labour and Industrial Relations

| Darroch Ball |  | 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Research, Science and Technology
* Spokesperson for Social Policy/Welfare
* Spokesperson for Civil Defence and Emergency Issues
* Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs
* Spokesperson for Youth Affairs

| Denis O'Rourke |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Attorney-General and Courts
* Spokesperson for Christchurch Earthquake Issues
* Spokesperson for Security Issues
* Spokesperson for Constitutional Review
* Spokesperson for Housing
* Spokesperson for Justice
* Spokesperson for Transport
* Spokesperson for Climate Change
* Spokesperson for Environment and RMA
* Spokesperson for Government Communications Security Bureau

| Fletcher Tabuteau |  | 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Commerce
* Spokesperson for Energy
* Spokesperson for Tourism
* Spokesperson for Revenue
* Spokesperson for Trade

| Mahesh Bindra |  | 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Corrections
* Spokesperson for Ethnic Affairs
* Spokesperson for Land Information New Zealand
* Spokesperson for Customs

| Tracey Martin |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Communications and IT
* Spokesperson for Education
* Spokesperson for Women's Affairs
* Spokesperson for Broadcasting

| Pita Paraone |  | 2002–2008; 2014– |

* Spokesperson for Māori Affairs
* Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Issues
* Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs
* Spokesperson for Office of Treaty Settlements

| Richard Prosser |  | 2011– |

* Spokesperson for Agriculture and Primary Industries
* Spokesperson for Biosecurity
* Spokesperson for State Owned Enterprises
* Spokesperson for Fisheries
* Spokesperson for Forestry
* Spokesperson for Outdoor Recreation
* Spokesperson for Serious Fraud Office

| Ria Bond |  | 2015– |

* Spokesperson for Community and Voluntary Sector

Entered Parliament April 2015

### Māori Party (2)[edit]

The Māori Party won 1.32% of the vote, which is short of the 5% threshold. However, the Māori Party won an electorate and will thus be represented by one electorate MP. The 1.32% party vote share entitles the party to two seats, including an MP from the party list.

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| Marama Fox |  | 2014– |

* Co-leader of the Māori Party

| Te Ururoa Flavell | Waiariki | 2005– |

* Co-leader of the Māori Party
* Minister for Māori Development
* Minister for Whānau Ora
* Associate Minister for Economic Development

### United Future (1)[edit]

United Future won 0.22% of the vote, which is short of the 5% threshold. United Future won one electorate and will thus be represented by one electorate MP. Because the 0.22% party vote share would not entitle United Future to any seats, the size of the 51st Parliament was increased to 121 seats.

| Name | Electorate (list if blank)  | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities

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| Peter Dunne | Ōhariu | 1984– |

* Father of the House
* Leader of United Future
* Minister of Internal Affairs
* Associate Minister of Conservation
* Associate Minister of Health

### ACT New Zealand (1)[edit]

ACT New Zealand won 0.69% of the vote, which is short of the 5% threshold. ACT won one electorate and was thus represented by one electorate MP. The 0.69% party vote share entitled the party to one seat.

| Name | Electorate (list if blank)  | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities

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| David Seymour | Epsom | 2014– |

* Leader of ACT New Zealand
* Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Education
* Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Regulatory Reform

### Demographics of elected MPs[edit]

Attribute | Number | Change

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Gender
Male | 83 |  1
Female | 38 |  1
Ethnicity
European & other | 83 |  5
Māori | 25 |  3
Pacific | 8 |  2
Asian | 5 |  0
Date of birth/Generation
1945 or earlier ("Silent Generation") | 2 |
1946 to 1965 ("Baby Boomer") | 65 |
1966 to 1985 ("Generation X") | 53 |
1986 or later ("Millennial") | 1 |  1

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## Summary of changes during term[edit]

The following changes occurred in the 51st Parliament:

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1\.  | Northland |  | National | Mike Sabin | 30 January 2015  | Personal reasons following reports he was suspect of Police investigation.  |  | NZ First | Winston Peters | 28 March 2015 | New Zealand First gain
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2. | List 1 |  | NZ First | Winston Peters | 23 April 2015 | Elected to electorate seat. |  | NZ First | Ria Bond | 24 April 2015  | List
3\.  | List  |  | Green | Russel Norman | 30 October 2015  | Resigned to take up position as Chief Executive of Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand.[15] |  | Green | Marama Davidson | 2 November 2015  | List
4\.  | List  |  | National | Tim Groser | 19 December 2015  | Resigned to become NZ Ambassador to the United States.[16] |  | National | Maureen Pugh | 21 December 2015  | List
5\.  | List  |  | Green | Kevin Hague | 6 October 2016  | Resigned to become Chief Executive of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand |  | Green | Barry Coates | 7 October 2016  | List
6\.  | Mount Roskill |  | Labour | Phil Goff | 12 October 2016  | Resigned following election as Mayor of Auckland.  |  | Labour | Michael Wood | 3 December 2016 | Labour hold
7\.  | Mount Albert |  | Labour | David Shearer | 31 December 2016  | Resigned to take up a role with the United Nations.  |  | Labour | Jacinda Ardern | 25 February 2017 | Labour hold
8. | List 1 |  | Labour | Jacinda Ardern | 25 February 2017 | Elected to electorate seat |  | Labour | Raymond Huo[17] | 15 March 2017  | List
9\.  | Helensville |  | National | John Key | 14 April 2017  | Resigned  | None2
10\.  | New Lynn |  | Labour | David Cunliffe | 23 April 2017  | Resigned  | None2

^1 These changes occurred as a result of the elevation of Winston Peters and Jacinda Ardern from their respective party lists to being elected to an electorate seat.
^2 The resignations of John Key and David Cunliffe took place less than six months before the next general election and therefore by-elections to fill the vacancies were not required.

## Seating plan[edit]

### Start of term[edit]

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Sio | Lees-Galloway |  | Sepuloni | Hipkins |  | Woods | Cunliffe |  | Parker | Shearer |  | Goff |  | Mark | Stewart | O'Rourke | C. Mitchell | Tabuteau |  | Bindra | Genter | Vacant
Clark | Ardern |  | King | Little |  | Robertson | Mahuta |  | Twyford | Davis |  | Prosser |  | Peters | Martin | Hague | Norman |  | Mathers | Delahunty | Graham | S. Smith
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Finlayson | Adams |  | English | KEY |  | Brownlee | Joyce |  | P. Bennett | Coleman |  | Bridges |  | Parata | Tolley | Seymour | Dunne |  | Hayes | S. O'Connor | Barclay | Scott
McCully | N. Smith |  | Ross | Macindoe |  | Guy | Kaye |  | Groser | Woodhouse |  | McClay |  | Lee | Dean | D. Bennett | Young | McKelvie |  | Simpson | Naylor | Muller
Borrows | Tisch |  | Lotu-liga | Barry |  | Foss | Goodhew |  | Wagner | Upston |  | Goldsmith |  | Williamson | Collins | Yang | Ngaro | Bakshi | M. Mitchell | Parmar | Bishop | Kuriger
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King | Parker |  | Sepuloni | Faafoi |  | Mahuta | Nash |  | Whaitiri | Less-Galloway |  | Sio |  | Prosser | Stewart | O'Rourke | C. Mitchell | Tabuteau |  | Bindra | Turei | Graham
Woods | Hipkins |  | Davis | Ardern |  | Robertson | Twyford |  | Clark | Little |  | Martin |  | Peters | Mark | Genter | Davidson |  | Mathers | Coates | Roche | Vacant
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Carter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Hughes |  |
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Finlayson | Coleman |  | P. Bennett | ENGLISH |  | Joyce | Brownlee |  | Bridges | Adams |  | Woodhouse |  | Tolley | Guy | Seymour | Dunne |  | Doocey | Dowie | Barclay | Scott
McClay | Kaye |  | Kuriger | Ross |  | N. Smith | Collins |  | Barry | Goldsmith |  | Upston |  | Lee | Young | Bakshi | S. O'Connor | McKelvie |  | Korako | Naylor | Reti
Borrows | Tisch |  | Ngaro | M. Mitchell |  | Wagner | Dean |  | D. Bennett | Macindoe |  | Simpson |  | Williamson | McCully | Yang | Hayes | Muller | Bishop | Parmar | Foster-Bell | Hudson
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## See also[edit]

* Opinion polling for the 2017 New Zealand general election
* Politics of New Zealand

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19. ^ "Debating Chamber – New Zealand Parliament" (PDF). www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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Fifth National Government of New Zealand

Leadership|

* John Key (2008–2016)
* Bill English (2016–2017) (Prime Minister)
* English (2008–2016)
* Paula Bennett (2016–2017) (Deputy Prime Minister)

Political parties|

* National Party (main)
* United Future
* ACT
* Māori Party (confidence and supply)

Ministers|

| Cabinet|

* John Key
* Bill English
* Paula Bennett
* Steven Joyce
* Gerry Brownlee
* Simon Power
* Simon Bridges
* Judith Collins
* Tony Ryall
* Nick Smith
* Anne Tolley
* Chris Finlayson
* Michael Woodhouse
* Murray McCully
* David Carter
* Tim Groser
* Wayne Mapp
* Georgina te Heuheu
* Phil Heatley
* Kate Wilkinson
* Hekia Parata
* Nathan Guy
* Jonathan Coleman
* Pansy Wong
* Amy Adams
* Craig Foss
* Nikki Kaye
* Todd McClay
* Sam Lotu-Iiga
* Maggie Barry
* Paul Goldsmith
* Louise Upston
* Alfred Ngaro
* Mark Mitchell

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Non-
Cabinet|

| National Party|

* Maurice Williamson
* Richard Worth
* Jo Goodhew
* Chester Borrows
* Nicky Wagner
* Jacqui Dean
* David Bennett
* Tim Macindoe
* Scott Simpson

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ACT|

* Rodney Hide
* Heather Roy
* John Boscawen
* John Banks

United Future|

* Peter Dunne

Māori Party|

* Tariana Turia
* Pita Sharples
* Te Ururoa Flavell

Parliamentary
leadership|

| Speaker of the House|

* Lockwood Smith (2008–2013)
* David Carter (2013–2017)

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Leader of the House|

* Gerry Brownlee (2008–2017)
* Simon Bridges (2017)

Chief Government Whip|

* Nathan Guy (2008–2009)
* Chris Tremain (2009–2011)
* Michael Woodhouse (2011–2013)
* Louise Upston (2013–2014)
* Tim Macindoe (2014–2017)
* Jami-Lee Ross (2017)

Elections
(parliaments)|

* 2008 (49th)
* 2011 (50th)
* 2014 (51st)
* 2017 (defeated)

Significant
policies
and events|

* Partial privatisation of state-owned enterprises
* Ultra-Fast Broadband
* Flag referendum
* Financial crisis of 2007–2008
* 2010 and 2011 earthquakes
* Creation of Auckland Super-City
* Pike River Mine disaster
* Legalisation of same-sex marriage
* 2011 Rugby World Cup
* 2015 Cricket World Cup

Other offices|

| Governor-General|

* Sir Anand Satyanand (2008–2011)
* Sir Jerry Mateparae (2011–2016)
* Dame Patsy Reddy (2016–2017)

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Chief Justice|

* Dame Sian Elias

Leader of the Opposition|

* Phil Goff (2008–2011)
* David Shearer (2011–2013)
* David Cunliffe (2013–2014)
* Andrew Little (2014–2017)
* Jacinda Ardern (2017)

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