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51st New Zealand Parliament

Parliament elected in 2014

Field	Value
name	51st Parliament of New Zealand
image	File:Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG
caption	Parliament House, Wellington
body	New Zealand Parliament
election	2014 New Zealand general election
government	Fifth National Government
term_start	20 October 2014
term_end	18 August 2017
before	50th Parliament
after	52nd Parliament
website
chamber1	House of Representatives
chamber1_image	File:51st New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
membership1	121
chamber1_leader1_type	Speaker of the House
chamber1_leader1	David Carter
chamber1_leader2_type	Leader of the House
chamber1_leader2	Simon Bridges
— Gerry Brownlee until 2 May 2017
chamber1_leader3_type	Prime Minister
chamber1_leader3	Bill English
— John Key until 12 December 2016
chamber1_leader4_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader4	Jacinda Ardern
— Andrew Little until 1 August 2017
chamber2	Sovereign
chamber2_leader1_type	Monarch
chamber2_leader1	Elizabeth II
chamber2_leader2_type	Governor-General
chamber2_leader2	Patsy Reddy from 28 September 2016
— Jerry Mateparae until 31 August 2016

— Gerry Brownlee until 2 May 2017 — John Key until 12 December 2016 — Andrew Little until 1 August 2017 — 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.

Electorate boundaries for 51st Parliament

Electoral boundaries with results

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

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 . The census was formally conducted on 5 March 2013 with additional data collection over the following several weeks, 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. 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.

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 , and with lesser changes in , and .

2014 general election

Main article: 2014 New Zealand general election

Officeholders

Speakers

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

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

Party leaders

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

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

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

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

Overview

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

Affiliation	Members	At 2014 election
	60	59
	2	2
	1	1
	1	1
Government total	64	63
	32	32
	14	14
	11	12
Opposition total	57	58
Total
121	121
Working Government majority	7	5

Notes

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)

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	Term in office	Portfolios & Responsibilities
New Zealand National Party}}	David Carter		1994–
New Zealand National Party}}	Chester Borrows		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Lindsay Tisch		1999–
Ministers in Cabinet
New Zealand National Party}}	Bill English		1990–
New Zealand National Party}}	Paula Bennett		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Steven Joyce		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Gerry Brownlee	Ilam	1996–
New Zealand National Party}}	Simon Bridges		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Amy Adams		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Jonathan Coleman		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Christopher Finlayson		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Michael Woodhouse		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Anne Tolley		1999–2002; 2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Hekia Parata		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Nathan Guy		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Murray McCully		1987–
New Zealand National Party}}	Nikki Kaye		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Nick Smith		1990–
New Zealand National Party}}	Judith Collins		2002–
New Zealand National Party}}	Todd McClay		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Maggie Barry		2011–
New Zealand National Party}}	Paul Goldsmith		2011–
New Zealand National Party}}	Louise Upston		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Alfred Ngaro		2011–
Ministers outside Cabinet
New Zealand National Party}}	Nicky Wagner		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Mark Mitchell		2011–
New Zealand National Party}}	Jacqui Dean		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	David Bennett		2005–
Members of Parliament
New Zealand National Party}}	Alastair Scott		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Andrew Bayly		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Barbara Kuriger		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Brett Hudson		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Chris Bishop		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Craig Foss		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Ian McKelvie		2011–
New Zealand National Party}}	Jami-Lee Ross		2011–
New Zealand National Party}}	Jian Yang		2011–
New Zealand National Party}}	Jo Goodhew		2005–
New Zealand National Party}}	Jo Hayes		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Jonathan Young		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Jono Naylor		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Matt Doocey		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Maureen Pugh		2015–
New Zealand National Party}}	Maurice Williamson		1987–
New Zealand National Party}}	Melissa Lee		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Tutehounuku Korako		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Parmjeet Parmar		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Paul Foster-Bell		2013–
New Zealand National Party}}	Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Sarah Dowie		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Scott Simpson		2011–
New Zealand National Party}}	Shane Reti		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Simon O'Connor		2011–
New Zealand National Party}}	Stuart Smith		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Tim Macindoe		2008–
New Zealand National Party}}	Todd Barclay		2014–
New Zealand National Party}}	Todd Muller		2014–
Members of the National caucus who resigned, retired or died during the term of the 51st Parliament
New Zealand National Party}}	Mike Sabin		2011–2015
New Zealand National Party}}	Tim Groser		2005–2015
New Zealand National Party}}	John Key		2002–2017

New Zealand Labour Party (32)

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	Term in office	Portfolios & Responsibilities
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Trevor Mallard		1984–1990; 1993–
Shadow Cabinet
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Andrew Little		2011–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Jacinda Ardern		2008–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Grant Robertson		2008–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Phil Twyford		2008–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Megan Woods		2011–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Chris Hipkins		2008–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Kelvin Davis		2008–2011; 2014–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Carmel Sepuloni		2008–2011; 2014–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	David Clark		2011–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	David Parker		2002–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Nanaia Mahuta		1996–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Stuart Nash		2008–2011; 2014–
Members of Parliament
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Meka Whaitiri		2013–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Iain Lees-Galloway		2008–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Su’a William Sio		2008–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Sue Moroney		2005–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Damien O'Connor		1993–2008; 2009–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Kris Faafoi		2010–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Jenny Salesa		2014–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Peeni Henare		2014–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Clare Curran		2008–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Adrian Paki Rurawhe		2014–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Annette King		1984–1990; 1993–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Ruth Dyson		1993–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Rino Tirikatene		2011–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Poto Williams		2013-
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Louisa Wall		2008; 2011–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Clayton Cosgrove		1999–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Michael Wood		2016–
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Raymond Huo		2008–2014; 2017–
members of the Labour caucus who resigned during the term of the 51st Parliament
New Zealand Labour Party}}	Phil Goff		1981–1990; 1993–2016
New Zealand Labour Party}}	David Shearer	Mount Albert	2009–2016
New Zealand Labour Party}}	David Cunliffe		1999–2017

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (14)

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	Term in office
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	James Shaw	2014–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Metiria Turei	2002–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Catherine Delahunty	2008–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	David Clendon	2009–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Denise Roche	2011–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Eugenie Sage	2011–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Gareth Hughes	2010–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Jan Logie	2011–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Julie Anne Genter	2011–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Kennedy Graham	2008–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Mojo Mathers	2011–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Steffan Browning	2011–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Marama Davidson	2015–
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Barry Coates	2016-
Members of the Greens caucus who resigned during the term of the 50th Parliament
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Russel Norman	2008–2015
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}	Kevin Hague	2008–2016

New Zealand First (11)

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	Term in office
New Zealand First}}	Winston Peters	1978–1981; 1984–2008; 2011–
New Zealand First}}	Ron Mark	1996–2008; 2014–
New Zealand First}}	Barbara Stewart	2002–2008; 2011–
New Zealand First}}	Clayton Mitchell	2014–
New Zealand First}}	Darroch Ball	2014–
New Zealand First}}	Denis O'Rourke	2011–
New Zealand First}}	Fletcher Tabuteau	2014–
New Zealand First}}	Mahesh Bindra	2014–
New Zealand First}}	Tracey Martin	2011–
New Zealand First}}	Pita Paraone	2002–2008; 2014–
New Zealand First}}	Richard Prosser	2011–
New Zealand First}}	Ria Bond	2015–

Māori Party (2)

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.

Name	Electorate (list if blank)	Term in office	Portfolios & Responsibilities
Māori Party}}		Marama Fox		2014–
Māori Party}}		Te Ururoa Flavell		2005–

United Future (1)

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
United Future New Zealand}}		Peter Dunne		1984–

ACT New Zealand (1)

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
ACT New Zealand}}		David Seymour		2014–

Demographics of elected MPs

Attribute	Number	Change
Male	83	1
Female	38	1
European & other	83	5
Māori	25	3
Pacific	8	2
Asian	5	0
1945 or earlier ("Silent Generation")	2
1946 to 1965 ("Baby Boomer")	65
1966 to 1985 ("Generation X")	53
1986 or later ("Millennial")	1	1

Summary of changes during term

The following changes occurred in the 51st Parliament:

#	Electorate	Winner	Party	Name	Date vacated	Reason	Party	Name
1.	Northland	Mike Sabin	30 January 2015	Personal reasons following reports he was suspect of Police investigation.		Winston Peters	28 March 2015	New Zealand First gain
National loss
2.	List	Winston Peters	23 April 2015	Elected to electorate seat.		Ria Bond	24 April 2015	List
3.	List	Russel Norman	30 October 2015	Resigned to take up position as Chief Executive of Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand.		Marama Davidson	2 November 2015	List
4.	List	Tim Groser	19 December 2015	Resigned to become NZ Ambassador to the United States.		Maureen Pugh	21 December 2015	List
5.	List	Kevin Hague	6 October 2016	Resigned to become Chief Executive of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand		Barry Coates	7 October 2016	List
6.	Mount Roskill	Phil Goff	12 October 2016	Resigned following election as Mayor of Auckland.		Michael Wood	3 December 2016	Labour hold
7.	Mount Albert	David Shearer	31 December 2016	Resigned to take up a role with the United Nations.		Jacinda Ardern	25 February 2017	Labour hold
8.	List	Jacinda Ardern	25 February 2017	Elected to electorate seat		Raymond Huo	15 March 2017	List
9.	Helensville	John Key	14 April 2017	Resigned	None
10.	New Lynn	David Cunliffe	23 April 2017	Resigned	None

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.

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

Start of term

The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.

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End of term

The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.

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