The 53rd New Zealand Parliament is the current session of

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. It opened on 25 November 2020 following the 17 October 2020 general election, and will expire on or before 20 November 2023 to trigger the next election. It consists of 120

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(MPs) with five

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represented: the

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and

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parties, in

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, and the

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and ACT parties, in

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. The Sixth Labour Government has a majority in this Parliament, with

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. The Parliament was elected using a

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(MMP) voting system. MPs represented 72 geographical electorates: 16 in the

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, 49 in the

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and 7

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. This was an increase of one electorate seat from the previous election, as a result of population growth in the North Island. The remaining MPs were elected from

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using the

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to realise proportionality.

Background

Electorate changes

To achieve proportionality across electorates, there were a number of changes required to electorates based on population data determined through the 2018 census and projected population growth. As such, the number of geographical electorates increased by one compared to the 2017 election to account for the

's higher population growth, creating

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, and 30 general electorates and five Māori electorates had their boundaries adjusted so that each electorate contains roughly the same number of people.

2020 general election

The 2020 general election was held on 17 October, after being delayed from 19 September due to a resurgence of

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cases during the

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. The dissolution of the 52nd Parliament was originally set for 12 August, and was delayed first to 17 August and finally to 6 September 2020. The 2020 election resulted in a majority for the Labour Party, winning 65 seats, allowing them to continue the Sixth Labour Government unrestricted. Their coalition partner from the 52nd Parliament,

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, did not receive enough votes to pass the five percent threshold or win in an

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, kicking them out of Parliament.

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partner the

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received 10 seats, up two, becoming the first minor party ever to increase their share of the vote following their being in government. In the opposition, the National Party lost 23 seats, giving them a total of 33, and

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went from one seat to ten. The

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won a Māori electorate and gained an additional list seat after losing representation in the 2017 general election.

Formation

Labour achieved a majority in the 2020 election, allowing them to form a government without any

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agreements having to be made. However, Prime Minister

entered talks with the Green Party about "potential areas of co-operation" in the formation of the new government. After two weeks of discussions, the Green Party reached an agreement with Labour on 31 October to become part of the next Government, with co-leaders James Shaw and

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receiving ministerial positions outside of cabinet. Shaw will remain Minister of Climate Change and become Associate Minister of the Environment, while Davidson will be Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence and the Associate Minister of Housing. The new government was sworn in on 6 November 2020.

Parliamentary term

The writ for the 2020 election was returned on 20 November 2020 after being delayed from its original set date of 12 November due to election recounts. Under section 19 of

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, Parliament must meet no later than six weeks after this date; on 6 November 2020, following the new government's first Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed that the Commission Opening and State Opening of Parliament would take place on 25 and 26 November 2020, respectively. The 53rd Parliament is the first parliament since the 44th New Zealand Parliament (and the introduction of an MMP electoral system) to have a single party hold an outright majority of seats. The Labour Party holds 65 seats, 4 more than the required 61 seats needed for a majority.

Timeline

*1 November 2020 – The

enter into a "cooperation agreement" with

*6 November 2020 – **

is sworn in for a second term as Prime Minister. Other ministers are also sworn in. **Final results of the 2020 election are released. Three electorates flip to Labour, and National lose two seats on the party vote, with Labour and the Māori Party picking up one each. **

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resigns as Deputy Leader of the National Party. *10 November 2020 –

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is elected Deputy Leader of the National Party. *20 November 2020 – The writ of the election is returned (having been delayed from 12 November due to a judicial recount). *25 November 2020 – Commission Opening of Parliament *26 November 2020 – State Opening of Parliament *20 May 2021 – Budget 2021 was delivered to Parliament. *25 November 2021 –

Judith Collins Judith Anne Collins (born 24 February 1959) is a New Zealand politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Zealand National Party from 14 July 2020 to 25 November 2021. She was the second female Leader of the Natio ...

is removed as Leader of the National Party by a caucus

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. *30 November 2021 –

Christopher Luxon Christopher Mark Luxon (born 19 July 1970) is a New Zealand politician and former business executive who is currently serving as leader of the New Zealand National Party and the Leader of the Opposition. He has been the Member of Parliament (M ...

and

Nicola Willis Nicola Valentine Willis (born 7 March 1981) is Deputy Leader of the National Party and Minister of Finance in a Coalition Government with ACT and New Zealand First. Willis entered the New Zealand Parliament in 2018, when she inherited Steve ...

are

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Leader and Deputy Leader of the National Party. *20 May 2022 – Budget 2022 was delivered to Parliament.

Major legislation

On 1 March 2021, the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2021 received royal assent after being introduced by

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on 9 February. This Act eliminates mechanisms for holding public

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s on the establishment of

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on local bodies, which allowed the public to veto a council's decision to introduce a Māori ward.

Workplace culture

In 2019, following allegations of workplace misconduct by

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Jami-Lee Ross Jami-Lee Matenga Ross (born 1985) is a New Zealand former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Botany electorate in Auckland from the March 2011 Botany by-election, when he became the youngest MP at the time, until 2020. He ...

, and

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in the 52nd Parliament the Speaker of the House

Trevor Mallard Trevor Colin Mallard (born 17 June 1954) is a New Zealand politician and member of the Labour Party. First elected to Parliament in 1984, he was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2017 until 2022. Mallard was a Cabinet m ...

commissioned a review into bullying and harassment in Parliament. In the 53rd Parliament, Parliamentary Services started to implement the 85 recommendations from the review into workplace culture. Despite this, allegations of workplace misconduct continued. These allegations include: * Nick Smith bullying his staff, with allegations from 2020 leading to his resignation in 2021. * Gaurav Sharma being bullied by the Labour Whips office, the Prime Minister's office, and by Parliamentary Services. *

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bullying her staff.

Dissolution

Under section 17 of the

, Parliament expires a maximum of three years "from the day fixed for the return of the

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issued for the last preceding general election of members of the House of Representatives, and no longer". The writs were issued on 13 September 2020 and were returned on 20 November 2020, meaning that the 53rd Parliament must dissolve on or before 20 November 2023.

Officeholders

Presiding officers

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: ** Rt. Hon.

Adrian Rurawhe Adrian Paki Rurawhe (born 1961) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician of Ngāti Apa descent. He is the speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, the second Māori to hold the position, and Member of Parliament for Te Tai Hauāuru. ...

(

) from 24 August 2022 ** Rt. Hon.

(

) until 24 August 2022 * Deputy Speaker of the House: **

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(

) from 25 August 2022 **

(

) until 24 August 2022 * Assistant Speaker of the House: Hon.

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(

) * Assistant Speaker of the House: Hon.

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(

) * Assistant Speaker of the House:

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(

) from 1 March 2022

Other parliamentary officers

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: David Wilson * Deputy Clerk: Suze Jones *

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: Steve Streefkerk

Party leaders

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: Rt. Hon.

(

) ** Deputy Leader of the Labour Party: Hon. Kelvin Davis **

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: Hon.

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(

): **

from 30 November 2021 **Hon.

until 25 November 2021 *** Deputy Leader of the Opposition (

): ****

from 30 November 2021 ****

until 30 November 2021 * Co-leaders of the

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: ** Female Co-leader: Hon.

** Male Co-leader: Hon. James Shaw *

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** Deputy Leader of

: Brooke van Velden * Co-leaders of the

: ** Female Co-leader:

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** Male Co-leader:

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Floor leaders

* Leader of the House: Hon.

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** Deputy Leader of the House: *** Hon.

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from 14 June 2022 *** Hon. Michael Wood until 14 June 2022 * Shadow Leader of the House: **

Chris Bishop Christopher Bishop (born 4 September 1983) is a New Zealand National Party politician who was first elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives in 2014 as a list MP. Bishop won the Hutt South electorate in 2017 but lost the seat in 20 ...

until 28 August 2021 and from 6 December 2021 ** Hon.

Michael Woodhouse Michael Allan Woodhouse (born 1965) is a National member of the New Zealand Parliament. Early years Woodhouse was born and raised in South Dunedin, the fifth of nine children. He attended St Patrick's, St Edmund's and St Pauls High School, no ...

from 28 August 2021 to 6 December 2021 *** Deputy Shadow Leader of the House: **** Hon.

until 28 August 2021 and from 6 December 2021 ****

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from 28 August 2021 to 6 December 2021

Whips

* Senior Government (Labour) Whip: **

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from 14 June 2022 **

until 14 June 2022 *** Junior Labour Whip: ****

until 14 June 2022 ** Assistant Labour Whip: Willow-Jean Prime ** Associate Labour Whip:

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* Senior Opposition (National) Whip: **

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from 7 December 2021 **

Matt Doocey Matthew Maurice Doocey (born 1972) is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand Parliament at the 2014 general election as a representative of the New Zealand National Party. He was re-elected in 2017 with a majority increase ...

until 7 December 2021 *** Junior Opposition Whip:

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* Green Party Whip (Musterer):

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** Green Party Deputy Musterer:

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* ACT New Zealand Whip: Brooke van Velden * Māori Party Whip (Matarau):

Shadow cabinets

* Opposition Cabinet of Christopher Luxon during the 53rd Parliament from 30 November 2021 ** Opposition Cabinet of Judith Collins during the 53rd Parliament from 11 November 2020 to 25 November 2021

Members

The table below shows the members of the 53rd Parliament based on the results of the 2020 general election. Ministerial roles were officially announced on 2 November 2020. Based on preliminary results, there were 40 new MPs. When final results were announced on 6 November, this rose to 42 new members. Labour lost a member on 23 August 2022 due to the expulsion of Gaurav Sharma from the parliamentary party.

Overview

This table shows the number of MPs in each party: Notes * The

entered into a cooperation agreement with the Labour Party on 1 November 2020 in which they agreed not to oppose confidence and supply. This differs from a confidence and supply agreement that has been a feature of New Zealand governments, in which minor political parties agree to explicitly support confidence and supply. *The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all opposition parties. It excludes the Green Party which can either support or abstain from confidence and supply. The Working Government with Cooperation majority includes the Green Party.

Members

Demographics of elected MPs

The 2020 general election saw the election of New Zealand's first

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MP ( Ibrahim Omer), first Sri Lankan-born MP ( Vanushi Walters) and first Latin American MP (

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). Six new

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MPs were elected (Menéndez March,

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), making the New Zealand House of Representatives the national parliament with the highest percentage of LGBT+ members in the world.

Changes

The following changes in Members of Parliament occurred during the term of the 53rd Parliament:

Seating plan

Start of term

The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.

Current seating plan

Committees

The 53rd Parliament has 12 select committees and 8 specialist committees. They are listed below, with their chairpersons and deputy chairpersons:

Electorates

This section shows the

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''. 6 November 2020. Electorates were redrawn after the 2018 census and will remain the same for the 2023 election.

General electorates

Māori electorates

Notes

References

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