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The House of Representatives normally consists of 120 members, who bear the title "Member of Parliament" (MP).They were previously known as "Members of the House of Representatives" (MHRs) until the passing of the Parliamentary and Executive Titles Act 1907 when New Zealand became a Dominion, and even earlier as "Members of the General Assembly" (MGAs).
Current and former members of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Since the abolition of the New Zealand Legislative Council in 1951 they have generally been known as Members of Parliament . For convenience, all Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives should be included in this category.
This is a list of appointments to the New Zealand House of Representatives, which is the sole house of the New Zealand Parliament, filling vacancies of List MPs, from the first election to be held under the mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system in 1996 until the present day. Vacancies can be caused in several ways:
The New Zealand Parliament (Māori: Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Sovereign (King-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives. The King is usually represented by his governor-general. [2] Before 1951, there was an upper chamber, the New Zealand Legislative Council.
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives who have been elected in any election as members of a party list under the mixed member proportional representation system. New Zealand began using MMP and party lists in 1996 (45th New Zealand Parliament onwards).
The following is a list of Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand members of Parliament. It includes all 43 Green Party members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives, starting with their first representatives in 1996 (as part of the Alliance), up to the present. The Green Party has had a continuous presence in ...
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...
1900: Cathcart Wason was the first former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives to be elected as a Westminster MP. 1910: William Chapple was the first New Zealand-born Member of the UK Parliament. He was born in Alexandra, Central Otago.