47th Parliament of New Zealand
46th Parliament 48th Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Zealand Parliament
Term26 August 2002 – 2 August 2005
Election2002 New Zealand general election
GovernmentFifth Labour Government
House of Representatives
Members120
Speaker of the HouseMargaret Wilson
Jonathan Hunt until 3 March 2005
Leader of the HouseMichael Cullen
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Leader of the OppositionDon Brash
Bill English until 28 October 2003
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralSilvia Cartwright

The 47th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 2002 election, and it sat until 11 August 2005.[1][2]

The Labour Party and the Progressive Party, backed by United Future, commanded a majority throughout the 47th Parliament. The Labour-led administration was in its second term. The National Party, although dealt a significant blow in the last election, remained the largest opposition party. Other non-government parties were New Zealand First, ACT, the Greens, and (from mid-2004) the Māori Party.[1]

The 47th Parliament consisted of 120 representatives. Sixty-nine of these were chosen by geographical electorates, including seven Māori electorates. The remainder were elected by means of party-list proportional representation under the MMP electoral system.[1]

Electoral boundaries for the 47th Parliament

Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 2002 election and at dissolution:

Affiliation Members
At 2002 election At dissolution
Labour 52 51
Progressive 2 2
United Future CS 8 8
Government total 62 61
National 27 27
NZ First 13 13
Green 9 9
ACT 9 9
Māori Party Not yet founded 1 [1]
Opposition total 58 59
Total
120 120
Working Government majority [2] 4 2

Notes

Initial composition of the 47th Parliament

The initial members of the 47th Parliament were as follows:[3]

Party Name Electorate Term
United Future New Zealand Paul Adams Party list First
United Future New Zealand Marc Alexander Party list First
Progressive Jim Anderton Wigram Seventh
National Shane Ardern Taranaki-King Country Third
ACT Donna Awatere Huata Party list Third
United Future New Zealand Larry Baldock Party list First
Labour Rick Barker Tukituki Fourth
Labour Tim Barnett Christchurch Central Third
Labour David Benson-Pope Dunedin South Second
Labour Georgina Beyer Wairarapa Second
Green Sue Bradford Party list Second
National Don Brash Party list First
NZ First Peter Brown Party list Third
National Gerry Brownlee Ilam Third
Labour Mark Burton Taupo Fourth
Labour Chris Carter Te Atatū Third
National David Carter Party list Fourth
National John Carter Northland Sixth
NZ First Brent Catchpole Party list First
Labour Stephanie Chadwick Rotorua Second
Labour Ashraf Choudhary Party list First
Labour Helen Clark Mt Albert Eighth
ACT Deborah Coddington Party list First
National Judith Collins Clevedon First
National Brian Connell Rakaia First
United Future New Zealand Gordon Copeland Party list First
Labour Clayton Cosgrove Waimakariri Second
Labour Michael Cullen Party list Eighth
Labour David Cunliffe New Lynn Second
Labour Lianne Dalziel Christchurch East Fifth
Green Rod Donald Party list Third
NZ First Brian Donnelly Party list Third
Labour Helen Duncan Party list Third
United Future New Zealand Peter Dunne Ohariu-Belmont Seventh
Labour Harry Duynhoven New Plymouth Fifth
Labour Ruth Dyson Banks Peninsula Fourth
ACT Gerry Eckhoff Party list Second
National Bill English Clutha-Southland Fifth
Green Ian Ewen-Street Party list Second
Labour Russell Fairbrother Napier First
ACT Stephen Franks Party list Second
Labour Taito Phillip Field Mangere Fourth
Green Jeanette Fitzsimons Party list Third
Labour Martin Gallagher Hamilton West Third
Labour Phil Goff Mt Roskill Seventh
Labour Mark Gosche Maungakiekie Third
National Sandra Goudie Coromandel First
NZ First Bill Gudgeon Party list First
Labour Ann Hartley Northcote Second
Labour George Warren Hawkins Manurewa Fifth
National Phil Heatley Whangarei Second
Labour Dave Hereora Party list First
ACT Rodney Hide Party list Third
Labour Marian Hobbs Wellington Central Third
Labour Pete Hodgson Dunedin North Fifth
Labour Parekura Horomia Ikaroa-Rawhiti Second
Labour Darren Hughes Otaki First
Labour Jonathan Hunt Party list Thirteenth
National Paul Hutchison Port Waikato Second
NZ First Dail Jones Party list Fourth
Green Sue Kedgley Party list Second
Labour Graham Kelly Party list Sixth
National John Key Helensville First
Labour Annette King Rongotai Sixth
Labour Winnie Laban Mana Second
Green Keith Locke Party list Second
Labour Janet Mackey East Coast Fourth
Labour Steve Maharey Palmerston North Fifth
Labour Nanaia Mahuta Tainui Third
Labour Trevor Mallard Hutt South Sixth
National Wayne Mapp North Shore Third
NZ First Ron Mark Party list Third
National Murray McCully East Coast Bays Sixth
NZ First Craig McNair Party list First
ACT Muriel Newman Party list Third
Labour Damien O'Connor West Coast-Tasman Fourth
United Future New Zealand Bernie Ogilvy Party list First
Labour Mahara Okeroa Te Tai Tonga Second
NZ First Pita Paraone Party list First
Labour David Parker Otago First
Labour Mark Peck Invercargill Fourth
NZ First Edwin Perry Party list First
NZ First Jim Peters Party list First
NZ First Winston Peters Tauranga Eighth
Labour Jill Pettis Whanganui Fourth
Labour Lynne Pillay Waitakere First
National Simon Power Rangitikei Third
ACT Richard Prebble Party list Ninth
National Katherine Rich Party list Second
Labour Mita Ririnui Waiariki Second
Labour Ross Robertson Manukau East Sixth
Progressive Matt Robson Party list Third
ACT Heather Roy Party list First
National Tony Ryall Bay of Plenty Fifth
Labour Dover Samuels Te Tai Tokerau Third
National Lynda Scott Kaikoura Second
ACT Ken Shirley Party list Fifth
National Clem Simich Tamaki Fifth
National Lockwood Smith Rodney Seventh
United Future New Zealand Murray Smith Party list First
National Nick Smith Nelson Fifth
National Roger Sowry Party list Fifth
NZ First Barbara Stewart Party list First
Labour Jim Sutton Aoraki Sixth
Labour Paul Swain Rimutaka Fifth
Labour John Tamihere Tamaki Makaurau Second
Green Nándor Tánczos Party list Second
National Georgina te Heuheu Party list Third
National Lindsay Tisch Piako Second
Labour Judith Tizard Auckland Central Fifth
Green Metiria Turei Party list First
Labour Tariana Turia Te Tai Hauauru Third
United Future New Zealand Judy Turner Party list First
Green Mike Ward Party list First
National Maurice Williamson Pakuranga Sixth
Labour Margaret Wilson Party list Second
National Pansy Wong Party list Third
NZ First Doug Woolerton Party list Third
National Richard Worth Epsom Second
Labour Dianne Yates Hamilton East Fourth

By-elections during 47th Parliament

There was one by-election held during the term of the 47th Parliament.[4]

Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner
Te Tai Hauauru 2004 10 July Tariana Turia Resignation Tariana Turia

Summary of changes during term

Seating plan

As on 10 August 2004

The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.[13]

References

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  13. "Debating Chamber". clerk.parliament.govt.nz. 10 August 2004.
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