47th New Zealand Parliament 1036145 63025376 2006-07-10T10:45:21Z Konstable 579189 [[Te Reo Māori|Māori]] terms spelling + minor fixes ([[User:Konstable/Māori terms|READ ME]]) using [[Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{New Zealand Parliaments}} The '''47th New Zealand Parliament''' was the most recent term of the [[New Zealand Parliament|Parliament]] of [[New Zealand]]. Its composition was determined by the [[New Zealand general election 2002|2002 elections]], and it sat until [[11 August]] [[2005]]. The [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] and the [[New Zealand Progressive Party|Progressive Party]], backed by [[United Future New Zealand|United Future]], commanded a majority throughout the 47th Parliament. The Labour-led administration was in its second term. The [[New Zealand National Party|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 New Zealand|ACT]], the [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]], and (from mid-2004) the [[Māori Party]]. The 47th Parliament consisted of 120 representatives. Sixty-nine of these were chosen by geographical electorates, including seven [[Māori seats|Māori electorates]]. The remainder were elected by means of [[party-list proportional representation]] under the [[Mixed Member Proportional|MMP]] electoral system. ==Electoral boundaries for the 47th Parliament== [[Image:NewZealandElectorates2002-Labeled.png]] ==Initial composition of the 47th Parliament== {| width=95% |----- |align=center|'''MP''' |align=center|'''Party''' |align=center|'''Electorate''' |align=center|'''MP's term''' |----- bgcolor=#FFDDFF |[[Paul Adams (New Zealand)|Adams, Paul]] |align=center|[[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFDDFF |[[Marc Alexander|Alexander, Marc]] |align=center|[[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFEECC |[[Jim Anderton|Anderton, Jim]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Progressive Party|Progressive]] |align=center|Wigram |align=center|Seventh |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Shane Ardern|Ardern, Shane]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Taranaki-King Country |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Donna Awatere Huata|Awatere Huata, Donna]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFDDFF |[[Larry Baldock|Baldock, Larry]] |align=center|[[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Rick Barker|Barker, Rick]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Tukituki |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Tim Barnett|Barnett, Tim]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Christchurch Central |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[David Benson-Pope|Benson-Pope, David]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Dunedin South |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Georgina Beyer|Beyer, Georgina]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Wairarapa |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Sue Bradford|Bradford, Sue]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Don Brash|Brash, Don]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Peter Brown (politician)|Brown, Peter]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Gerry Brownlee|Brownlee, Gerry]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Ilam |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Mark Burton|Burton, Mark]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Taupo |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Chris Carter (politician)|Carter, Chris]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Te Atatu |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[David Carter|Carter, David]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|- |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[John Carter (New Zealand)|Carter, John]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Northland |align=center|Sixth |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Brent Catchpole|Catchpole, Brent]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Stephanie Chadwick|Chadwick, Stephanie]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Rotorua |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Ashraf Choudhary|Choudhary, Ashraf]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Helen Clark|Clark, Helen]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Mt Albert |align=center|Eighth |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Deborah Coddington|Coddington, Deborah]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Judith Collins|Collins, Judith]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Clevedon |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Brian Connell|Connell, Brian]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Rakaia |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFDDFF |[[Gordon Copeland|Copeland, Gordon]] |align=center|[[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Clayton Cosgrove|Cosgrove, Clayton]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Waimakariri |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Michael Cullen|Cullen, Michael]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|- |align=center|Eighth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[David Cunliffe|Cunliffe, David]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|New Lynn |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Lianne Dalziel|Dalziel, Lianne]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Christchurch East |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Rod Donald|Donald, Rod]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Brian Donnelly|Donnelly, Brian]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Helen Duncan (New Zealand)|Duncan, Helen]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFDDFF |[[Peter Dunne|Dunne, Peter]] |align=center|[[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] |align=center|Ohariu-Belmont |align=center|Seventh |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Harry Duynhoven|Duynhoven, Harry]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|New Plymouth |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Ruth Dyson|Dyson, Ruth]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Banks Peninsula |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Gerry Eckhoff|Eckhoff, Gerry]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Bill English|English, Bill]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Clutha-Southland |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Ian Ewen-Street|Ewen-Street, Ian]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Russell Fairbrother|Fairbrother, Russell]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Napier |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Stephen Franks|Franks, Stephen]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Taito Phillip Field|Field, Taito Phillip]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Mangere |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Jeanette Fitzsimons|Fitzsimons, Jeanette]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Martin Gallagher|Gallagher, Martin]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Hamilton West |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Phil Goff|Goff, Phil]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Mt Roskill |align=center|Eighth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Mark Gosche|Gosche, Mark]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Maungakiekie |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Sandra Goudie|Goudie, Sandra]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Coromandel |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Bill Gudgeon|Gudgeon, Bill]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Ann Hartley|Hartley, Ann]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Northcote |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[George Warren Hawkins|Hawkins, George]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Manurewa |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Philip Heatley|Heatley, Philip]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Whangarei |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Dave Hereora|Hereora, Dave]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Rodney Hide|Hide, Rodney]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Marian Hobbs|Hobbs, Marian]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Wellington Central |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Pete Hodgson|Hodgson, Pete]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Dunedin North |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Parekura Horomia|Horomia, Parekura]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Ikaroa-Rawhiti |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Darren Hughes|Hughes, Darren]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Otaki |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Jonathan Hunt|Hunt, Jonathan]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|- |align=center|Thirteenth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Paul Hutchison|Hutchison, Paul]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Port Waikato |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Dail Jones|Jones, Dail]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Sue Kedgley|Kedgley, Sue]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Graham Kelly|Kelly, Graham]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|- |align=center|Sixth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[John Key|Key, John]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Helensville |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Annette King|King, Annette]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Rongotai |align=center|Seventh |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Winnie Laban|Laban, Winnie]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Mana |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Keith Locke|Locke, Keith]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Janet Mackey|Mackey, Janet]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|East Coast |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Steve Maharey|Maharey, Steve]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Palmerston North |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Nanaia Mahuta|Mahuta, Nanaia]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Tainui |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Trevor Mallard|Mallard, Trevor]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Hutt South |align=center|Sixth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Wayne Mapp|Mapp, Wayne]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|North Shore |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Ron Mark|Mark, Ron]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Murray McCully|McCully, Murray]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|East Coast Bays |align=center|Sixth |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Craig McNair|McNair, Craig]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Muriel Newman|Newman, Muriel]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Damien O'Connor|O'Connor, Damien]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|West Coast-Tasman |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#FFDDFF |[[Bernie Ogilvy|Ogilvy, Bernie]] |align=center|[[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Mahara Okeroa|Okeroa, Mahara]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Te Tai Tonga |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Pita Paraone|Paraone, Pita]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[David Parker (New Zealand)|Parker, David]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Otago |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Mark Peck|Peck, Mark]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Invercargill |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Edwin Perry|Perry, Edwin]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Jim Peters|Peters, Jim]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Winston Peters|Peters, Winston]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|Tauranga |align=center|Eighth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Jill Pettis|Pettis, Jill]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Whanganui |align=center|Fourth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Lynne Pillay|Pillay, Lynne]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Waitakere |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Simon Power|Power, Simon]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Rangitikei |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Richard Prebble|Prebble, Richard]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|Ninth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Katherine Rich|Rich, Katherine]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Mita Ririnui|Ririnui, Mita]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Waiariki |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Ross Robertson|Robertson, Ross]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Manukau East |align=center|Sixth |----- bgcolor=#FFEECC |[[Matt Robson|Robson, Matt]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Progressive Party|Progressive]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Heather Roy|Roy, Heather]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Tony Ryall|Ryall, Tony]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Bay of Plenty |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Dover Samuels|Samuels, Dover]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Te Tai Tokerau |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Lynda Scott|Scott, Lynda]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Kaikoura |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#DDFFF4 |[[Ken Shirley|Shirley, Ken]] |align=center|[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] |align=center|- |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Clem Simich|Simich, Clem]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Tamaki |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Lockwood Smith|Smith, Lockwood]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Rodney |align=center|Seventh |----- bgcolor=#FFDDFF |[[Murray Smith (New Zealand)|Smith, Murray]] |align=center|[[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Nick Smith (New Zealand)|Smith, Nick]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Nelson |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Roger Sowry|Sowry, Roger]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|- |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Barbara Stewart|Stewart, Barbara]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Jim Sutton|Sutton, Jim]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Aoraki |align=center|Sixth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Paul Swain|Swain, Paul]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Rimutaka |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[John Tamihere|Tamihere, John]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Tamaki Makaurau |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Nandor Tanczos|Tanczos, Nandor]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Georgina Te Heuheu|Te Heuheu, Georgina]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Lindsay Tisch|Tisch, Lindsay]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Piako |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Judith Tizard|Tizard, Judith]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Aucklad Central |align=center|Fifth |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Metiria Turei|Turei, Metiria]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Tariana Turia|Turia, Tariana]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Te Tai Hauauru |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#FFDDFF |[[Judy Turner|Turner, Judy]] |align=center|[[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |[[Mike Ward (New Zealand)|Ward, Mike]] |align=center|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] |align=center|- |align=center|First |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Maurice Williamson|Williamson, Maurice]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Pakuranga |align=center|Sixth |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Margaret Wilson|Wilson, Margaret]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|- |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Pansy Wong|Wong, Pansy]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#E5E5E5 |[[Doug Woolerton|Woolerton, Doug]] |align=center|[[New Zealand First]] |align=center|- |align=center|Third |----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Richard Worth|Worth, Richard]] |align=center|[[New Zealand National Party|National]] |align=center|Epsom |align=center|Second |----- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |[[Dianne Yates|Yates, Dianne]] |align=center|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] |align=center|Hamilton East |align=center|Fourth |} ==Changes during term== *[[Graham Kelly]], a Labour list MP, left Parliament on [[29 July]] [[2003]] to take up a position as [[High Commissioner]] to [[Canada]]. [[Moana Mackey]], the next candidate on Labour's party list, entered Parliament in his place. *[[Donna Awatere Huata]], an ACT list MP, was officially declared an independent on [[11 November]] [[2003]]. This followed her suspension from the ACT [[caucus]] on [[11 February]] [[2003]] after allegations of fraud were made against her. After a lengthy legal fight which went all the way to the [[Supreme Court of New Zealand|Supreme Court]], she was expelled from Parliament on [[19 November]] [[2004]]. She was replaced by [[Kenneth Wang]] on [[30 November]]. *[[Tariana Turia]], the Labour MP for Te Tai Hauauru, resigned from Parliament over the [[New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy|foreshore and seabed issue]] on [[17 May]] [[2004]]. On [[10 July]], Turia won [[Te Tai Hauauru by-election 2004|the resulting by-election]] under the banner of the new [[Māori Party]], and took her seat again on [[27 July]]. *[[Jonathan Hunt]], a Labour list MP, left Parliament on [[30 March]] [[2005]] to take up a position as [[High Commissioner]] to the [[United Kingdom]]. [[Lesley Soper]], the next candidate on Labour's party list, was sworn in to replace him on [[5 April]]. [[Category:New Zealand Parliament]] [[mi:Mema Pāremata o Aotearoa]]