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The 49th New Zealand Parliament was elected at the 2008 election. It consists of 122 members, including an overhang of two seats caused by the Māori Party having won two more electorate seats than its share of the party vote would otherwise have given it. The Parliament will serve from 2008 until another election is called. Under election law the longest a New Zealand Parliament can serve is three years, meaning that the House can last until 2011 and no later.

New Zealand uses the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system to elect its parliaments. Seventy of the members of the 49th Parliament represent geographical electorates: sixteen in the South Island, 47 in the North Island and seven seats reserved for Māori voters. The remaining 52 (increased from fifty by the overhang) have been elected from nationwide party lists to realise proportionality. The 48th New Zealand Parliament had an overhang of one extra seat. Lockwood Smith is the Speaker in the 49th Parliament.

Contents 1 Members of the 49th New Zealand Parliament 1.1 2008 election results 1.2 New Zealand National Party (58) 1.3 New Zealand Labour Party (43) 1.4 Green Party (9) 1.5 ACT New Zealand (5) 1.6 Māori Party (5) 1.7 United Future (1) 1.8 Progressive Party (1) 2 References

Members of the 49th New Zealand Parliament

2008 election results

The figures below are based on official results¹ A decrease of 7 MPs is shown for "Other Parties" because the New Zealand First Party of Winston Peters did not win an electorate seat or 5% of the party vote, and hence was not allocated any seats in the new Parliament.

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Summary of the 8 November 2008 New Zealand House of Representatives official election results

party		votes	% of votes		seats
			%	change	electorate	list	total	change
	National	1,053,398	44.93	+5.83	41	17	58	+10
	Labour	796,880	33.99	-7.11	21	22	43	-7
	Green	157,613	6.72	+1.42	0	9	9	+3
	ACT	85,496	3.65	+2.14	1	4	5	+3
	Māori	55,980	2.39	+0.27	5	0	5	+1
	Progressive	21,241	0.91	-0.25	1	0	1	0
	United Future	20,497	0.87	-1.80	1	0	1	-2
	other parties	153,461	6.51	+5.32	0	0	0	-7a
	total	2,344,566	100.00		70	52	122	+1
	party informal votes	11,970c
	disallowed special votes	19,517c
	disallowed ordinary votes	427c
	total votes cast	2,376,480
	turnout	79.46%b

^a The loss of seven seats by 'other parties' shown here compared to the 2005 election result was entirely due to NZ First failing to clear the MMP threshold. Two independents, Gordon Copeland and Taito Phillip Field, who split from their parties since the 2005 election have also lost their seats.
^bThe turnout is given as a percentage of those enrolled to vote. "New Zealand General Election 2008 - Official Results". Elections New Zealand. Retrieved on 2008-11-23.
^c"Party Votes and Turnout by Electorate". Chief Electoral Office, New Zealand Ministry of Justice. Retrieved on 2008-11-29.

New Zealand National Party (58)

	Name	Electorate	term in office	responsibilities
	John Key	Helensville	2002 -	Prime Minister Minister of Tourism Minister in Charge of Ministerial Services Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) Leader of the National Party
	Bill English	Clutha-Southland	1990 -	Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister for Infrastructure Deputy Leader of the National Party
	Gerry Brownlee	Ilam	1996 -	Minister for Economic Development Minister of Energy and Resources Leader of the House Associate Minister for the Rugby World Cup
	Simon Power	Rangitīkei	1999 -	Minister of Justice Minister for State Owned Enterprises Minister of Commerce Minister Responsible for the Law Commission Associate Minister of Finance Deputy Leader of the House
	Tony Ryall	Bay of Plenty	1990 -	Minister of Health Minister of State Services
	Nick Smith	Nelson	1990 -	Minister for the Environment Minister for Climate Change Issues Minister for ACC
	Judith Collins	Papakura	2002 -	Minister of Police Minister of Corrections Minister of Veterans’ Affairs
	Anne Tolley	East Coast	1999-2002; 2005 -	Minister of Education Minister for Tertiary Education Minister Responsible for the Education Review Office
	Chris Finlayson		2005 -	Attorney-General Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
	David Carter		1994 byelection -	Minister of Agriculture Minister for Biosecurity Minister of Forestry
	Murray McCully	East Coast Bays	1987 -	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for the Rugby World Cup
	Tim Groser		2005 -	Minister of Trade Minister of Conservation Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues (International Negotiations)
	Wayne Mapp	North Shore	1996 -	Minister of Defence Minister of Research, Science and Technology Associate Minister for Economic Development Associate Minister for Tertiary Education
	Steven Joyce		2008 -	Minister of Transport Minister for Communications and Information Technology Associate Minister of Finance Associate Minister for Infrastructure
	Georgina Te Heuheu		1996 -	Minister for Courts Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Associate Minister of Maori Affairs
	Paula Bennett	Waitakere	2005 -	Minister for Social Development and Employment Minister for Disability Issues Minister of Youth Affairs
	Phil Heatley	Whangarei	1999 -	Minister of Fisheries Minister of Housing
	Pansy Wong	Botany	1996 -	Minister for Ethnic Affairs Minister of Women’s Affairs Associate Minister for ACC Associate Minister of Energy and Resources
	Jonathan Coleman	Northcote	2005 -	Minister of Immigration Minister of Broadcasting Associate Minister of Tourism Associate Minister of Health
	Kate Wilkinson		2005 -	Minister of Labour Minister for Food Safety Associate Minister of Immigration
	Maurice Williamson	Pakuranga	1987 -	Minister for Building and Construction Minister of Customs Minister of Statistics Minister for Small Business
	Richard Worth		1999 -	Minister of Internal Affairs Minister for Land Information Minister Responsible for Archives New Zealand Minister Responsible for the National Library Associate Minister of Justice
	John Carter	Northland	1987 -	Minister of Civil Defence Minister for Senior Citizens Minister for Racing Associate Minister of Local Government
	Lockwood Smith	Rodney	1984 -	Speaker of the House Chair of the Business select committee Chair of the Officers of Parliament select committee Chair of the Standing Orders select committee
	Nathan Guy	Ōtaki	2005 -	Senior Government Whip
	Chris Tremain	Napier	2005 -	Junior Government Whip
	Lindsay Tisch	Waikato	1999 -	Deputy Speaker Deputy chair of the Officers of Parliament select committee
	Paul Hutchison	Hunua	1999 -
	Shane Ardern	Taranaki-King Country	1998 byelection -
	Tau Henare		1993-1999; 2005 -
	Eric Roy	Invercargill	1993-2002; 2005 -	Assistant Speaker
	Sandra Goudie	Coromandel	2002 -
	Chris Auchinvole	West Coast-Tasman	2005 -
	David Bennett	Hamilton East	2005 -
	Jackie Blue		2005 -
	Chester Borrows	Whanganui	2005 -
	Jacqui Dean	Waitaki	2005 -
	Craig Foss	Tukituki	2005 -
	Jo Goodhew	Rangitata	2005 -
	John Hayes	Wairarapa	2005 -
	Colin King	Kaikōura	2005 -
	Allan Peachey	Tāmaki	2005 -
	Katrina Shanks		2007 -
	Nicky Wagner		2005 -
	Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga	Maungakiekie	2008 -
	Hekia Parata		2008 -
	Kanwal Singh Bakshi		2008 -
	Paul Quinn		2008 -
	Amy Adams	Selwyn	2008 -
	Jonathan Young	New Plymouth	2008 -
	Louise Upston	Taupō	2008 -
	Michael Woodhouse		2008 -
	Aaron Gilmore		2008 -
	Melissa Lee		2008 -
	Nikki Kaye	Auckland Central	2008 -
	Todd McClay	Rotorua	2008 -
	Simon Bridges	Tauranga	2008 -
	Tim Macindoe	Hamilton West	2008 -

New Zealand Labour Party (43)

	Name	Electorate	term in office	responsibilities
	Phil Goff	Mount Roskill	1981-1990; 1993 -	Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party Shadow Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service
	Annette King	Rongotai	1984-1990; 1993 -	Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Shadow Minister for Social Development and Employment
	Helen Clark	Mount Albert	1981 -	Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
	Michael Cullen		1981 -	Shadow Leader of the House Shadow Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
	David Cunliffe	New Lynn	1999 -	Shadow Minister of Finance
	Ruth Dyson	Port Hills	1993 -	Shadow Minister of Health
	Parekura Horomia	Ikaroa-Rāwhiti	1999 -	Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs Shadow Minister of Fisheries
	Clayton Cosgrove	Waimakariri	1999 -	Shadow Minister of Police Shadow Minister of Corrections Shadow Minister for State-Owned Enterprises Associate Shadow Minister of Finance Spokesperson on Law & Order
	Chris Carter	Te Atatū	1993-1996; 1999 -	Shadow Minister of Education (Overall; Compulsory) Shadow Minister Responsible for the Education Review Office (ERO) Shadow Minister of Ethnic Affairs
	Nanaia Mahuta	Hauraki-Waikato	1996 -	Shadow Minister for the Environment Shadow Minister of Tourism Associate Shadow Minister of Maori Affairs
	Maryan Street		2005 -	Shadow Minister of Trade Shadow Minister for Tertiary Education
	Darren Hughes		2002 -	Senior Whip Shadow Minister of Transport
	David Parker		2002 -	Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Electoral Reform Shadow Minister of ACC Associate Shadow Minister of Finance
	Shane Jones		2005 -	Shadow Minister of Local Government Shadow Minister of Building and Construction Shadow Minister for Infrastructure
	Trevor Mallard	Hutt South	1984-1990; 1993 -	Shadow Minister of Labour Shadow Minister for Economic Development Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation
	Lianne Dalziel	Christchurch East	1990 -	Shadow Minister of Justice Shadow Minister of Commerce
	Charles Chauvel		2006 -	Shadow Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues Shadow Minister of Energy Associate Shadow Minister of Commerce
	Pete Hodgson	Dunedin North	1990 -	Shadow Minister of Immigration Shadow Minister of Defence
	Winnie Laban	Mana	1999-	Shadow Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Associate Shadow Minister of Health Associate Shadow Minister for Economic Development
	Moana Mackey		2003 -	Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs Shadow Minister for Research and Development Shadow Minister for Science and Technology
	Steve Chadwick		1999 -	Junior Whip Shadow Minister for Conservation
	Sue Moroney		2005 -	Shadow Minister for Women's Affairs Shadow Minister of Education (Early Childhood Education)
	Rick Barker		1993 -	Assistant Speaker Shadow Minister for Courts Shadow Minister of Veterans' Affairs
	Ross Robertson	Manukau East	1987 -	Shadow Minister for Small Business Shadow Minister for Senior Citizens Shadow Minister for Racing Associate Shadow Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control
	George Hawkins	Manurewa	1990 -	Shadow Minister of Housing
	Mita Ririnui		1999 -	Shadow Minister of Forestry Associate Shadow Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Associate Shadow Minister of Agriculture
	Lynne Pillay		1999 -	Shadow Minister for Disability Issues Associate Shadow Minister of Justice (Victims Rights)
	Ashraf Choudhary		2002 -	Shadow Minister for Food Safety Shadow Minister for Agricultural Science Associate Shadow Minister for Ethnic Affairs
	Darien Fenton		2005 -	Shadow Minister for Transport Safety Associate Shadow Minister of Labour
	Su'a William Sio	Mangere	2008 -	Shadow Minister of Customs Associate Shadow Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Associate Shadow Minister of Local Government
	Jacinda Ardern		2008 -	Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs Associate Shadow Minister of Justice (Youth Affairs)
	Carol Beaumont		2008 -	Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs Associate Shadow Minister of Labour
	Brendon Burns	Christchurch Central	2008 -	Shadow Minister of Broadcasting Associate Shadow Minister for the Evironment (Water Quality)
	Clare Curran	Dunedin South	2008 -	Shadow Minister for Communication and IT
	Kelvin Davis		2008 -	Shadow Minister for Biosecurity Associate Shadow Minister of Education
	Chris Hipkins	Rimutaka	2008 -	Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs Associate Shadow Minister of Energy
	Raymond Huo		2008 -	Shadow Minister Responsible for the Law Commission Shadow Minister of Statistics Associate Shadow Minister for Ethnic Affairs
	Iain Lees-Galloway	Palmerston North	2008 -	Shadow Minister for Land Information Associate Shadow Minister of Defence Associate Shadow Minister of Health (Drugs & Alcohol)
	Stuart Nash		2008 -	Shadow Minister of Revenue Associate Shadow Minister of Trade Associate Shadow Minister of Forestry
	Rajen Prasad		2008 -	Shadow Minister for the Voluntary and Community Sector Associate Shadow Minister for Ethnic Affairs Associate Shadow Minister for Social Development and Employment (Family & CYF)
	Grant Robertson	Wellington Central	2008 -	Shadow Minister of State Services Associate Shadow Minister for Arts, Culture, and Heritage Associate Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs
	Carmel Sepuloni		2008 -	Shadow Minister of Civil Defence Associate Shadow Minister for Tertiary Educaton Associate Shadow Minister for Social Development and Employment
	Phil Twyford		2008 -	Shadow Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Shadow Minister Responsible for Auckland Issues Associate Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs (Development Assistance)

Green Party (9)

	Name	Electorate	term in office	responsibilities
	Jeanette Fitzsimons		1996 -	Co-leader of the Green Party
	Russel Norman		2008 -	Co-leader of the Green Party
	Sue Bradford		1999 -
	Metiria Turei		2002 -
	Sue Kedgley		1999 -
	Keith Locke		1999 -
	Kevin Hague		2008 -
	Catherine Delahunty		2008 -
	Kennedy Graham		2008 -

ACT New Zealand (5)

	Name	Electorate	term in office	responsibilities
	Rodney Hide	Epsom	1996 -	Minister of Local Government Minister for Regulatory Reform Associate Minister of Commerce Leader of the ACT Party
	Heather Roy		2002 -	Minister of Consumer Affairs Associate Minister of Defence Associate Minister of Education Deputy Leader of the ACT Party
	Roger Douglas		1969-1990; 2008 -
	John Boscawen		2008 -
	David Garret		2008 -

Māori Party (5)

	Name	Electorate	term in office	responsibilities
	Tariana Turia	Te Tai Hauāuru	1996 -	Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Associate Minister of Health Associate Minister of Social Development and Employment Co-leader of the Māori Party
	Pita Sharples	Tāmaki Makaurau	2005 -	Minister of Maori Affairs Associate Minister of Education Associate Minister of Corrections Co-leader of the Māori Party
	Hone Harawira	Te Tai Tokerau	2005 -
	Te Ururoa Flavell	Waiāriki	2005 -
	Rahui Katene	Te Tai Tonga	2008 -

United Future (1)

	Name	Electorate	term in office	responsibilities
	Peter Dunne	Ōhariu	1984 -	Minister of Revenue Associate Minister of Health Leader of the United Future

Progressive Party (1)

	Name	Electorate	term in office	responsibilities
	Jim Anderton	Wigram	1984 -	Leader of the Progressive Party Shadow Minister of Agriculture

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