Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house.

New Zealand

New Zealand has a single-chambered (unicameral) parliament. In New Zealand Member of Parliament is the term for a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, although parliament technically consists of both the House and the Queen. The New Zealand House of Representatives normally has 120 MPs, elected every three years. There are 69 electorate (constituency) MPs, 7 of whom are elected by M?ori who have chosen to vote in special M?ori seats. The remaining 51 MPs are elected from party lists. The speaker of the house is Margaret Wilson.

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New Zealand - Unicameral - New Zealand House of Representatives - Queen - M?ori - M?ori seats - Margaret Wilson

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Before 1951 New Zealand had a two-chambered (bicameral) parliament, and there were two designations — MHR (Member of the House of Representatives, the body which survives today) and MLC (Member of the Legislative Council).

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1951 - Bicameral - Legislative Council

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See also: New Zealand Parliament, New Zealand elections

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New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand elections

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