# 2005 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

The 2005 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 3 March 2005, following the retirement of the previous Speaker Jonathan Hunt. The election resulted in the election of Labour Party MP Margaret Wilson.

## Nominated candidates

* Hon Ken Shirley, List MP – ACT Party
* Hon Clem Simich, MP for Tamaki – National Party
* Hon Margaret Wilson, List MP – Labour Party

## Election

The election was conducted by means of a conventional parliamentary motion. The Clerk of the House of Representatives conducted a vote on the question of the election of the Speaker, in accordance with Standing Order 19.
The following table gives the election results:
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Wilson | 64 | 60.37 |
| | National | Clem Simich | 37 | 34.90 |
| | ACT | Ken Shirley | 5 | 4.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 25.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106 | — |
How each MP voted:
| Party | Name | Speaker Vote |
| United Future | Paul Adams | Wilson |
| United Future | Marc Alexander | Wilson |
| Progressive | Jim Anderton | Wilson |
| National | Shane Ardern | Simich |
| United Future | Larry Baldock | Wilson |
| Labour | Rick Barker | Wilson |
| Labour | Tim Barnett | Wilson |
| Labour | David Benson-Pope | Wilson |
| Labour | Georgina Beyer | Wilson |
| Green | Sue Bradford | Wilson |
| National | Don Brash | Simich |
| NZ First | Peter Brown | Simich |
| National | Gerry Brownlee | Simich |
| Labour | Mark Burton | Wilson |
| Labour | Chris Carter | Wilson |
| National | John Carter | Simich |
| NZ First | Brent Catchpole | Simich |
| Labour | Steve Chadwick | Wilson |
| Labour | Ashraf Choudhary | Wilson |
| Labour | Helen Clark | Wilson |
| National | Judith Collins | Simich |
| National | Brian Connell | Simich |
| Labour | Clayton Cosgrove | Wilson |
| Labour | Michael Cullen | Wilson |
| Labour | David Cunliffe | Wilson |
| Labour | Lianne Dalziel | Wilson |
| Green | Rod Donald | Wilson |
| NZ First | Brian Donnelly | Simich |
| Labour | Helen Duncan | Wilson |
| United Future | Peter Dunne | Wilson |
| Labour | Harry Duynhoven | Wilson |
| ACT | Gerry Eckhoff | Shirley |
| National | Bill English | Simich |
| Green | Ian Ewen-Street | Wilson |
| Labour | Russell Fairbrother | Wilson |
| Labour | Taito Phillip Field | Wilson |
| Labour | Martin Gallagher | Wilson |
| Labour | Mark Gosche | Wilson |
| National | Sandra Goudie | Simich |
| NZ First | Bill Gudgeon | Simich |
| Labour | Ann Hartley | Wilson |
| Labour | George Hawkins | Wilson |
| National | Phil Heatley | Simich |
| Labour | Dave Hereora | Wilson |
| ACT | Rodney Hide | Shirley |
| Labour | Marian Hobbs | Wilson |
| Labour | Pete Hodgson | Wilson |
| Labour | Parekura Horomia | Wilson |
| Labour | Darren Hughes | Wilson |
| Labour | Jonathan Hunt | Wilson |
| National | Paul Hutchison | Simich |
| NZ First | Dail Jones | Simich |
| Green | Sue Kedgley | Wilson |
| National | John Key | Simich |
| Labour | Annette King | Wilson |
| Labour | Winnie Laban | Wilson |
| Green | Keith Locke | Wilson |
| Labour | Janet Mackey | Wilson |
| Labour | Moana Mackey | Wilson |
| Labour | Steve Maharey | Wilson |
| Labour | Nanaia Mahuta | Wilson |
| Labour | Trevor Mallard | Wilson |
| National | Wayne Mapp | Simich |
| NZ First | Ron Mark | Simich |
| National | Murray McCully | Simich |
| NZ First | Craig McNair | Simich |
| Labour | Damien O'Connor | Wilson |
| United Future | Bernie Ogilvy | Wilson |
| Labour | Mahara Okeroa | Wilson |
| Labour | David Parker | Wilson |
| Labour | Mark Peck | Wilson |
| NZ First | Edwin Perry | Simich |
| NZ First | Jim Peters | Simich |
| NZ First | Winston Peters | Simich |
| Labour | Jill Pettis | Wilson |
| Labour | Lynne Pillay | Wilson |
| National | Simon Power | Simich |
| ACT | Richard Prebble | Shirley |
| National | Katherine Rich | Simich |
| Labour | Mita Ririnui | Wilson |
| Labour | Ross Robertson | Wilson |
| National | Tony Ryall | Simich |
| Labour | Dover Samuels | Wilson |
| ACT | Ken Shirley | Shirley |
| National | Clem Simich | Simich |
| National | Lockwood Smith | Simich |
| United Future | Murray Smith | Wilson |
| National | Nick Smith | Simich |
| National | Roger Sowry | Simich |
| NZ First | Barbara Stewart | Simich |
| Labour | Paul Swain | Wilson |
| Labour | John Tamihere | Wilson |
| Green | Nandor Tanczos | Wilson |
| National | Georgina Te Heuheu | Simich |
| National | Lindsay Tisch | Simich |
| Labour | Judith Tizard | Wilson |
| Green | Metiria Turei | Wilson |
| Māori Party | Tariana Turia | Simich |
| United Future | Judy Turner | Wilson |
| ACT | Kenneth Wang | Shirley |
| Green | Mike Ward | Wilson |
| National | Maurice Williamson | Simich |
| Labour | Margaret Wilson | Wilson |
| National | Pansy Wong | Simich |
| NZ First | Doug Woolerton | Simich |
| Labour | Dianne Yates | Wilson |