# 2002 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

The 2002 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 26 August 2002, following the 2002 general election result. The election resulted in the re-election of Labour Party MP Jonathan Hunt as Speaker. It was the first time an incumbent Speaker had been re-elected since 1982.

## Nominated candidates

Two candidates were nominated:
* Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt, List MP – Labour Party
* Hon Ken Shirley, List MP – ACT 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 | Jonathan Hunt | 107 | 92.24 |
| | ACT | Ken Shirley | 9 | 7.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 84.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116 | — |
How each MP voted:
| Party | Name | Speaker Vote |
| United Future | Paul Adams | Hunt |
| United Future | Marc Alexander | Hunt |
| Progressive | Jim Anderton | Hunt |
| National | Shane Ardern | Hunt |
| ACT | Donna Awatere-Huata | Shirley |
| United Future | Larry Baldock | Hunt |
| Labour | Rick Barker | Hunt |
| Labour | Tim Barnett | Hunt |
| Labour | David Benson-Pope | Hunt |
| Labour | Georgina Beyer | Hunt |
| Green | Sue Bradford | Hunt |
| National | Don Brash | Hunt |
| NZ First | Peter Brown | Hunt |
| National | Gerry Brownlee | Hunt |
| Labour | Mark Burton | Hunt |
| Labour | Chris Carter | Hunt |
| National | John Carter | Hunt |
| NZ First | Brent Catchpole | Hunt |
| Labour | Steve Chadwick | Hunt |
| Labour | Ashraf Choudhary | Hunt |
| Labour | Helen Clark | Hunt |
| ACT | Deborah Coddington | Shirley |
| National | Judith Collins | Hunt |
| National | Brian Connell | Hunt |
| Labour | Clayton Cosgrove | Hunt |
| Labour | Michael Cullen | Hunt |
| Labour | David Cunliffe | Hunt |
| Labour | Lianne Dalziel | Hunt |
| Green | Rod Donald | Hunt |
| NZ First | Brian Donnelly | Hunt |
| Labour | Helen Duncan | Hunt |
| United Future | Peter Dunne | Hunt |
| Labour | Harry Duynhoven | Hunt |
| ACT | Gerry Eckhoff | Shirley |
| National | Bill English | Hunt |
| Green | Ian Ewen-Street | Hunt |
| Labour | Russell Fairbrother | Hunt |
| Labour | Taito Phillip Field | Hunt |
| ACT | Stephen Franks | Shirley |
| Labour | Martin Gallagher | Hunt |
| Labour | Mark Gosche | Hunt |
| National | Sandra Goudie | Hunt |
| NZ First | Bill Gudgeon | Hunt |
| Labour | Ann Hartley | Hunt |
| Labour | George Hawkins | Hunt |
| National | Phil Heatley | Hunt |
| Labour | Dave Hereora | Hunt |
| ACT | Rodney Hide | Shirley |
| Labour | Marian Hobbs | Hunt |
| Labour | Pete Hodgson | Hunt |
| Labour | Parekura Horomia | Hunt |
| Labour | Darren Hughes | Hunt |
| Labour | Jonathan Hunt | Hunt |
| National | Paul Hutchison | Hunt |
| NZ First | Dail Jones | Hunt |
| Green | Sue Kedgley | Hunt |
| National | John Key | Hunt |
| Labour | Annette King | Hunt |
| Labour | Winnie Laban | Hunt |
| Green | Keith Locke | Hunt |
| Labour | Janet Mackey | Hunt |
| Labour | Moana Mackey | Hunt |
| Labour | Steve Maharey | Hunt |
| Labour | Nanaia Mahuta | Hunt |
| Labour | Trevor Mallard | Hunt |
| National | Wayne Mapp | Hunt |
| NZ First | Ron Mark | Hunt |
| National | Murray McCully | Hunt |
| NZ First | Craig McNair | Hunt |
| ACT | Muriel Newman | Shirley |
| Labour | Damien O'Connor | Hunt |
| United Future | Bernie Ogilvy | Hunt |
| Labour | Mahara Okeroa | Hunt |
| Labour | David Parker | Hunt |
| Labour | Mark Peck | Hunt |
| NZ First | Edwin Perry | Hunt |
| NZ First | Jim Peters | Hunt |
| NZ First | Winston Peters | Hunt |
| Labour | Jill Pettis | Hunt |
| Labour | Lynne Pillay | Hunt |
| National | Simon Power | Hunt |
| ACT | Richard Prebble | Shirley |
| National | Katherine Rich | Hunt |
| Labour | Mita Ririnui | Hunt |
| Labour | Ross Robertson | Hunt |
| ACT | Heather Roy | Shirley |
| National | Tony Ryall | Hunt |
| Labour | Dover Samuels | Hunt |
| ACT | Ken Shirley | Shirley |
| National | Clem Simich | Hunt |
| National | Lockwood Smith | Hunt |
| United Future | Murray Smith | Hunt |
| National | Nick Smith | Hunt |
| National | Roger Sowry | Hunt |
| NZ First | Barbara Stewart | Hunt |
| Labour | Paul Swain | Hunt |
| Labour | John Tamihere | Hunt |
| Green | Nandor Tanczos | Hunt |
| National | Georgina Te Heuheu | Hunt |
| National | Lindsay Tisch | Hunt |
| Labour | Judith Tizard | Hunt |
| Green | Metiria Turei | Hunt |
| Labour | Tariana Turia | Hunt |
| United Future | Judy Turner | Hunt |
| ACT | Kenneth Wang | Shirley |
| Green | Mike Ward | Hunt |
| National | Maurice Williamson | Hunt |
| Labour | Margaret Wilson | Hunt |
| National | Pansy Wong | Hunt |
| NZ First | Doug Woolerton | Hunt |
| National | Richard Worth | Hunt |
| Labour | Dianne Yates | Hunt |