# 1996 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

The 1996 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 12 December 1996, following the 1996 general election result. The election saw the incumbent speaker Peter Tapsell lose his parliamentary seat. It resulted in the election of National Party MP Doug Kidd as Speaker. It was the first time a vote for speaker had been contested since 1923.

## Nominated candidates

Two candidates were nominated:
* Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt, List MP – Labour Party
* Hon Doug Kidd, MP for Kaikoura – National Party
Derek Quigley, the deputy leader of the ACT Party, also intended to stand as a candidate but ultimately did not put forward his name for nomination.

## 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 | % |
| | National | Doug Kidd | 70 | 58.33 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 50 | 41.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 16.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120 | — |
How each MP voted:
| Party | Name | Speaker Vote |
| National | Arthur Anae | Kidd |
| Alliance | Jim Anderton | Hunt |
| ACT | Donna Awatere Huata | Kidd |
| National | John Banks | Kidd |
| Labour | Rick Barker | Hunt |
| Labour | Tim Barnett | Hunt |
| NZ First | Ann Batten | Kidd |
| National | Bill Birch | Kidd |
| NZ First | Jenny Bloxham | Kidd |
| National | Jim Bolger | Kidd |
| National | Max Bradford | Kidd |
| Labour | Geoff Braybrooke | Hunt |
| NZ First | Peter Brown | Kidd |
| National | Gerry Brownlee | Kidd |
| Alliance | Phillida Bunkle | Hunt |
| Labour | Mark Burton | Hunt |
| National | David Carter | Kidd |
| National | John Carter | Kidd |
| Labour | Helen Clark | Hunt |
| Alliance | Pam Corkery | Hunt |
| National | Wyatt Creech | Kidd |
| Labour | Michael Cullen | Hunt |
| Labour | Lianne Dalziel | Hunt |
| NZ First | Tuariki Delamere | Kidd |
| Alliance | Rod Donald | Hunt |
| NZ First | Brian Donnelly | Kidd |
| United NZ | Peter Dunne | Kidd |
| Labour | Harry Duynhoven | Hunt |
| Labour | Ruth Dyson | Hunt |
| National | Paul East | Kidd |
| NZ First | Jack Elder | Kidd |
| National | Bill English | Kidd |
| Labour | Taito Phillip Field | Hunt |
| Alliance | Jeanette Fitzsimons | Hunt |
| National | Christine Fletcher | Kidd |
| National | Jim Gerard | Kidd |
| Alliance | Grant Gillon | Hunt |
| Labour | Phil Goff | Hunt |
| Alliance | Liz Gordon | Hunt |
| Labour | Mark Gosche | Hunt |
| National | Doug Graham | Kidd |
| National | Peter Gresham | Kidd |
| Alliance | Frank Grover | Hunt |
| Alliance | Laila Harré | Hunt |
| National | Marie Hasler | Kidd |
| Labour | Joe Hawke | Hunt |
| Labour | George Hawkins | Hunt |
| NZ First | Tau Henare | Kidd |
| National | Gavan Herlihy | Kidd |
| ACT | Rodney Hide | Kidd |
| Labour | Marian Hobbs | Hunt |
| Labour | Pete Hodgson | Hunt |
| Labour | Jonathan Hunt | Hunt |
| ACT | Owen Jennings | Kidd |
| Labour | Judy Keall | Hunt |
| Labour | Graham Kelly | Hunt |
| National | Doug Kidd | Kidd |
| Labour | Annette King | Hunt |
| NZ First | Neil Kirton | Kidd |
| Alliance | Alamein Kopu | Hunt |
| National | Warren Kyd | Kidd |
| Alliance | Sandra Lee | Hunt |
| National | John Luxton | Kidd |
| Labour | Janet Mackey | Hunt |
| Labour | Steve Maharey | Hunt |
| Labour | Nanaia Mahuta | Hunt |
| Labour | Trevor Mallard | Hunt |
| National | Wayne Mapp | Kidd |
| NZ First | Ron Mark | Kidd |
| National | Denis Marshall | Kidd |
| National | Roger Maxwell | Kidd |
| NZ First | Peter McCardle | Kidd |
| National | Murray McCully | Kidd |
| NZ First | Robyn McDonald | Kidd |
| National | Don McKinnon | Kidd |
| National | Joy McLauchlan | Kidd |
| National | Murray McLean | Kidd |
| Labour | Mike Moore | Hunt |
| NZ First | Tuku Morgan | Kidd |
| NZ First | Deborah Morris | Kidd |
| National | Brian Neeson | Kidd |
| ACT | Muriel Newman | Kidd |
| Labour | Damien O'Connor | Hunt |
| National | Katherine O'Regan | Kidd |
| Labour | Mark Peck | Hunt |
| NZ First | Winston Peters | Kidd |
| Labour | Jill Pettis | Hunt |
| ACT | Richard Prebble | Kidd |
| ACT | Derek Quigley | Kidd |
| National | Ian Revell | Kidd |
| Labour | Ross Robertson | Hunt |
| Alliance | Matt Robson | Hunt |
| National | Eric Roy | Kidd |
| National | Tony Ryall | Kidd |
| Labour | Dover Samuels | Hunt |
| ACT | Patricia Schnauer | Kidd |
| National | Jenny Shipley | Kidd |
| ACT | Ken Shirley | Kidd |
| National | Bob Simcock | Kidd |
| National | Clem Simich | Kidd |
| National | Lockwood Smith | Kidd |
| National | Nick Smith | Kidd |
| National | Roger Sowry | Kidd |
| National | Tony Steel | Kidd |
| Labour | Larry Sutherland | Hunt |
| Labour | Jim Sutton | Hunt |
| Labour | Paul Swain | Hunt |
| National | Georgina te Heuheu | Kidd |
| Labour | Judith Tizard | Hunt |
| Labour | Tariana Turia | Hunt |
| National | Simon Upton | Kidd |
| National | Belinda Vernon | Kidd |
| NZ First | Rana Waitai | Kidd |
| Labour | Jill White | Hunt |
| National | Maurice Williamson | Kidd |
| National | Pansy Wong | Kidd |
| NZ First | Doug Woolerton | Kidd |
| Alliance | John Wright | Hunt |
| NZ First | Tu Wyllie | Kidd |
| Labour | Dianne Yates | Hunt |
Ian Revell was elected deputy speaker on 13 December by 61 votes to 58 over Jonathan Hunt. National and New Zealand First voted for Revell with Labour, the Alliance and ACT voting for Hunt.