# 52nd New Zealand Parliament

The 52nd New Zealand Parliament was a meeting of the legislature in New Zealand, which opened on 7 November 2017 following the 2017 general election and dissolved on 6 September 2020. The New Zealand Parliament comprises the Sovereign (represented by the governor-general) and the House of Representatives, which consists of 120 members.
The 52nd Parliament was elected using a mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) voting system. Members of Parliament (MPs) represent 71 geographical electorates: 16 in the South Island, 48 in the North Island and 7 Māori electorates. The remaining members were elected from party lists using the Sainte-Laguë method to achieve proportionality. The number of geographical electorates was increased by one at the 2014 election, to account for the North Island's higher population growth.

## Background
### 2017 general election

The 2017 general election was held on Saturday, 23 September 2017. Voters elected 120 members to the House of Representatives, with 71 electorate members and 49 list members. Official results indicated that the National Party had won a plurality, winning 56 seats; down from 60 in 2014. The Labour Party won 46 seats, up from 32 at the last election. Their partner, the Green Party won 8 seats, down from 14. New Zealand First won 9 seats, down from 11. ACT won the electorate of Epsom, and enough party votes to avoid an overhang, but failed to win any more party votes to entitle it to more seats.

### Formation

Since neither the National–ACT or Labour–Green blocs managed to reach the necessary majority to form a government, New Zealand First was left in the position of kingmaker. Negotiations between New Zealand First and each of National and Labour continued over the next four weeks. On 19 October, Winston Peters announced he was forming a coalition agreement with Labour, with the Greens in a confidence-and-supply agreement. The Greens' support, plus the coalition, resulting in 63 seats to National's 56 – enough to ensure that Ardern maintained the confidence of the House. On 26 October 2017, Jacinda Ardern was sworn in as prime minister by Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy.

## Parliamentary term

Jacinda Ardern, as Leader of the Labour Party, serves as Prime Minister. Winston Peters, as Leader of New Zealand First, serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Prime Minister Ardern appointed Grant Robertson as Minister of Finance, Ron Mark as Minister of Defence, Kelvin Davis as Minister of Corrections, David Parker as Attorney General, Andrew Little as Minister of Justice, Dr David Clark as Minister of Health, and Chris Hipkins as Minister of Education and Leader of the House.
For a period of six weeks beginning 21 June 2018, Winston Peters served as Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand, while Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took maternity leave. Ardern was only the second head of government to give birth while in office, after Benazir Bhutto, who gave birth while serving as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

### Major events

* 12 October 2017 — The writ for election is returned; officially declaring all elected members of the 52nd Parliament.
* 19 October 2017 — A coalition government between Labour and NZ First is confirmed, with C&S from the Green Party.
* 25 October 2017 — Chris Hipkins is confirmed Leader of the House.
* 26 October 2017 — Jacinda Ardern is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand.
* 7 November 2017 — The Governor-General issued the Commission of Opening of Parliament. The House elected Trevor Mallard as Speaker.
* 8 November 2017 — State Opening of Parliament.
* 13 February 2018 — Bill English announced he would resign as Leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition on 27 February, before retiring from Parliament on 1 March, thus resigning as Father of the House.
* 27 February 2018 — Simon Bridges is elected as National Party leader, succeeding Bill English as Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition
* 27 February 2018 — Fletcher Tabuteau replaces Ron Mark as Deputy Leader of New Zealand First
* 22 March 2018 — Jonathan Coleman, MP for Northcote, resigns from Parliament, triggering a by-election in Northcote.
* 8 April 2018 — Marama Davidson is elected the female co-leader of the Green Party.
* 17 May 2018 — The 2018 budget is presented to Parliament.
* 21 June 2018 — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern takes maternity leave following giving birth to a baby girl. Winston Peters becomes acting Prime Minister.
* 2 August 2018 — Jacinda Ardern returns as Prime Minister after six weeks of maternity leave.
* 7 September 2018 — Labour MP Clare Curran resigns from all of her ministerial portfolios.
* 20 September 2018 — Labour MP Meka Whaitiri is removed as a minister following an investigation of an alleged assault in her office.
* 30 May 2019 — The 2019 budget, also named the Wellbeing Budget, is presented to Parliament.
* 14 May 2020 — The 2020 budget, also named Rebuilding Together is presented to Parliament.
* 22 May 2020 — Todd Muller is elected as National Party leader, defeating Simon Bridges and succeeding him as Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition. Nikki Kaye defeats Paula Bennett for the role of deputy leader.
* 14 July 2020 — Todd Muller resigns and Judith Collins is elected as leader of the National Party. Gerry Brownlee becomes deputy leader of the National Party.
* 21 July 2020 — Andrew Falloon, MP for Rangitata, resigns from Parliament following revelations he sent unsolicited sexually explicit text messages to young women.
* 22 July 2020 — Iain Lees-Galloway, MP for Palmerston North, is removed as a minister following revelations he had an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.
* 6 August 2020 – The last intended sitting is held, concluding with the adjournment debate.
* 12 August 2020 – The dissolution of Parliament is delayed after new community-spread cases of COVID-19 were reported in Auckland the previous day.
* 18 August 2020 – The House resumes limited sittings following the delayed dissolution.
* 2 September 2020 – The last sitting day of the Parliament.
* 6 September 2020 – The Parliament is dissolved.

### Major legislation

On 31 October 2017, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that for their first bill, the government would amend the Overseas Investment Act 2005 to categorise existing residential properties as "sensitive", restricting its sale to citizens and permanent residents only. The Overseas Investment Amendment Act 2018 was introduced on 14 December 2017 and received royal assent on 22 August 2018.
On 8 November 2017, the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill was introduced and received royal assent on 4 December 2017. It extends paid parental leave to 22 weeks starting from 1 July 2018 and 26 weeks from 1 July 2020.
On 4 December 2017, royal assent was given to the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill, which was introduced on 15 October 2015 during the previous Parliament. It ensures every rental house in the country meets standards of heating and insulation.
On 22 December 2017, the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill was introduced, receiving royal assent on 17 December 2018. The act amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to allow terminally ill patients to use cannabis, provide a regulatory body to set standards for cannabis products, and declassify cannabidiol as a controlled substance.
On 11 April 2019, royal assent was given to the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019. It amended the Arms Act 1983 to ban semi-automatic firearms, magazines, and parts that can be used to assemble prohibited firearms.
On 8 May 2019, the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill was introduced, receiving royal assent on 13 November 2019. It provides a framework for developing climate change policies in support of the Paris Agreement.
On 23 March 2020, the Abortion Legislation Act received royal assent, decriminalising abortion. Under the act, women can seek an abortion without restrictions within the first 20 weeks of their pregnancy.
On 12 May 2020, the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill was introduced and speedily passed, receiving royal assent the day after. The bill establishes standalone legislation that provides a legal framework for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand for a period of up to 2 years.

### Dissolution

Under section 17 of the Constitution Act 1986, Parliament must dissolve a maximum of "3 years from the day fixed for the return of the writs issued for the last preceding general election of members of the House of Representatives, and no longer." The writ for the 2017 election was issued on 23 August 2017 and returned on 12 October 2017, meaning that the 52nd Parliament would have to dissolve on or before 12 October 2020.
This Parliament had its last scheduled sitting on 6 August 2020 and was originally set to be dissolved on 12 August. However, the dissolution of Parliament was delayed to 17 August after four cases of COVID-19 outside of a quarantine facility were reported in Auckland leading to an increase in the region's alert level, and was later delayed further to 6 September. Parliament resumed sitting on 18 August for a further three weeks. The business of the House in this period was limited, sitting only two days a week, for no more than two hours at a time, and for the sole purpose of scrutinising the government's response to COVID-19, with no further legislation progressed. The last sitting of the additional period was held on 2 September, and the Parliament was dissolved as scheduled on 6 September.

## Officeholders
### Speaker

* Speaker of the House: Rt. Hon. Trevor Mallard (Labour)
* Deputy Speaker of the House: Hon. Anne Tolley (National)
* Assistant Speaker of the House: Hon. Ruth Dyson (Labour) (from 3 July 2019)
** Poto Williams (Labour) (until 3 July 2019)
* Assistant Speaker of the House: Adrian Rurawhe (Labour)

#### Other parliamentary officers

The following is a list of other parliamentary officers who are non-political:
* Clerk: David Wilson
* Deputy Clerk: Suze Jones
* Serjeant-at-Arms: Steve Streefkerk

### Party leaders

* Prime Minister of New Zealand: Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern (Labour)
** Deputy Leader of the Labour Party: Hon. Kelvin Davis
* Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand: Rt. Hon. Winston Peters (New Zealand First)
** Deputy Leader of New Zealand First:
*** Hon. Ron Mark (until 27 February 2018)
*** Fletcher Tabuteau (from 27 February 2018)
* Leader of the Opposition (National):
** Rt. Hon. Bill English (until 27 February 2018)
** Hon. Simon Bridges (from 27 February 2018 to 22 May 2020)
** Todd Muller (from 22 May 2020 to 14 July 2020)
** Hon. Judith Collins (since 14 July 2020)
*** Deputy Leader of the Opposition (National):
**** Hon. Paula Bennett (until 22 May 2020)
**** Hon. Nikki Kaye (from 22 May 2020 to 14 July 2020)
**** Hon. Gerry Brownlee (from 14 July 2020)
* Co-leaders of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand:
** Male Co-leader: Hon. James Shaw
** Female Co-leader: Marama Davidson (from 8 April 2018)
* Leader of ACT New Zealand: David Seymour

### Floor leaders

* Leader of the House: Hon. Chris Hipkins
** Deputy Leader of the House: Hon. Iain Lees-Galloway until 21 July 2020
* Shadow Leader of the House:
** Hon. Simon Bridges until 27 February 2018
** Hon. Gerry Brownlee from 11 March 2018 to 16 July 2020
** Chris Bishop from 16 July 2020

### Whips

* Senior Government Whip:
** Michael Wood from 27 June 2019
** Hon. Ruth Dyson until 27 June 2019
*** Junior Labour Whip: Kieran McAnulty
*** Assistant Labour Whip: Kiri Allan
* Senior Opposition Whip:
** Barbara Kuriger from 11 March 2018
** Jami-Lee Ross until 11 March 2018
*** Junior Opposition Whip:
**** Matt Doocey from 11 March 2018
**** Barbara Kuriger until 11 March 2018
*** Third Opposition Whip:
**** Tim van de Molen from 11 March 2018
**** Matt Doocey until 11 March 2018
* New Zealand First Whip: Clayton Mitchell
* Green Party Musterer:
** Chlöe Swarbrick from 18 November 2019
** Gareth Hughes until 18 November 2019
*** Green Party Deputy Musterer:
**** Chlöe Swarbrick from 6 May 2018 until 18 November 2019
**** Marama Davidson until 8 April 2018

### Shadow Cabinets

* Opposition Cabinet of Judith Collins during the 52nd Parliament from 14 July 2020
** Opposition Cabinet of Todd Muller during the 52nd Parliament from 22 May 2020 until 14 July 2020
** Opposition Cabinet of Simon Bridges during the 52nd Parliament from 11 March 2018 until 22 May 2020
** Opposition Cabinet of Bill English during the 52nd Parliament until 27 February 2018

## Members

The table below show the members of the 52nd Parliament based on the official results of the 2017 general election. Ministerial roles were officially announced on 25 October 2017.

### Overview

This table shows the number of MPs in each party:
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Members |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | At 2017 election | At dissolution |
| | Labour | 46 | 46 |
| | NZ First | 9 | 9 |
| | Green | 8 | 8 |
| Government total | Government total | 63 | 63 |
| | National | 56 | 54 |
| | ACT | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 |
| Opposition total | Opposition total | 57 | 56 |
| Total | Total | 120 | 119 |
| Working Government majority | Working Government majority | 6 | 7 |
| Vacant | Vacant | 0 | 1 |
Notes
* ^Coa New Zealand First announced a coalition agreement with the Labour Party on 19 October 2017.
* ^CS The Green Party entered into confidence-and-supply agreement with the Labour Party on the same day as the coalition was announced.
* The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.

### Members

Labour (46) :
| Rank | Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities |
| Ministers in Cabinet ||||||
| | 1 | Jacinda Ardern | Mount Albert | 2008– | Prime Minister Leader of the Labour Party Minister of National Security and Intelligence Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister for Child Poverty Reduction Chair of the Intelligence and Security Specialist Committee |
| | 2 | Kelvin Davis | Te Tai Tokerau | 2008–11 2014– | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Minister of Corrections Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister of Tourism Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education) |
| | 3 | Grant Robertson | Wellington Central | 2008– | Minister of Finance Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage |
| | 4 | Phil Twyford | Te Atatū | 2008– | Minister for Economic Development Minister of Transport Minister for Urban Development |
| | 5 | Megan Woods | Wigram | 2011– | Minister of Energy and Resources Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister of Housing Minister for Research, Science and Innovation |
| | 6 | Chris Hipkins | Rimutaka | 2008– | Leader of the House Minister of Education Minister of Health Minister of State Services Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services |
| | 7 | Andrew Little | | 2011– | Minister of Justice Minister for Courts Minister Responsible for the GCSB Minister Responsible for the NZSIS Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
| | 8 | Carmel Sepuloni | Kelston | 2008–11 2014– | Minister for Social Development Minister for ACC Minister for Disability Issues Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples |
| | 9 | David Parker | | 2002– | Attorney-General Minister for the Environment Minister for Trade and Export Growth Associate Minister of Finance Chair of the Privileges Specialist Committee |
| | 10 | Nanaia Mahuta | Hauraki-Waikato | 1996– | Minister for Māori Development Minister of Local Government Associate Minister for the Environment Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing) Associate Minister for Trade and Export Growth |
| | 11 | Stuart Nash | Napier | 2008–2011 2014– | Minister of Police Minister of Fisheries Minister of Revenue Minister for Small Business |
| | 12 | Jenny Salesa | Manukau East | 2014– | Minister for Building and Construction Minister of Customs Minister for Ethnic Communities Associate Minister of Education Associate Minister of Health |
| | 13 | Damien O'Connor | West Coast-Tasman | 1993–2008 2009– | Minister of Agriculture Minister for Biosecurity Minister for Food Safety Minister for Rural Communities Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth |
| | 14 | Kris Faafoi | Mana | 2010– | Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister for Government Digital Services Minister of Immigration Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing) |
| Ministers outside Cabinet ||||||
| | 15 | Peeni Henare | Tāmaki Makaurau | 2014– | Minister of Civil Defence Minister for Whānau Ora Minister for Youth Associate Minister of Health (Māori Health) Associate Minister of Tourism |
| | 16 | Willie Jackson | | 1999–2002 2017– | Minister of Employment Associate Minister for ACC Associate Minister for Māori Development |
| | 17 | William Sio | Māngere | 2008– | Minister for Pacific Peoples Associate Minister for Courts Associate Minister of Justice |
| | 18 | Poto Williams | Christchurch East | 2013– | Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Associate Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration Associate Minister of Immigration Association Minister for Social Development |
| Members of Parliament ||||||
| | | Trevor Mallard | | 1984–1990 1993– | Speaker of the House Chair of the Business, Officers of Parliament, and Standing Orders Specialist Committees |
| | | Adrian Rurawhe | Te Tai Hauauru | 2014– | Assistant Speaker of the House |
| | | Ruth Dyson | Port Hills | 1993– | Assistant Speaker of the House Chair of the Abortion Legislation Committee |
| | | Michael Wood | Mount Roskill | 2016– | Chief Government Whip |
| | | Kieran McAnulty | | 2017– | Junior Whip |
| | | Kiri Allan | | 2017– | Assistant Whip Deputy Chair of the Primary Production Committee |
| | | David Clark | Dunedin North | 2011– | |
| | | Clare Curran | Dunedin South | 2008– | |
| | | Meka Whaitiri | Ikaroa-Rawhiti | 2013– | Chair of the Justice Committee |
| | | Rino Tirikatene | Te Tai Tonga | 2011– | Chair of the Māori Affairs Committee |
| | | Louisa Wall | Manurewa | 2008 2011– | Chair of the Health Committee |
| | | Raymond Huo | | 2008–14 2017– | |
| | | Priyanca Radhakrishnan | | 2017– | Deputy Chair of the Social Services and Community Committee |
| | | Jan Tinetti | | 2017– | Deputy Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee |
| | | Willow-Jean Prime | | 2017– | |
| | | Ginny Andersen | | 2017– | Deputy Chair of the Governance and Administration Committee |
| | | Jo Luxton | | 2017– | Deputy Chair of the Regulations Review Specialist Committee |
| | | Deborah Russell | New Lynn | 2017– | Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee |
| | | Liz Craig | | 2017– | |
| | | Marja Lubeck | | 2017– | |
| | | Paul Eagle | Rongotai | 2017– | |
| | | Tāmati Coffey | Waiariki | 2017– | Deputy Chair of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee |
| | | Jamie Strange | | 2017– | |
| | | Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki | | 2017– | |
| | | Angie Warren-Clark | | 2017– | |
| | | Greg O'Connor | Ohariu | 2017– | |
| | | Duncan Webb | Christchurch Central | 2017– | Chair of the Environment Committee |
| | | Iain Lees-Galloway | Palmerston North | 2008– | |
New Zealand First (9) :
| Rank | Rank | Name | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities |
| Ministers in Cabinet ||||||
| | 1 | Winston Peters | 1979–1981 1984–2008 2011– | Deputy Prime Minister Leader of New Zealand First Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Minister for State-Owned Enterprises Minister of Racing NZ First spokesperson for: Finance Government Communication Security Security Issues (GCSB) |
| | 2 | Ron Mark | 1996–2008 2014– | Minister of Defence Minister for Veterans NZ First spokesperson for: Housing Local Government RMA |
| | 3 | Tracey Martin | 2011– | Minister for Children Minister of Internal Affairs Minister for Seniors Associate Minister of Education NZ First spokesperson for: Community and Volunteer Disability Issues Ethnic Affairs Family Issues Women's Affairs |
| | 8 | Shane Jones | 2005–2014 2017– | Minister of Forestry Minister for Infrastructure Minister for Regional Economic Development Associate Minister of Finance Associate Minister for State Owned Enterprises Associate Minister of Transport NZ First spokesperson for: Building and Construction Economic Development Fisheries Maori Affairs Pacific Island Affairs Treaty Settlements/ Treaty of Waitangi |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretaries ||||||
| | 4 | Fletcher Tabuteau | 2014– | Deputy Leader of New Zealand First Under-Secretary to the Minister for Regional Economic Development Under-Secretary to the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Under-Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Deputy Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee NZ First spokesperson for: Commerce Energy Finance (associate spokesperson) Insurance Revenue Superannuation Tourism |
| Members of Parliament ||||||
| | 5 | Darroch Ball | 2014– | Chair of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee NZ First spokesperson for: Constitutional and Electoral Matters Corrections Crown Legal Services Justice Courts Police Serious Fraud Social Housing Social Services Youth Affairs |
| | 6 | Clayton Mitchell | 2014– | Party Whip NZ First spokesperson for: Climate Changes Consumer Affairs Immigration Labour and Industrial Relations Outdoor Recreation Parliamentary and Legislative Services Research and Development/ Science and Innovation Small Business Sport and Recreation Statistics |
| | 7 | Mark Patterson | 2017– | NZ First spokesperson for: Agriculture and Primary Industry Bio-Security Christchurch EQ Recovery Crown Minerals Customs Food Safety Intellectual Property Land Information |
| | 9 | Jenny Marcroft | 2017– | NZ First spokesperson for: ACC Arts, Culture and Heritage Broadcasting Communication IT Conservation Environment Health Human Rights |
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (8) :
| Rank | Rank | Name | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities |
| Ministers outside Cabinet ||||||
| | 1 | James Shaw | 2014– | Male Co-leader of the Green Party Minister for Climate Change Minister of Statistics Associate Minister of Finance Green spokesperson for Climate Change Finance (Revenue, SOEs) Statistics |
| | 3 | Julie Anne Genter | 2011– | Minister for Women Associate Minister of Health Associate Minister of Transport Green spokesperson for Auckland Issues Health Transport Urban Development Women |
| | 4 | Eugenie Sage | 2011– | Minister of Conservation Minister for Land Information Associate Minister for the Environment Green spokesperson for Christchurch Issues Civil Defence Environment (Water Policy) Internal Affairs Land Information |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretaries ||||||
| | 6 | Jan Logie | 2011– | Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues) Green spokesperson for ACC Community and Voluntary Sector Rainbow Issues Senior Citizens Social Development State Services Superannuation Te Tiriti o Waitangi Workplace Relations and Safety |
| Members of Parliament ||||||
| | 2 | Marama Davidson | 2015– | Female Co-leader of the Green Party Deputy Chair of the Māori Affairs Committee Green spokesperson for Children Economic Development (Regional Development, Employment) Ethnic Communities Housing Māori Development Pacific Peoples Rural Communities Sports and Recreation Water |
| | 5 | Gareth Hughes | 2010– | Chair of the Social Services and Community Committee Green spokesperson for Animal Welfare Biosecurity Commerce and Consumer Affairs Energy and Resources Food Safety ICT Primary Industries Technology, Research and Development and Science Tourism Wellington Issues |
| | 7 | Chlöe Swarbrick | 2017– | Musterer Green spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage Broadcasting Drug Law Reform Education Local Government Mental Health Open and Accessible Government Small Business Tertiary Education Youth |
| | 8 | Golriz Ghahraman | 2017– | Green spokesperson for Corrections Courts Customs Defence, Security and Intelligence Disability Global Affairs Human Rights Immigration Justice (including Electoral Issues) Overseas Development Aid Police Trade |
National (54) :
| Rank | Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities |
| | 1 | Judith Collins | Papakura | 2002– | Leader of the National Party Leader of the Opposition Spokesperson for National Security and Intelligence |
| | 2 | Gerry Brownlee | Ilam | 1996– | Deputy Leader of the National Party Deputy Chair of the Privileges Specialist Committee Spokesperson for the GCSB Spokesperson for the NZSIS Spokesperson for COVID-19 Border Response |
| | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | | 2011– | Spokesperson for Finance Spokesperson for the Earthquake Commission |
| | 4 | Simon Bridges | Tauranga | 2008– | Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for Justice |
| | 5 | Shane Reti | Whangarei | 2014– | Deputy Chair of the Health Committee Spokesperson for Health |
| | 6 | Todd McClay | Rotorua | 2008– | Spokesperson for Economic Development Spokesperson for Tourism |
| | 7 | Chris Bishop | Hutt South | 2014– | Deputy Chair of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee Spokesperson for Infrastructure Spokesperson for Transport Shadow Leader of the House |
| | 8 | Todd Muller | Bay of Plenty | 2014– | Spokesperson for Trade |
| | 9 | Louise Upston | Taupo | 2008– | Spokesperson for Social Development Spokesperson for Social Investment |
| | 10 | Scott Simpson | Coromandel | 2011– | Deputy Chair of the Environment Committee Spokesperson for the Environment Spokesperson for Climate Change Spokesperson for Planning (RMA Reform) |
| | 11 | David Bennett | Hamilton East | 2005– | Spokesperson for Agriculture |
| | 12 | Michael Woodhouse | | 2008– | Spokesperson for Regional Economic Development Spokesperson for Pike River Mine re-entry Deputy Shadow Leader of the House |
| | 13 | Nicola Willis | | 2018– | Spokesperson for Education Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education |
| | 14 | Jacqui Dean | Waitaki | 2005– | Spokesperson for Housing and Urban Development Spokesperson for Conservation |
| | 15 | Mark Mitchell | Rodney | 2011– | Spokesperson for Defence and Disarmament Spokesperson for Sport and Recreation |
| | 16 | Melissa Lee | | 2008– | Spokesperson for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Spokesperson for Data and Cyber-security |
| | 17 | Andrew Bayly | Hunua | 2014– | Spokesperson for Revenue Spokesperson for Commerce Spokesperson for State Owned Enterprises Spokesperson for Small Business and Manufacturing Associate Spokesperson for Finance |
| | 18 | Nick Smith | Nelson | 1990– | Father of the House Deputy Chair of the Justice Committee Spokesperson for State Services Spokesperson for Electoral Law Reform Spokesperson for Drug Reform |
| | 19 | Alfred Ngaro | | 2011– | Spokesperson for Pacific Peoples Spokesperson for the Community and Voluntary Sector Spokesperson for Children Spokesperson for Disability Issues |
| | 20 | Barbara Kuriger | Taranaki-King Country | 2014– | Senior Whip Chair of the Primary Production Committee Spokesperson for Food Safety Spokesperson for Rural Communities Spokesperson for Women Associate Spokesperson for Agriculture |
| | 21 | Harete Hipango | Whanganui | 2017– | Shadow Attorney-General Spokesperson for Crown Māori Relations Spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Spokesperson for Māori Tourism |
| | 22 | Jonathan Young | New Plymouth | 2008– | Chair of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee Spokesperson for Energy and Resources Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage |
| | 23 | Tim Macindoe | Hamilton West | 2008– | Spokesperson for ACC Spokesperson for Skills and Employment Spokesperson for Seniors Spokesperson for Civil Defence |
| | 24 | Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi | | 2008– | Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities Associate Spokesperson for Justice |
| | 25 | Matt Doocey | Waimakariri | 2014– | Junior Whip Spokesperson for Mental Health |
| | 26 | Stuart Smith | Kaikōura | 2014– | Spokesperson for Immigration Spokesperson for Viticulture |
| | 27 | Simon O'Connor | Tāmaki | 2011– | Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee Spokesperson for Customs Associate Spokesperson for Social Development Associate Spokesperson for Housing and Urban Development (Social Housing) |
| | 28 | Lawrence Yule | Tukituki | 2017– | Spokesperson for Local Government |
| | 29 | Denise Lee | Maungakiekie | 2017– | Spokesperson for Local Government (Auckland) |
| | 30 | Parmjeet Parmar | | 2014– | Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee Spokesperson for Research, Science and Innovation Spokesperson for Statistics |
| | 31 | Brett Hudson | | 2014– | Spokesperson for Police Spokesperson for Government Digital Services |
| | 32 | Simeon Brown | Pakuranga | 2017– | Spokesperson for Corrections Spokesperson for Tertiary Education Spokesperson for Youth Associate Spokesperson for Education Associate Spokesperson for Drug Reform |
| | 33 | Ian McKelvie | Rangitīkei | 2011– | Spokesperson for Fisheries Spokesperson for Racing Spokesperson for Forestry |
| | 34 | Jo Hayes | | 2014– | Spokesperson for Whānau Ora Spokesperson for Māori Development |
| | 35 | Matt King | Northland | 2017– | Spokesperson for Regional Development (North Island) Association Spokesperson for Transport |
| | 36 | Chris Penk | Helensville | 2017– | Spokesperson for Courts Spokesperson for Veterans |
| | 37 | Erica Stanford | East Coast Bays | 2017– | Spokesperson for Internal Affairs Associate Spokesperson for the Environment Associate Spokesperson for Conservation |
| | 38 | Tim van de Molen | Waikato | 2017– | Third Whip Spokesperson for Building and Construction Spokesperson for Biosecurity Associate Spokesperson for Transport |
| | 39 | Maureen Pugh | | 2016–2017 2018– | Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs Spokesperson for Regional Development (South Island) Spokespersonn for West Coast Issues |
| | 40 | Dan Bidois | Northcote | 2018– | Spokesperson for Workplace Relations & Safety |
| | 41 | Agnes Loheni | | 2019– | Associate Spokesperson for Small Business Associate Spokesperson for Pacific Peoples Associate Spokesperson for Health |
| | 42 | Paulo Garcia | | 2019– | Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee Spokesperson for Land Information |
| | | Nikki Kaye | Auckland Central | 2008– | |
| | | Amy Adams | Selwyn | 2008– | Deputy Chair of the Abortion Legislation Committee |
| | | Anne Tolley | East Coast | 1999–2002 2005– | Deputy Speaker Deputy Chair of the Officers of Parliament Specialist Committee |
| | | Paula Bennett | Upper Harbour | 2005– | |
| | | David Carter | | 1994– | |
| | | Nicky Wagner | | 2005– | |
| | | Nathan Guy | Otaki | 2005– | |
| | | Maggie Barry | North Shore | 2011– | |
| | | Jian Yang | | 2011– | Chair of the Governance and Administration Committee |
| | | Sarah Dowie | Invercargill | 2014– | |
| | | Alastair Scott | Wairarapa | 2014– | Chair of the Regulations Review Specialist Committee |
| | | Hamish Walker | Clutha-Southland | 2017– | |
| Members of the National caucus who resigned during the term of the 52nd Parliament ||||||
| | | Bill English | | 1990–2018 | Resigned March 2018 |
| | | Steven Joyce | | 2008–2018 | Resigned April 2018 |
| | | Jonathan Coleman | Northcote | 2005–2018 | Resigned April 2018 |
| | | Chris Finlayson | | 2005–2019 | Resigned January 2019 |
| | | Nuk Korako | | 2014–2019 | Resigned May 2019 |
| | | Andrew Falloon | Rangitata | 2017–2020 | Resigned July 2020 |
ACT New Zealand (1) :
| Rank | Rank | Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities |
| | 1 | David Seymour | Epsom | 2014– | Leader of ACT New Zealand |
Independent (1) :
| Name | Electorate (list if blank) | Term in office | Portfolios & Responsibilities |
| Jami-Lee Ross | Botany | 2011– | |

### Changes

The following changes in Members of Parliament occurred during the term of the 52nd Parliament:
| # | Seat | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Replacement | Replacement | Replacement | Replacement | Replacement |
| # | Seat | Party | Party | Name | Date vacated | Reason | Party | Party | Name | Date elected | Change |
| 1. | List | | National | Bill English | 13 March 2018 | Resigned | | National | Maureen Pugh | 20 March 2018 | List |
| 2. | List | | National | Steven Joyce | 2 April 2018 | Resigned | | National | Nicola Willis | 3 April 2018 | List |
| 3. | Northcote | | National | Jonathan Coleman | 15 April 2018 | Resigned | | National | Dan Bidois | 9 June 2018 | National hold (By-election) |
| 4. | Botany | | National | Jami-Lee Ross | 19 October 2018 | Resigned from the National Party | | Independent | Jami-Lee Ross | 19 October 2018 | Independent gain |
| 5. | List | | National | Chris Finlayson | 30 January 2019 | Resigned | | National | Agnes Loheni | 31 January 2019 | List |
| 6. | List | | National | Nuk Korako | 16 May 2019 | Resigned | | National | Paulo Garcia | 16 May 2019 | List |
| 7. | Rangitata | | National | Andrew Falloon | 21 July 2020 | Resigned | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* ↑ The resignation of Andrew Falloon took place less than six months before the next general election and therefore a by-election to fill the vacancy was not required.

## Seating plan

The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.

### Start of term

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hipango | King | D. Lee | Walker | |
| Tolley | Carter | Dean | D. Bennett | Macindoe | Simpson | Doocey | Bakshi | M. Lee | Dowie | Hudson | Korako | Muller | Parmar | Reti | | Penk | Yule |
| Barry | N. Smith | Kuriger | Ross | Goldsmith | Upston | Ngaro | Mitchell | Wagner | Young | Hayes | McKelvie | S. O'Connor | Yang | | Scott | Stanford | |
| Finlayson | Coleman | P. Bennett | English | Joyce | Brownlee | Bridges | Adams | Collins | Woodhouse | Guy | Kaye | McClay | | Bayly | S. Smith | van de Molen | Webb |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Seymour | Bishop | Brown | | |
| Mallard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Falloon | | |
| Mallard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Logie | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Davidson | Genter | Sage | |
| Martin | Mark | Peters | ARDERN | Davis | Robertson | Hipkins | Twyford | Woods | Little | Sepuloni | Clark | Shaw | | Hughes | Luxton | Ghahraman | G. O'Connor |
| Tabuteau | Jones | Mitchell | Dyson | Rurawhe | Parker | Mahuta | Nash | Lees-Galloway | Salesa | D. O'Connor | Curran | Wall | Huo | | Andersen | Swarbrick | Warren-Clark |
| Marcroft | Patterson | Ball | Faafoi | Henare | Jackson | Sio | Whaitiri | Wood | Williams | Tirikatene | Radhakrishnan | Tinetti | Prime | Allan | Lubeck | Eagle | McAnulty |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Russell | Craig | Coffey | Strange | Kanongata'a-Suisuiki |

### End of term

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Guy | Wagner | Dowie | Vacant | |
| Tolley | Carter | Young | Macindoe | Bakshi | S. Smith | S. O'Connor | Yule | D. Lee | van de Molen | King | Penk | Stanford | Pugh | Bidois | | Scott | Ross |
| Hipango | Ngaro | Doocey | Kuriger | Dean | Mitchell | M. Lee | Bayly | N. Smith | Parmar | Hudson | Brown | McKelvie | Hayes | | Loheni | Yang | |
| Upston | Muller | Brownlee | Collins | Goldsmith | Bridges | Reti | McClay | Bishop | Simpson | D. Bennett | Woodhouse | Willis | | P. Bennett | Garcia | Walker | Webb |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Seymour | Kaye | Adams | | |
| Mallard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barry | | |
| Mallard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Logie | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Davidson | Sage | Hughes | |
| Martin | Mark | Peters | ARDERN | Davis | Robertson | Hipkins | Twyford | Woods | Little | Sepuloni | Parker | Shaw | | Genter | Kanongata'a-Suisuiki | Ghahraman | G. O'Connor |
| Tabuteau | Jones | Mitchell | Wood | McAnulty | Mahuta | Nash | Lees-Galloway | Salesa | D. O'Connor | Clark | Curran | Wall | Huo | | Eagle | Swarbrick | Warren-Clark |
| Marcroft | Patterson | Ball | Allan | Faafoi | Henare | Jackson | Sio | Williams | Dyson | Rurawhe | Whaitiri | Tirikatene | Radhakrishnan | Tinetti | Luxton | Russell | Strange |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prime | Andersen | Craig | Lubeck | Coffey |

## Committees

The 52nd Parliament has 12 select committees and 7 specialist committees. They are listed below, with their chairpersons and deputy chairpersons:
| Committee | Chairperson | Deputy chairperson | Government–Opposition divide |
| Select committees ||||
| Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee | Jonathan Young (National) | Tāmati Coffey (Labour) | 5–5 |
| Education and Workforce Committee | Parmjeet Parmar (National) | Jan Tinetti (Labour) | 6–5 |
| Environment Committee | Duncan Webb (Labour) | Scott Simpson (National) | 5–4 |
| Finance and Expenditure Committee | Deborah Russell (Labour) | Fletcher Tabuteau (NZ First) | 7–6 |
| Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee | Simon O'Connor (National) | Paulo Garcia (National) | 4–4 |
| Governance and Administration Committee | Jian Yang (National) | Ginny Andersen (Labour) | 4–4 |
| Health Committee | Louisa Wall (Labour) | Shane Reti (National) | 4–4 |
| Justice Committee | Hon Meka Whaitiri (Labour) | Hon Nick Smith (National) | 4–4 |
| Māori Affairs Committee | Rino Tirikatene (Labour) | Marama Davidson (Green Party) | 4–4 |
| Primary Production Committee | Barbara Kuriger (National) | Kiri Allan (Labour) | 4–4 |
| Social Services and Community Committee | Gareth Hughes (Green Party) | Priyanca Radhakrishnan (Labour) | 5–4 |
| Transport and Infrastructure Committee | Darroch Ball (NZ First) | Chris Bishop (National) | 5–4 |
| Specialist committees ||||
| Abortion Legislation Committee | Hon Ruth Dyson (Labour) | Hon Amy Adams (National) | 4–3 |
| Business Committee | Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Labour) | none | 7–5 |
| Intelligence and Security Committee | Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (Labour) | none | 4–3 |
| Officers of Parliament Committee | Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Labour) | Hon Anne Tolley (National) | 4–2 |
| Privileges Committee | Hon David Parker (Labour) | Hon Gerry Brownlee (National) | 5–5 |
| Regulations Review Committee | Alastair Scott (National) | Jo Luxton (Labour) | 3–3 |
| Standing Orders Committee | Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (Labour) | none | 5–6 |

## Electorates

This section shows New Zealand electorates as they were represented at the end of the 52nd Parliament.

### General electorates

| Electorate | Region(s) | MP | Party |
| Auckland Central | Auckland (Central) | Nikki Kaye | National |
| Bay of Plenty | Bay of Plenty | Todd Muller | National |
| Botany | Auckland (East) | Jami-Lee Ross | Independent |
| Christchurch Central | Canterbury | Duncan Webb | Labour |
| Christchurch East | Canterbury | Poto Williams | Labour |
| Clutha-Southland | Southland; Otago | Hamish Walker | National |
| Coromandel | Waikato | Scott Simpson | National |
| Dunedin North | Otago | David Clark | Labour |
| Dunedin South | Otago | Clare Curran | Labour |
| East Coast | Gisborne; Bay of Plenty | Anne Tolley | National |
| East Coast Bays | Auckland (North) | Erica Stanford | National |
| Epsom | Auckland (Central) | David Seymour | ACT |
| Hamilton East | Waikato | David Bennett | National |
| Hamilton West | Waikato | Tim Macindoe | National |
| Helensville | Auckland (West) | Chris Penk | National |
| Hunua | Auckland (South) | Andrew Bayly | National |
| Hutt South | Wellington | Chris Bishop | National |
| Ilam | Canterbury | Gerry Brownlee | National |
| Invercargill | Southland | Sarah Dowie | National |
| Kaikōura | Marlborough; Canterbury | Stuart Smith | National |
| Kelston | Auckland (West) | Carmel Sepuloni | Labour |
| Mana | Wellington | Kris Faafoi | Labour |
| Māngere | Auckland (South) | William Sio | Labour |
| Manukau East | Auckland (South) | Jenny Salesa | Labour |
| Manurewa | Auckland (South) | Louisa Wall | Labour |
| Maungakiekie | Auckland (Central) | Denise Lee | National |
| Mt Albert | Auckland (Central) | Jacinda Ardern | Labour |
| Mt Roskill | Auckland (Central) | Michael Wood | Labour |
| Napier | Hawke's Bay | Stuart Nash | Labour |
| Nelson | Nelson; Tasman | Nick Smith | National |
| New Lynn | Auckland (West) | Deborah Russell | Labour |
| New Plymouth | Taranaki | Jonathan Young | National |
| North Shore | Auckland (North) | Maggie Barry | National |
| Northcote | Auckland (North) | Dan Bidois | National |
| Northland | Northland | Matt King | National |
| Ōhariu | Wellington | Greg O'Connor | Labour |
| Ōtaki | Wellington; Manawatū-Whanganui | Nathan Guy | National |
| Pakuranga | Auckland (East) | Simeon Brown | National |
| Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | Iain Lees-Galloway | Labour |
| Papakura | Auckland (South) | Judith Collins | National |
| Port Hills | Canterbury | Ruth Dyson | Labour |
| Rangitata | Canterbury | Vacant | Vacant |
| Rangitīkei | Manawatū-Whanganui | Ian McKelvie | National |
| Rimutaka | Wellington | Chris Hipkins | Labour |
| Rodney | Auckland (North) | Mark Mitchell | National |
| Rongotai | Wellington; Chatham Islands | Paul Eagle | Labour |
| Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | Todd McClay | National |
| Selwyn | Canterbury | Amy Adams | National |
| Tāmaki | Auckland (Central) | Simon O'Connor | National |
| Taranaki-King Country | Taranaki; Waikato | Barbara Kuriger | National |
| Taupō | Waikato | Louise Upston | National |
| Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | Simon Bridges | National |
| Te Atatū | Auckland (West) | Phil Twyford | Labour |
| Tukituki | Hawke's Bay | Lawrence Yule | National |
| Upper Harbour | Auckland (North) | Paula Bennett | National |
| Waikato | Waikato | Tim van de Molen | National |
| Waimakariri | Canterbury | Matt Doocey | National |
| Wairarapa | Wellington; Manawatū-Whanganui | Alastair Scott | National |
| Waitaki | Otago; Canterbury | Jacqui Dean | National |
| Wellington Central | Wellington | Grant Robertson | Labour |
| West Coast-Tasman | West Coast; Tasman | Damien O'Connor | Labour |
| Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui; Taranaki | Harete Hipango | National |
| Whangarei | Northland | Shane Reti | National |
| Wigram | Canterbury | Megan Woods | Labour |

### Māori electorates

| Electorate | Regions | MP | Party |
| Hauraki-Waikato | Waikato; Auckland | Nanaia Mahuta | Labour |
| Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | Hawke's Bay; Gisborne; Manawatū-Whanganui; Wellington | Meka Whaitiri | Labour |
| Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland | Peeni Henare | Labour |
| Te Tai Hauāuru | Taranaki; Waikato; Manawatū-Whanganui; Wellington | Adrian Rurawhe | Labour |
| Te Tai Tokerau | Northland; Auckland | Kelvin Davis | Labour |
| Te Tai Tonga | South Island; Wellington; Chatham Islands | Rino Tirikatene | Labour |
| Waiariki | Bay of Plenty; Waikato | Tāmati Coffey | Labour |