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.

2005 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

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Candidate Margaret Wilson Clem Simich Ken Shirley
Party Labour National ACT
Popular vote 64 37 5
Percentage 60.37 34.90 4.71

Speaker before election

Jonathan Hunt
Labour

Elected Speaker

Margaret Wilson
Labour

Nominated candidates

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Election

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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:[1]

Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Margaret Wilson 64 60.37
National Clem Simich 37 34.90
ACT Ken Shirley 5 4.71
Majority 27 25.47
Turnout 106

How each MP voted:[1]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vote: Election of Speaker". New Zealand Parliament. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2022.