50th Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Term | 20 December 2011 – 14 August 2014 | ||||
Election | 2011 New Zealand general election | ||||
Government | Fifth National Government | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
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Members | 121 | ||||
Speaker of the House | David Carter — Lockwood Smith until 31 January 2013 | ||||
Leader of the House | Gerry Brownlee | ||||
Prime Minister | John Key | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | David Cunliffe — David Shearer until 15 September 2013 | ||||
Sovereign | |||||
Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||
Governor-General | Jerry Mateparae |
The 50th New Zealand Parliament was elected at the 2011 general election. It had 121 members (120 seats plus one overhang seat), and was in place from December 2011 until September 2014, followed by the 2014 general election. The first sitting of the 50th Parliament was held on 20 December 2011, where members were sworn in and Lockwood Smith was elected Speaker of the House. This was followed by the speech from the throne on 21 December. John Key continued to lead the Fifth National Government. Following the resignation of Smith, David Carter was elected Speaker.
The Parliament was elected using the mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) voting system. Members of Parliament (MPs) represent 70 geographical electorates: 16 in the South Island, 47 in the North Island and 7 Māori electorates. The remaining 51 members were elected from party lists using the Sainte-Laguë method to realise proportionality.
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