52nd New Zealand Parliament

52nd Parliament of New Zealand
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Parliament House, Wellington
Overview
Legislative body	New Zealand Parliament
Term	7 November 2017 – 6 September 2020[1]
Election	2017 New Zealand general election
Government	Sixth Labour Government
House of Representatives
Members	120
Speaker of the House	Trevor Mallard
Leader of the House	Chris Hipkins
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Leader of the Opposition	Bill English (until Feb 2018) Simon Bridges (Feb 2018 – May 2020) Todd Muller (May 2020 – Jul 2020) Judith Collins (from Jul 2020)
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Patsy Reddy

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.^[2]

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.^[3]