52nd Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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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 |
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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]
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