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The 48th New Zealand Parliament is the current term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 2005 elections.

The Labour Party and the Progressive Party, backed by New Zealand First and United Future, established a majority at the beginning the 48th Parliament. The Labour-led administration is in its third term. The National Party and ACT form the formal opposition to the government. Other non-government parties are the Greens (who promised to abstain on confidence and supply votes) and the Māori Party.

The 48th Parliament consists of 121 representatives. This represents an overhang of one seat, with the Māori Party having won one more electorates than its share of the vote would otherwise have given it. In total, sixty-nine of the MPs were chosen by geographical electorates, including seven Māori electorates. The remainder were elected by means of party-list proportional representation under the MMP electoral system.

1 Oath of office
2 Initial composition of the 48th Parliament
3 Changes during term
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Oath of office

All the Māori Party MPs tried to alter their Oath of office by adding references to the Treaty. They all had to retake their oaths.

[edit] Initial composition of the 48th Parliament

Name	Party	Electorate	Term	Gender
Anderton, Jim	Progressive	Wigram	8 Eighth	Male
Ardern, Shane	National	Taranaki-King Country	4 Fourth	Male
Auchinvole, Chris	National	--	1 First	Male
Barker, Rick	Labour	--	5 Fifth	Male
Barnett, Tim	Labour	Christchurch Central	4 Fourth	Male
Bennett, David	National	Hamilton East	1 First	Male
Bennett, Paula	National	--	1 First	Female
Benson-Pope, David	Labour	Dunedin South	3 Third	Male
Beyer, Georgina	Labour	--	3 Third	Female
Blue, Jackie	National	--	1 First	Female
Blumsky, Mark	National	--	1 First	Male
Borrows, Chester	National	Whanganui	1 First	Male
Bradford, Sue	Greens	--	3 Third	Female
Brash, Don	National	--	2 Second	Male
Brown, Peter	New Zealand First	--	4 Fourth	Male
Brownlee, Gerry	National	Ilam	4 Fourth	Male
Burton, Mark	Labour	Taupo	5 Fifth	Male
Carter, Chris	Labour	Te Atatu	5 Fifth	Male
Carter, David	National	--	5 Fifth	Male
Carter, John	National	Northland	7 Seventh	Male
Chadwick, Stephanie	Labour	Rotorua	3 Third	Female
Choudhary, Ashraf	Labour	--	2 Second	Male
Clark, Helen	Labour	Mt Albert	9 Ninth	Female
Clarkson, Bob	National	Tauranga	1 First	Male
Coleman, Jonathan	National	Northcote	1 First	Male
Collins, Judith	National	Clevedon	2 Second	Female
Connell, Brian	National	Rakaia	2 Second	Male
Copeland, Gordon	United Future	--	2 Second	Male
Cosgrove, Clayton	Labour	Waimakariri	3 Third	Male
Cullen, Michael	Labour	--	9 Ninth	Male
Cunliffe, David	Labour	New Lynn	3 Third	Male
Dalziel, Lianne	Labour	Christchurch East	6 Sixth	Female
Dean, Jacqui	National	Otago	1 First	Female
Donald, Rod	Greens	--	4 Fourth	Male
Donnelly, Brian	New Zealand First	--	4 Fourth	Male
Dunne, Peter	United Future	Ohariu-Belmont	8 Eighth	Male
Duynhoven, Harry	Labour	New Plymouth	6 Sixth	Male
Dyson, Ruth	Labour	Banks Peninsula	5 Fifth	Female
English, Bill	National	Clutha-Southland	6 Sixth	Male
Fairbrother, Russell	Labour	--	2 Second	Male
Fenton, Darien	Labour	--	1 First	Female
Field, Taito Phillip	Labour	Mangere	5 Fifth	Male
Finlayson, Chris	National	--	1 First	Male
Fitzsimons, Jeanette	Greens	--	4 Fourth	Female
Flavell, Te Ururoa	Māori Party	Waiariki	1 First	Male
Foss, Craig	National	Tukituki	1 First	Male
Gallagher, Martin	Labour	Hamilton West	4 Fourth	Male
Goff, Phil	Labour	Mt Roskill	9 Ninth	Male
Goodhew, Jo	National	Aoraki	1 First	Female
Gosche, Mark	Labour	Maungakiekie	4 Fourth	Male
Goudie, Sandra	National	Coromandel	2 Second	Female
Groser, Tim	National	--	1 First	Male
Guy, Nathan	National	--	1 First	Male
Harawira, Hone	Māori Party	Te Tai Tokerau	1 First	Male
Hartley, Ann	Labour	--	3 Third	Female
Hawkins, George	Labour	Manurewa	6 Sixth	Male
Hayes, John	National	Wairarapa	1 First	Male
Heatley, Phil	National	Whangarei	3 Third	Male
Henare, Tau	National	--	3 Third	Male
Hereora, Dave	Labour	--	2 Second	Male
Hide, Rodney	ACT	Epsom	4 Fourth	Male
Hobbs, Marian	Labour	Wellington Central	4 Fourth	Female
Hodgson, Pete	Labour	Dunedin North	6 Sixth	Male
Horomia, Parekura	Labour	Ikaroa-Rawhiti	3 Third	Male
Hughes, Darren	Labour	Otaki	2 Second	Male
Hutchison, Paul	National	Port Waikato	3 Third	Male
Jones, Shane	Labour	--	1 First	Male
Kedgley, Sue	Greens	--	3 Third	Female
Key, John	National	Helensville	2 Second	Male
King, Annette	Labour	Rongotai	8 Eighth	Female
King, Colin	National	Kaikoura	1 First	Male
Laban, Winnie	Labour	Mana	3 Third	Female
Locke, Keith	Greens	--	3 Third	Male
Mackey, Moana	Labour	--	2 Second	Female
Maharey, Steve	Labour	Palmerston North	6 Sixth	Male
Mahuta, Nanaia	Labour	Tainui	4 Fourth	Female
Mallard, Trevor	Labour	Hutt South	7 Seventh	Male
Mapp, Wayne	National	North Shore	4 Fourth	Male
Mark, Ron	New Zealand First	--	4 Fourth	Male
McCully, Murray	National	East Coast Bays	7 Seventh	Male
Moroney, Sue	Labour	--	1 First	Female
O'Connor, Damien	Labour	West Coast-Tasman	5 Fifth	Male
Okeroa, Mahara	Labour	Te Tai Tonga	3 Third	Male
Paraone, Pita	New Zealand First	--	2 Second	Male
Parker, David	Labour	--	2 Second	Male
Peachey, Allan	National	Tamaki	1 First	Male
Peters, Winston	New Zealand First	--	9 Ninth	Male
Pettis, Jill	Labour	--	5 Fifth	Female
Pillay, Lynne	Labour	Waitakere	2 Second	Female
Power, Simon	National	Rangitikei	3 Third	Male
Rich, Katherine	National	--	3 Third	Female
Ririnui, Mita	Labour	--	3 Third	Male
Robertson, Ross	Labour	Manukau East	7 Seventh	Male
Roy, Eric	National	Invercargill	4 Fourth	Male
Roy, Heather	ACT	--	2 Second	Female
Ryall, Tony	National	Bay of Plenty	6 Sixth	Male
Samuels, Dover	Labour	--	4 Fourth	Male
Sharples, Pita	Māori Party	Tamaki Makaurau	1 First	Male
Simich, Clem	National	--	6 Sixth	Male
Smith, Lockwood	National	Rodney	8 Eighth	Male
Smith, Nick	National	Nelson	6 Sixth	Male
Stewart, Barbara	New Zealand First	--	2 Second	Female
Street, Maryan	Labour	--	1 First	Female
Sutton, Jim	Labour	--	7 Seventh	Male
Swain, Paul	Labour	Rimutaka	6 Sixth	Male
Te Heuheu, Georgina	National	--	4 Fourth	Female
Tisch, Lindsay	National	Piako	3 Third	Male
Tizard, Judith	Labour	Auckland Central	6 Sixth	Female
Tolley, Anne	National	East Coast	2 Second	Female
Tremain, Chris	National	Napier	1 First	Male
Turei, Metiria	Greens	--	2 Second	Female
Turia, Tariana	Māori Party	Te Tai Hauauru	4 Fourth	Female
Turner, Judy	United Future	--	2 Second	Female
Wagner, Nicky	National	--	1 First	Female
Wilkinson, Kate	National	--	1 First	Female
Williamson, Maurice	National	Pakuranga	7 Seventh	Male
Wilson, Margaret	Labour	--	3 Third	Female
Woolerton, Doug	New Zealand First	--	4 Fourth	Male
Wong, Pansy	National	--	4 Fourth	Female
Worth, Richard	National	--	3 Third	Male
Yates, Dianne	Labour	--	5 Fifth	Female

[edit] Changes during term

Rod Donald, co-leader of the Green Party, died on 6 November 2005 before he was officially sworn in as a member of the 48th Parliament. He was replaced by the next person on the Green Party's list, former MP Nandor Tanczos, on 16 November.
Jim Sutton, a Labour list MP, retired from politics on 31 July 2006. He was replaced by the next person on the Labour Party's list, Charles Chauvel.
Don Brash, a National list MP and former leader of the National Party retired from Parliament on the 7 February 2007. He was replaced by the next person on the National Party's list, Katrina Shanks.
Georgina Beyer, a Labour list MP, announced her retirement on 15 December 2006, and officially resigned from Parliament when it resumed on 13 February 2007. On 20 February she was replaced by the next person on the Labour Party's list, former MP Lesley Soper.
Phillip Field, Labour MP for Mangere, quits the Labour party after being threatened with expulsion on 16 February 2007.
Gordon Copeland, a United Future list MP, announced that he plans to leave his party and become an independent MP on 16 May 2007.
Ann Hartley a Labour list MP was elected to the North Shore City Council in the 2007 local body elections. She left Parliament when it resumed in 2008, and was replaced by the next person on the Labour list, Louisa Wall a former Silver Ferns netballer, on 4 February 2008.
Brian Donnelly, New Zealand First MP, resigned from Parliament from 12 February 2008, and was replaced by Dail Jones on 15 February 2008. Donnelly, has been appointed as New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands^[1].
Dianne Yates a Labour list MP stood unsuccessfully for the Hamilton City Council in the 2007 local body elections. She is expected to resign as an MP in 2008, and be replaced by the next person on the Labour list Su'a William Sio, a Manukau City councillor.^[2]
Steve Maharey, Labour MP for Palmerston North, plans to leave Parliament after the next Cabinet reshuffle.^[3]