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Barbara Stewart is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the New Zealand First party. Stewart was elected to Parliament in the 2002 elections as a list MP, having been ranked sixth on the New Zealand First party list. Before entering politics, she was a teacher and a company training officer. She has a degree in education from the University of Waikato. Recently she introduced a Member's Bill to Parliament to reduce the size of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 120 members to 100 members. The bill passed its first reading 61 votes to 60 on 16 March 2006, but was defeated at its Second Reading on 8 November 2006.
