43rd New Zealand Parliament

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The 43rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1990 elections, and it sat until the 1993 elections.

The 43rd Parliament saw the beginning of the fourth National Party government, with the Labour Party failing to win a third term in office. The 43rd Parliament was heavily dominated by National, which controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats. Only one minor party, Jim Anderton's NewLabour, was present at the beginning of the 43rd Parliament. Later, NewLabour would join with several unrepresented parties to form the Alliance, which would gain two additional seats when two National MPs defected. Another National MP, Winston Peters, would also break away from his party, becoming an independent.

The 43rd Parliament consisted of ninety-seven representatives, the same as the previous Parliament. All of these representatives were chosen by single-member geographical electorates, including four special Māori electorates.

[edit] Electoral boundaries for the 43rd Parliament

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[edit] Initial composition of the 43rd Parliament

MP Party Electorate MP's term
Anderson, Robert National Kaimai Second
Anderton, Jim NewLabour Sydenham Third
Armstrong, John National New Plymouth First
Austin, Margaret Labour Yaldhurst Third
Banks, John National Whangarei Fourth
Birch, Bill National Maramarua Seventh
Blincoe, John Labour Nelson First
Bolger, Jim National King Country Seventh
Bradford, Max National Tarawera First
Braybrooke, Geoff Labour Napier Fourth
Burdon, Philip National Fendalton Fourth
Campion, Cam National Wanganui First
Carter, John National Bay of Islands Second
Caygill, David Labour St Albans Fifth
Clark, Helen Labour Mt Albert Fourth
Cliffe, Bruce National North Shore First
Cooper, Warren National Otago Sixth
Creech, Wyatt National Wairarapa Second
Cullen, Michael Labour St Kilda Fourth
Dalziel, Lianne Labour Christchurch Central First
Davies, Sonja Labour Pencarrow Second
Dunne, Peter Labour Ohariu Third
East, Paul National Rotorua Fifth
Elder, Jack Labour West Auckland Third
English, Bill National Wallace First
Falloon, John National Pahiatua Sixth
Fletcher, Christine National Eden First
Gerard, Jim National Rangiora Third
Graham, Doug National Remuera Third
Grant, Jeff National Awarua Second
Gray, Robin National Clutha Fifth
Gregory, Bruce Labour Northern Maori Fourth
Gresham, Peter National Waitotara First
Hancock, Hamish National Horowhenua First
Hasler, Marie National Titirangi First
Hawkins, George Labour Manurewa First
Hilt, Peter National Glenfield First
Hodgson, Pete Labour Dunedin North First
Hunt, Jonathan Labour New Lynn Ninth
Kelly, Graham Labour Porirua Second
Kidd, Doug National Marlborough Fifth
Kimber, Wayne National Gisborne First
Kyd, Warren National Clevedon Second
Lange, David Labour Mangere Sixth
Laws, Michael National Hawkes Bay First
Lee, Graeme National Coromandel Fourth
Luxton, John National Matamata Second
Maharey, Steve Labour Palmerston North First
Marshall, Denis National Rangitikei Third
Matthewson, Clive Labour Dunedin West Third
Maxwell, Roger National Taranaki Third
Meurant, Ross National Hobson Second
McCardle, Peter National Heretaunga First
McClay, Roger National Waikaremoana Fourth
McCully, Murray National East Coast Bays Second
McIntosh, Gail National Lyttelton First
McIntyre, Hamish National Manawatu First
McKinnon, Don National Albany Fifth
McLauchlan, Joy National Western Hutt First
McTigue, Maurice National Timaru Third
Moir, Margaret National West Coast First
Moore, Mike Labour Christchurch North Sixth
Muldoon, Robert National Tamaki Eleventh
Munro, Rob National Invercargill Second
Myles, Gilbert National Roskill First
Neeson, Brian National Te Atatu First
Neill, Alec National Waitaki First
O'Regan, Katherine National Waipa Third
Peters, Ian National Tongariro First
Peters, Winston National Tauranga Fourth
Prebble, Richard Labour Auckland Central Sixth
Reeves, Graeme National Miramar First
Revell, Ian National Birkenhead First
Richardson, Ruth National Selwyn Fourth
Robertson, John National Papakura First
Robertson, Ross Labour Papatoetoe Second
Rogers, Trevor National Otara First
Ryall, Tony National East Cape First
Shipley, Jenny National Ashburton Second
Smith, Lockwood National Kaipara Third
Smith, Nick National Tasman First
Sowry, Roger National Kapiti First
Steel, Tony National Hamilton East First
Storey, Rob National Waikato Third
Sutherland, Larry Labour Avon Second
Swain, Paul Labour Eastern Hutt First
Tapsell, Peter Labour Eastern Maori Fourth
Tennet, Elizabeth Labour Island Bay Second
Thomas, Grant National Hamilton West First
Thorne, Graham National Onehunga First
Tirikatene-Sullivan, Whetu Labour Southern Maori Ninth
Tizard, Judith Labour Panmure First
Upton, Simon National Raglan Fourth
Wetere, Koro Labour Western Maori Eighth
Whitaker, Jeff National Hastings First
Wilde, Fran Labour Wellington Central Fourth
Williamson, Maurice National Pakuranga Second

[edit] Changes during term

  • Jim Anderton, the sole MP for the NewLabour Party, merged his party with several others to form the Alliance in 1991. Anderton was thereafter recorded as an Alliance MP rather than a NewLabour MP.
  • Robert Muldoon, the National Party MP for Tamaki and a former Prime Minister of New Zealand, quit Parliament on 17 December 1991. His departure prompted a by-election in Tamaki early the following year — it was won by Clem Simich, also of the National Party.
  • Gilbert Myles and Hamish MacIntyre, the National Party MPs for Roskill and Manawatu, respectively, quit their party in 1992. They established a small group Liberal Party, which they eventually merged into the Alliance.
  • Fran Wilde, the Labour Party MP for Wellington Central, quit Parliament in 1992 to become Mayor of Wellington. Her departure prompted a by-election in Wellington Central in December — it was won by Chris Laidlaw, also of the Labour Party.
  • Cam Campion, the National Party MP for Wanganui, announced his resignation from the party on 3 March 1993. He accused the party of attempting to rig the reselection process against him. Campion remained an independent for the remainder of the term.
  • Winston Peters, the National Party MP for Tauranga, resigned from both his party and his seat on 18 March 1993. His departure prompted a by-election in Tauranga in April — Peters contested and won it as an independent candidate. Later, he would found the New Zealand First party.