53rd New Zealand Parliament

53rd Parliament of New Zealand
52nd Parliament 54th Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Zealand Parliament
Term25 November 2020 – 8 September 2023
Election2020 general election
GovernmentSixth Labour Government
Websitewww.parliament.nz
House of Representatives
Members120
Speaker of the HouseAdrian Rurawhe
Trevor Mallard until 24 August 2022
Leader of the HouseGrant Robertson
Chris Hipkins until 25 January 2023
Prime MinisterChris Hipkins
Jacinda Ardern until 25 January 2023
Leader of the OppositionChristopher Luxon from 30 November 2021
Judith Collins until 25 November 2021
Sovereign
MonarchCharles III
Elizabeth II until 8 September 2022
Governor-GeneralCindy Kiro from 21 October 2021
Patsy Reddy until 28 September 2021
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The 53rd New Zealand Parliament was a meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 25 November 2020[1] following the 17 October 2020 general election, and dissolved on 8 September 2023 to trigger the next election. It consisted of 120 members of Parliament (MPs)[2] with five parties represented: the Labour and Green parties, in government, and the National, Māori and ACT parties, in opposition. The Sixth Labour Government held a majority in this Parliament. Jacinda Ardern continued as prime minister until her resignation on 25 January 2023; she was succeeded by Chris Hipkins.

The Parliament was elected using a mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) voting system. MPs represented 72 geographical electorates: 16 in the South Island, 49 in the North Island and 7 Māori electorates. This was an increase of one electorate seat from the previous election, as a result of population growth in the North Island. The remaining MPs were elected from party lists using the Webster/Sainte-Laguë method to realise proportionality.[3]

  1. ^ "Opening of the 53rd Parliament". www.parliament.nz. New Zealand Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Our system of government". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ^ Wilson, Simon (14 September 2017). "MMP maths: How party vote percentages become seats in parliament". The Spinoff. Retrieved 8 September 2020.