53rd New Zealand Parliament
The 53rd New Zealand Parliament was a meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 25 November 2020 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) 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.
| 53rd Parliament of New Zealand | |||||
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Parliament House, Wellington | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Term | 25 November 2020 – 8 September 2023 | ||||
| Election | 2020 general election | ||||
| Government | Sixth Labour Government | ||||
| Website | www.parliament.nz | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 120 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Adrian Rurawhe — Trevor Mallard until 24 August 2022 | ||||
| Leader of the House | Grant Robertson — Chris Hipkins until 25 January 2023 | ||||
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins — Jacinda Ardern until 25 January 2023 | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Christopher Luxon from 30 November 2021 — Judith Collins until 25 November 2021 | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | Charles III — Elizabeth II until 8 September 2022 | ||||
| Governor-General | Cindy Kiro from 21 October 2021 — Patsy Reddy until 28 September 2021 | ||||
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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.