The 47th New Zealand Parliament was the most recent term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 2002 elections, and it sat until 11 August 2005. The next Parliament will be determined by elections on 17 September. The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ... The 1st New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The 2nd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The 24th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. ... The 25th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. ... The 39th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand which began with the election of 1978 and finished with the election of 1981. ... The 40th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The 41st New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The 42nd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The 43rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The 44th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The 45th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The 46th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand. ... The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ... The 2002 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The 2005 New Zealand general election will be a nation-wide election for the New Zealand Parliament, and is to be held on 17 September 2005. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ...

The Labour Party and the Progressive Party, backed by United Future, commanded a majority throughout the 47th Parliament. The Labour-led administration was in its second term. The National Party, although dealt a significant blow in the last election, remained the largest opposition party. Other non-government parties were New Zealand First, ACT, the Greens, and (from mid-2004) the Maori Party. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... Current Progressive Party logo The Progressive Party (initially the Progressive Coalition) is a political party in the New Zealand Parliament. ... Current United Future logo United Future New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament with eight MPs -- seven list MPs, and one electorate MP, leader Peter Dunne (see MMP for the difference). ... Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the Opposition. ... Current New Zealand First logo New Zealand First is a political party in New Zealand. ... Current ACT New Zealand logo ACT New Zealand is a free market liberal party in the New Zealand Parliament. ... Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ... The Maori Party, a political party in New Zealand based around Maori citizens, formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party member who had been a New Zealand Cabinet minister in the current Labour-dominated coalition government. ...

The 47th Parliament consisted of 120 representatives. Sixty-nine of these were chosen by geographical electorates, including seven Maori electorates. The remainder were elected by means of party-list proportional representation under the MMP electoral system. After the establishment of Westminster-style Parliamentary Government in New Zealand in 1852, the Māori inhabitants had allotted to them from 1867 specific seats in the New Zealand Parliament. ... Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems used in multiple-winner elections (e. ... The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ...

Electoral boundaries for the 47th Parliament

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Initial composition of the 47th Parliament

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Changes during term

• Graham Kelly, a Labour list MP, left Parliament on 29 July 2003 to take up a position as High Commissioner to Canada. Moana Mackey, the next candidate on Labour's party list, entered Parliament in his place.
• Donna Awatere Huata, an ACT list MP, was officially declared an independent on 11 November 2003. This followed her suspension from the ACT caucus on 11 February 2003 after allegations of fraud were made against her. After a lengthy legal fight which went all the way to the Supreme Court, she was expelled from Parliament on 19 November 2004. She was replaced by Kenneth Wang on 30 November.
• Tariana Turia, the Labour MP for Te Tai Hauauru, resigned from Parliament over the foreshore and seabed issue on 17 May 2004. On 10 July, Turia won the resulting by-election under the banner of the new Maori Party, and took her seat again on 27 July.
• Jonathan Hunt, a Labour list MP, left Parliament on 30 March 2005 to take up a position as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Lesley Soper, the next candidate on Labour's party list, was sworn in to replace him on 5 April.