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49th New Zealand Parliament
2008-12-08 – 2011-10-20
Party Groupings
New Zealand National Party
60 seats
New Zealand Labour Party
47 seats
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
11 seats
ACT New Zealand
6 seats
Māori Party
5 seats
Independent
1 seat
Jim Anderton's Progressive Party
1 seat
Mana Party
1 seat
United Future New Zealand
1 seat
What’s in this dataset?
As much as we know. Here’s a taste of the information we have so far.
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Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980-07-26 |
| wikidata | Q3606816 |
|---|---|
| lcauth | no2017153822 |
| freebase | /m/04z_j09 |
| viaf | 1748151247981444270003 |
| britannica | biography/Jacinda-Ardern |
Shane Ardern
New Zealand National Party — Taranaki-King Country
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960-01-26 |
| wikidata | Q4451596 |
|---|
Chris Auchinvole
New Zealand National Party — West Coast-Tasman
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945-03-07 |
| wikidata | Q3729808 |
|---|
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
New Zealand National Party — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964-02-20 |
| wikidata | Q6415023 |
|---|
David Bennett
New Zealand National Party — Hamilton East
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970-10-28 |
| wikidata | Q5231315 |
|---|
Paula Bennett
New Zealand National Party — Waitakere
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969-04-09 |
| wikidata | Q6416051 |
|---|---|
| lcauth | no2017128540 |
Chester Borrows
New Zealand National Party — Whanganui
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957-06-20 |
| wikidata | Q5093475 |
|---|
Sue Bradford
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952-07-01 |
| wikidata | Q7634025 |
|---|---|
| lcauth | nb2018006677 |
Brendon Burns
New Zealand Labour Party — Christchurch Central
| Gender | male |
|---|
| wikidata | Q4961152 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/04yd70z |
Gerry Brownlee
New Zealand National Party — Ilam
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956-02-04 |
| wikidata | Q4352603 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/02v4qs |
David Carter
New Zealand National Party — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952-04-03 |
Ashraf Choudhary
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949-02-15 |
| wikidata | Q4805872 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/02czp4 |
David Clendon
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955-09-11 |
| wikidata | Q13548108 |
|---|
Judith Collins
New Zealand National Party — Papakura
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959-02-24 |
Clayton Cosgrove
New Zealand Labour Party — Waimakariri
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969-10-31 |
| wikidata | Q5130200 |
|---|
Clare Curran
New Zealand Labour Party — Dunedin South
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 |
| wikidata | Q5126149 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/056bmfj |
Lianne Dalziel
New Zealand Labour Party — Christchurch East
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960-06-07 |
| wikidata | Q6540092 |
|---|
Kelvin Davis
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967-03-02 |
| wikidata | Q6386648 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/05q596b |
Jacqui Dean
New Zealand National Party — Waitaki
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957-05-13 |
| wikidata | Q6121023 |
|---|---|
| lcauth | no2017068528 |
Catherine Delahunty
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 |
| wikidata | Q5052634 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/05w180 |
Ruth Dyson
New Zealand Labour Party — Port Hills
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957-08-11 |
Bill English
New Zealand National Party — Clutha-Southland
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961-12-30 |
| wikidata | Q4384608 |
|---|---|
| lcauth | n00002939 |
| isni | 0000 0001 0916 195X |
| britannica | biography/Bill-English |
| wikitree | English-2528 |
Darien Fenton
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954-02-25 |
| wikidata | Q5222732 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/05w0w_ |
Jeanette Fitzsimons
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945-01-17 |
| wikidata | Q444691 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/02r067 |
Jo Goodhew
New Zealand National Party — Rangitata
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 |
| wikidata | Q6204252 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/0b6gh6 |
Kennedy Graham
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Prefix | Dr |
| wikidata | Q6389622 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/04zxl4p |
Parekura Horomia
New Zealand Labour Party — Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950-11-09 |
| Died | 2013-04-29 |
| wikidata | Q3562630 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/043s8r |
Gareth Hughes
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981-10-31 |
| wikidata | Q5522873 |
|---|
Steven Joyce
New Zealand National Party — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963-04-07 |
| wikidata | Q7614885 |
|---|---|
| lcauth | no2017082606 |
| viaf | 4318149919438006650000 |
Nikki Kaye
New Zealand National Party — Auckland Central
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980-02-11 |
| wikidata | Q7035240 |
|---|---|
| lcauth | no2017128916 |
Melissa Lee
New Zealand National Party — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| wikidata | Q6812766 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/04y8g8g |
| quora | Melissa-Lee-49 |
Iain Lees-Galloway
New Zealand Labour Party — Palmerston North
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978-09-18 |
| wikidata | Q4451124 |
|---|
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga
New Zealand National Party — Maungakiekie
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970-11-02 |
| wikidata | Q7407811 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/04y7s8p |
Moana Mackey
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974-02-28 |
| wikidata | Q6886402 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/043sgn |
Nanaia Mahuta
New Zealand Labour Party — Hauraki-Waikato
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970-08-21 |
| wikidata | Q3798833 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/043sl4 |
Trevor Mallard
New Zealand Labour Party — Hutt South
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954-06-17 |
Stuart Nash
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967-08 |
| wikidata | Q7626890 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/051wd80 |
David Parker
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 |
Grant Robertson
New Zealand Labour Party — Wellington Central
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971-10-30 |
Ross Robertson
New Zealand Labour Party — Manukau East
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949-05-22 |
| wikidata | Q7369613 |
|---|
Russel Norman
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967-06-02 |
| wikidata | Q2176896 |
|---|---|
| lcauth | no2016033503 |
| freebase | /m/05xrtb |
| wikitree | Norman-1821 |
Nick Smith
New Zealand National Party — Nelson
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964-12-24 |
| Prefix | Dr |
Anne Tolley
New Zealand National Party — East Coast
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953-03-01 |
| wikidata | Q540420 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/045tjw |
Chris Tremain
New Zealand National Party — Napier
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| wikidata | Q5108303 |
|---|---|
| quora | Chris-Tremain |
Metiria Turei
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970-02-13 |
| wikidata | Q444437 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/030jbh |
Phil Twyford
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963-05-04 |
| wikidata | Q7182502 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/0523f6h |
Louisa Wall
New Zealand Labour Party — List
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972-02-17 |
| wikidata | Q6688567 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/03qp75b |
Maurice Williamson
New Zealand National Party — Pakuranga
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951-03-06 |
| wikidata | Q16182 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/043tj9 |
Pansy Wong
New Zealand National Party — Botany
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 |
| wikidata | Q3272521 |
|---|---|
| freebase | /m/043kns |
Ruby programmer? It’s easy to use this data in your own app! Use the gem like this:
require 'everypolitician'
country = Everypolitician::Index.new.country('New-Zealand')
house = country.legislature('House')
house.popolo.terms.find_by(id: 'term/49').memberships.each do |membership|
puts "#{membership.person.name} (#{membership.party.name}): #{membership.person.gender}"
end
Main Sources: http://www.parliament.nz, http://wikidata.org/, http://gender-balance.org/
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