The 54th Parliament demographics

This will change with special votes and the Port Waikato by-election but as of now, the 54th Parliament has a 121 MPs – National 50 (+17), Labour 34 (-31), Greens 14 (+4), ACT 11 (+1), NZ First 8 (+8) and TPM 4 (+2).

The demographics of Parliament at this stage are:

Gender

68 men (56%) and 33 women (44%).

Proportion women by party is:

  1. Greens 57%
  2. Labour 56%
  3. TPM 50%
  4. ACT 46%
  5. NZ First 38%
  6. National 32%

Ethnicity

74 European MPs (61%), 30 Maori MPs (25%) 9 Asian MPs (7%), 8 Pacific MPs (7%) and 1 Latin MP (1%). Note one MP is both Maori and Pacific.

Proportion European by party is:

  1. National 80%
  2. ACT 64%
  3. Labour 53%
  4. NZ First 50%
  5. Greens 36%
  6. TPM 0%

Proportion Maori by party is:

  1. TPM 100%
  2. NZ First 50%
  3. Greens 36%
  4. ACT 27%
  5. Labour 26%
  6. National 10%

Proportion Asian by party is:

  1. Greens 14%
  2. ACT 9%
  3. National 8%
  4. Labour 6%
  5. NZ First 0%
  6. TPM 0%

Proportion Pacific by party is:

  1. Labour 18%
  2. Greens 7%
  3. National 2%
  4. ACT 0%
  5. NZ First 0%
  6. TPM 0%

Age

  • 20s: 7 MPs (6%)
  • 30s: 20 MPs (17%)
  • 40s: 45 MPs (37%)
  • 50s: 38 MPs (31%)
  • 60s: 10 MPs (8%)
  • 70s: 1 MP (1%)

National MPs close to the mean. Labour and NZ First skew older and Greens and ACT skew younger.

Area

  • Auckland 42 MPs (35%)
  • Wellington 15 MPs (12%)
  • Christchurch 10 MPs (8%)
  • Provincial Cities 23 MPs (19%)
  • Rural 31 MPs (26%)

Labour is Wellington heavy with 24% of their MPs based there.

Island

  • North 95 MPs (79%)
  • South 26 MPs (21%)

Sexuality

Based on public information, there are four gay MPs, one bisexual MP and one lesbian MP.

When entered Parliament

  • Before 2000: 3
  • 2002-2008: 9
  • 2009- 2017: 39
  • 2018 – 2022: 27
  • 2023: 43

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