New Zealand House of Representatives

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The New Zealand House of Representatives is the unicameral legislative chamber of New Zealand’s Parliament, responsible for making laws, scrutinizing the government, and representing the country’s citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house
unicameral legislature
abbreviation House NERFINISHED
alsoUsesLanguage Māori
New Zealand Sign Language NERFINISHED
canBeDissolvedBy Governor-General of New Zealand NERFINISHED
canRemove government through vote of no confidence
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act 1986 NERFINISHED
constitutionalRole supreme law-making authority in New Zealand
country New Zealand
electoralSystemIntroduced mixed-member proportional representation in 1996
elects Prime Minister of New Zealand
established 1854
governs New Zealand NERFINISHED
hasChamberColor green
hasCommitteeSystem select committees
hasElectoralThreshold 5 percent party vote or one electorate seat
hasElectorates Māori electorates NERFINISHED
general electorates
hasHouseType unicameral
hasMotto “Ko te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa” (Government of New Zealand) (contextual association, not formal motto)
hasOfficialRecord Hansard NERFINISHED
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parliament.nz/
hasSeatingArrangement confrontational benches
hasSpeaker Speaker of the House of Representatives NERFINISHED
hasVotingAge 18
holdsQuestionTime to scrutinize ministers
legislativeFunction makes laws
represents citizens
scrutinizes the government
locatedIn New Zealand NERFINISHED
Wellington NERFINISHED
meetsIn Parliament House, Wellington NERFINISHED
meetsUnder Standing Orders of the House of Representatives NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 120
oversees New Zealand Government NERFINISHED
partOf Parliament of New Zealand NERFINISHED
passes appropriation bills
ordinary statutes
precededBy New Zealand Legislative Council and House of Representatives bicameral system NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives NERFINISHED
previousElectoralSystem first-past-the-post
primaryLanguage English
termLength maximum three years
usesVotingMethod party vote and personal vote in divisions
votingSystem mixed-member proportional representation

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Parliament House, Wellington usedBy New Zealand House of Representatives
Parliament TV (New Zealand) relatedTo New Zealand House of Representatives
Electoral Act 1993 appliesTo House of Representatives of New Zealand
linked to: New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand hasLegislativeBody House of Representatives of New Zealand
linked to: New Zealand House of Representatives
David Lange parliamentaryBody New Zealand House of Representatives
subject linked to: Prime Minister David Lange
Mike Moore parliamentaryBody New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand Labour Party contestsElectionsFor New Zealand House of Representatives
subject linked to: NZLP
Walter Nash parliamentaryBody New Zealand House of Representatives
Helen Clark parliamentaryBody New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand South Island electorates electsTo New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 createdBody House of Representatives of New Zealand
linked to: New Zealand House of Representatives
Reform Party (New Zealand) parliamentaryChamber New Zealand House of Representatives
subject linked to: Reform Party
New Zealand National Party legislativeBody New Zealand House of Representatives
subject linked to: National
New Zealand general elections legislativeBody New Zealand House of Representatives
United Party (New Zealand) parliamentarySystem New Zealand House of Representatives
subject linked to: United Party
New Zealand electorate of Waimakariri representedIn New Zealand House of Representatives
Cabinet of New Zealand responsibleTo New Zealand House of Representatives
Matiu Rata parliament New Zealand House of Representatives
Gordon Coates memberOf New Zealand House of Representatives
Ombudsman of New Zealand appointmentOnAdviceOf New Zealand House of Representatives
Māori electorates legislativeBodyRepresented New Zealand House of Representatives
Henry Sewell memberOf New Zealand House of Representatives for Christchurch
linked to: New Zealand House of Representatives
Simon Bridges memberOf New Zealand House of Representatives
Bill English parliamentaryBody New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand general electorates electsToBody New Zealand House of Representatives
Todd Muller legislativeBody New Zealand House of Representatives
Judith Collins parliamentaryBody New Zealand House of Representatives
Constitution Act 1986 definesRoleOf House of Representatives of New Zealand
linked to: New Zealand House of Representatives
Leader of the Labour Party (New Zealand) isUsuallyMemberOf New Zealand House of Representatives
Mount Albert representedIn New Zealand House of Representatives
Labour Party list relatedTo New Zealand House of Representatives
Whanganui (New Zealand electorate) governingBody New Zealand House of Representatives
Colony of New Zealand lowerHouse House of Representatives of New Zealand
linked to: New Zealand House of Representatives
George Thomson (statesman) memberOf New Zealand House of Representatives
John Key legislativeBody New Zealand House of Representatives
subject linked to: John