2005 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

The 2005 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 3 March 2005, following the retirement of the previous Speaker Jonathan Hunt. The election resulted in the election of Labour Party MP Margaret Wilson.

Nominated candidates Hon Ken Shirley, List MP – ACT Party Hon Clem Simich, MP for – National Party Hon Margaret Wilson, List MP – Labour Party

Election The election was conducted by means of a conventional parliamentary motion. The Clerk of the House of Representatives conducted a vote on the question of the election of the Speaker, in accordance with Standing Order 19.

The following table gives the election results: PartyCandidateVotes% Labour Margaret Wilson 64 60.37 National Clem Simich 37 34.90 ACT Ken Shirley 5 4.71Majority 27 25.47Turnout 106

How each MP voted: Party Name Speaker VoteWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichSimichSimichWilsonWilsonSimichSimichWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichSimichWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichWilsonWilsonWilsonShirleySimichWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichSimichWilsonWilsonSimichWilsonShirleyWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichSimichWilsonSimichWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichSimichSimichSimichWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichSimichSimichWilsonWilsonSimichShirleySimichWilsonWilsonSimichWilsonShirleySimichSimichWilsonSimichSimichSimichWilsonWilsonWilsonSimichSimichWilsonWilsonSimichWilsonShirleyWilsonSimichWilsonSimichSimichWilson

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