1996 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

The 1996 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 12 December 1996, following the 1996 general election result. The election saw the incumbent speaker Peter Tapsell lose his parliamentary seat. It resulted in the election of National Party MP Doug Kidd as Speaker. It was the first time a vote for speaker had been contested since 1923.

1996 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

← 1923 12 December 1996 2002 →
 
Candidate Doug Kidd Jonathan Hunt
Party National Labour
Popular vote 70 50
Percentage 58.33 41.66

Speaker before election

Peter Tapsell
Labour

Elected Speaker

Doug Kidd
National

Nominated candidates

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Two candidates were nominated:

Derek Quigley, the deputy leader of the ACT Party, also intended to stand as a candidate but ultimately did not put forward his name for nomination.

Election

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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:[1]

Party Candidate Votes %
National Doug Kidd 70 58.33
Labour Jonathan Hunt 50 41.66
Majority 20 16.66
Turnout 120

How each MP voted:[1]

Party Name Speaker Vote
National Arthur Anae Kidd
Alliance Jim Anderton Hunt
ACT Donna Awatere Huata Kidd
National John Banks Kidd
Labour Rick Barker Hunt
Labour Tim Barnett Hunt
NZ First Ann Batten Kidd
National Bill Birch Kidd
NZ First Jenny Bloxham Kidd
National Jim Bolger Kidd
National Max Bradford Kidd
Labour Geoff Braybrooke Hunt
NZ First Peter Brown Kidd
National Gerry Brownlee Kidd
Alliance Phillida Bunkle Hunt
Labour Mark Burton Hunt
National David Carter Kidd
National John Carter Kidd
Labour Helen Clark Hunt
Alliance Pam Corkery Hunt
National Wyatt Creech Kidd
Labour Michael Cullen Hunt
Labour Lianne Dalziel Hunt
NZ First Tuariki Delamere Kidd
Alliance Rod Donald Hunt
NZ First Brian Donnelly Kidd
United NZ Peter Dunne Kidd
Labour Harry Duynhoven Hunt
Labour Ruth Dyson Hunt
National Paul East Kidd
NZ First Jack Elder Kidd
National Bill English Kidd
Labour Taito Phillip Field Hunt
Alliance Jeanette Fitzsimons Hunt
National Christine Fletcher Kidd
National Jim Gerard Kidd
Alliance Grant Gillon Hunt
Labour Phil Goff Hunt
Alliance Liz Gordon Hunt
Labour Mark Gosche Hunt
National Doug Graham Kidd
National Peter Gresham Kidd
Alliance Frank Grover Hunt
Alliance Laila Harré Hunt
National Marie Hasler Kidd
Labour Joe Hawke Hunt
Labour George Hawkins Hunt
NZ First Tau Henare Kidd
National Gavan Herlihy Kidd
ACT Rodney Hide Kidd
Labour Marian Hobbs Hunt
Labour Pete Hodgson Hunt
Labour Jonathan Hunt Hunt
ACT Owen Jennings Kidd
Labour Judy Keall Hunt
Labour Graham Kelly Hunt
National Doug Kidd Kidd
Labour Annette King Hunt
NZ First Neil Kirton Kidd
Alliance Alamein Kopu Hunt
National Warren Kyd Kidd
Alliance Sandra Lee Hunt
National John Luxton Kidd
Labour Janet Mackey Hunt
Labour Steve Maharey Hunt
Labour Nanaia Mahuta Hunt
Labour Trevor Mallard Hunt
National Wayne Mapp Kidd
NZ First Ron Mark Kidd
National Denis Marshall Kidd
National Roger Maxwell Kidd
NZ First Peter McCardle Kidd
National Murray McCully Kidd
NZ First Robyn McDonald Kidd
National Don McKinnon Kidd
National Joy McLauchlan Kidd
National Murray McLean Kidd
Labour Mike Moore Hunt
NZ First Tuku Morgan Kidd
NZ First Deborah Morris Kidd
National Brian Neeson Kidd
ACT Muriel Newman Kidd
Labour Damien O'Connor Hunt
National Katherine O'Regan Kidd
Labour Mark Peck Hunt
NZ First Winston Peters Kidd
Labour Jill Pettis Hunt
ACT Richard Prebble Kidd
ACT Derek Quigley Kidd
National Ian Revell Kidd
Labour Ross Robertson Hunt
Alliance Matt Robson Hunt
National Eric Roy Kidd
National Tony Ryall Kidd
Labour Dover Samuels Hunt
ACT Patricia Schnauer Kidd
National Jenny Shipley Kidd
ACT Ken Shirley Kidd
National Bob Simcock Kidd
National Clem Simich Kidd
National Lockwood Smith Kidd
National Nick Smith Kidd
National Roger Sowry Kidd
National Tony Steel Kidd
Labour Larry Sutherland Hunt
Labour Jim Sutton Hunt
Labour Paul Swain Hunt
National Georgina te Heuheu Kidd
Labour Judith Tizard Hunt
Labour Tariana Turia Hunt
National Simon Upton Kidd
National Belinda Vernon Kidd
NZ First Rana Waitai Kidd
Labour Jill White Hunt
National Maurice Williamson Kidd
National Pansy Wong Kidd
NZ First Doug Woolerton Kidd
Alliance John Wright Hunt
NZ First Tu Wyllie Kidd
Labour Dianne Yates Hunt

Ian Revell was elected deputy speaker on 13 December by 61 votes to 58 over Jonathan Hunt. National and New Zealand First voted for Revell with Labour, the Alliance and ACT voting for Hunt.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Parliamentary Debates. Vol. 558. Wellington. 1996. pp. 6–7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Speakers' jobs both National". Timaru Herald. 14 December 1996. p. 1.