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:
- Greens 57%
- Labour 56%
- TPM 50%
- ACT 46%
- NZ First 38%
- 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:
- National 80%
- ACT 64%
- Labour 53%
- NZ First 50%
- Greens 36%
- TPM 0%
Proportion Maori by party is:
- TPM 100%
- NZ First 50%
- Greens 36%
- ACT 27%
- Labour 26%
- National 10%
Proportion Asian by party is:
- Greens 14%
- ACT 9%
- National 8%
- Labour 6%
- NZ First 0%
- TPM 0%
Proportion Pacific by party is:
- Labour 18%
- Greens 7%
- National 2%
- ACT 0%
- NZ First 0%
- 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