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.

2005 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election

3 March 2005

Candidate Margaret Wilson Clem Simich Ken Shirley Party Labour National ACT Popular vote 64 37 5 Percentage 60.37 34.90 4.71

Speaker before election Jonathan Hunt Labour Elected Speaker Margaret Wilson Labour

Nominated candidates

• Hon Ken Shirley, List MP – ACT Party
• Hon Clem Simich, MP for Tamaki – 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:

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret Wilson	64	60.37
	National	Clem Simich	37	34.90
	ACT	Ken Shirley	5	4.71
Majority			27	25.47
Turnout			106	—N/a

How each MP voted: