| 47th Parliament of New Zealand | |
| Body: | New Zealand Parliament |
| Election: | 2002 New Zealand general election |
| Government: | Fifth Labour Government |
| Term Start: | 26 August 2002 |
| Term End: | 2 August 2005 |
| Before: | 46th Parliament |
| After: | 48th Parliament |
| Chamber1: | House of Representatives |
| Chamber1 Image: | File:47th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png |
| Membership1: | 120 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Margaret Wilson — Jonathan Hunt until 3 March 2005 |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Leader of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Prime Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Helen Clark |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Don Brash — Bill English until 28 October 2003 |
| Chamber2: | Sovereign |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Monarch |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Elizabeth II |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Governor-General |
| Chamber2 Leader2: | Silvia Cartwright |
The 47th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 2002 election, and it sat until 11 August 2005.[1] [2]
The Labour Party and the Progressive Party, backed by United Future, commanded a majority throughout the 47th Parliament. The Labour-led administration was in its second term. The National Party, although dealt a significant blow in the last election, remained the largest opposition party. Other non-government parties were New Zealand First, ACT, the Greens, and (from mid-2004) the Māori Party.
The 47th Parliament consisted of 120 representatives. Sixty-nine of these were chosen by geographical electorates, including seven Māori electorates. The remainder were elected by means of party-list proportional representation under the MMP electoral system.
The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 2002 election and at dissolution:
| Affiliation | Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 2002 election | At dissolution | |||
| 52 | 51 | |||
| 2 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 8 | |||
| Government total | 62 | 61 | ||
| 27 | 27 | |||
| 13 | 13 | |||
| 9 | 9 | |||
| 9 | 9 | |||
| Not yet founded | 1 | |||
| Opposition total | 58 | 59 | ||
| Total | 120 | 120 | ||
| Working Government majority | 4 | 2 | ||
Notes
The initial members of the 47th Parliament were as follows:[3]
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There was one by-election held during the term of the 47th Parliament.[4]
The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.[13]