Senior Whip of the National Party explained

Post:Senior Whip of the National Party
Incumbent:Scott Simpson
Incumbentsince:5 December 2023
Deputy:Suze Redmayne
Reports To:Leader of the National Party
Formation:14 May 1936
Inaugural:Bert Kyle
Precursor:Chris Penk

The New Zealand National Party's Senior Whip administers the "whipping in" system that tries to ensure that party MPs attend and vote according to the party leadership's wishes. The position is elected by the National caucus members. The Senior Whip also acts as an intermediary between the backbenchers and the party leadership. Whenever National is in government the senior whip serves as the Chief Government Whip and when out of government serves as Chief Opposition Whip.

All National whips have been members of the House of Representatives, with none coming from the Legislative Council before its abolition in 1950.

The current whips are Scott Simpson (MP for Coromandel—senior whip) and Suze Redmayne (MP for Rangitīkei—junior whip), appointed 5 December 2023.

List

The following is a list of all senior whips of the National Party:

No.NamePortraitElectorateTerm of office
1Bert Kyle14 May 193612 March 1941
2Walter Broadfoot12 March 194113 December 1949
3Andy SutherlandHauraki2 March 19504 October 1954
4Geoff Gerard24 November 19548 February 1957
5Ernest Aderman8 February 195721 January 1958
(4)Geoff Gerard21 January 195812 December 1960
6Jack Scott16 February 196120 December 1963
7Jack George10 June 196411 February 1967
8Alfred E. Allen11 February 19675 February 1970
9Harry Lapwood5 February 197011 July 1974
10Richard Harrison11 July 197422 January 1976
11Bill Birch22 January 19761 February 1979
12Tony Friedlander1 February 19792 February 1982
13Don McKinnon2 February 198229 July 1987[1]
14Robin Gray16 September 1987[2] 6 September 1990[3]
15Jeff Grant28 November 1990[4] 23 September 1993[5]
16John Carter[6] 30 November 19933 April 1995
17Roger Sowry[7] 3 April 199512 October 1996
(16)John Carter[8] 19 December 19969 August 2004
18Simon Power[9] 9 August 200417 September 2005
19Lindsay Tisch[10] 11 October 20055 December 2006
20Anne Tolley[11] 5 December 200613 February 2008
21Nathan Guy[12] 13 February 200815 June 2009
22Chris Tremain[13] 16 June 200913 December 2011
23Michael Woodhouse[14] List MP20 December 201128 January 2013
24Louise Upston[15] 29 January 20137 October 2014
25Tim Macindoe[16] 20 October 20142 May 2017
26Jami-Lee Ross[17] 2 May 201720 March 2018
27Barbara Kuriger20 March 201810 November 2020
28Matt DooceyWaimakariri10 November 20207 December 2021
29Chris PenkKaipara ki Mahurangi7 December 20215 December 2023
30Scott SimpsonCoromandel5 December 2023Incumbent

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hansard. New Zealand Parliament. 1987. 482. 10063.
  2. Book: Hansard. New Zealand Parliament. 1987. 483. 3.
  3. Book: Hansard. New Zealand Parliament. 1990. 510. 3.
  4. Book: Hansard. New Zealand Parliament. 1990. 511. 3.
  5. Book: Hansard. New Zealand Parliament. 1993. 538. 3.
  6. Web site: Hon John Carter . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Numbers man Sowry just happy to be No 2. Larkin. Naomi. 10 October 2001. The New Zealand Herald. 23 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Hon John Carter . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Hon Simon Power . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Lindsay Tisch . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Hon Anne Tolley . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  12. Web site: Hon Nathan Guy . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Hon Chris Tremain . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Hon Michael Woodhouse . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  15. Web site: Hon Louise Upston . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  16. Web site: Hon Tim Macindoe . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.
  17. Web site: Jami-Lee Ross . New Zealand Parliament . 23 October 2020.