Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives

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	Member of Parliament - Unipedia
		In New Zealand Member of Parliament is the term for a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, although parliament technically consists of both the House and the Queen.
		Before 1951 New Zealand had a two-chambered (bicameral) parliament, and there were two designations — MHR (Member of the House of Representatives, the body which survives today) and MLC (Member of the Legislative Council).
		The representatives from the Dewan Rakyat are elected in general elections or by-elections, as opposed to the members of the Dewan Negara who are appointed by the King, in recognition of outstanding service to the country in various fields.The various State Governments also have the power to appoint Senators, propotionate to the state's size.
	www.unipedia.info /MPs.html (819 words)

	Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives.
		The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives is the highest officer elected by the House.
		The role of the speaker: The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives is the highest officer...
		Unlike the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Speaker in New Zealand maintains links with his or her political party.
	www.decisionmaker.co.nz /guide2003/hpw/speaker.html (1133 words)

	Jonathan Hunt - TheBestLinks.com - Auckland, New Zealand, December 2, London, ...
		The Right Honourable Jonathan Hunt (born December 2, 1938) is the current Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives.
		At various times, he served as Minister of Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Housing, and Postmaster General.
		He is the longest serving member of Parliament, earning him the unofficial title of "father of the House".
	www.thebestlinks.com /Jonathan_Hunt.html (350 words)

	Office of the Speaker
		She is the first woman Speaker of New Zealand's House of Representatives.
		Hon Margaret Wilson, Speaker of the House of Representatives
	www.speaker.parliament.govt.nz (70 words)

	Wendell Cox Appointed to Amtrak Reform Council by US Speaker of House
		WENDELL COX NAMED TO Wendell Cox has been appointed by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives to serve as a member of the Amtrak Reform Council, an 11-member body charged with evaluating Amtrak's performance and making recommendations for achieving cost containment, productivity improvements and financial reforms.
		The Council is comprised as follows: three appointments each made by the President, Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader and one appointment each by Senate Minority Leader and House Minority Leader.
		Cox was appointed to complete the five year term of New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, who resigned in November.
	www.publicpurpose.com /wc-arc.htm (238 words)

	Office of the Clerk Home Page
		New editions of Speaker's Rulings and Standing Orders for the next session of Parliament are now available on the
		Select Committee reports presented to the House, Hansard, questions for oral answer, uncorrected transcripts of oral questions (Question Time), questions for written answer, progress of bills, research papers from the Parliamentary Library and other information to assist in making submissions to select committees, petitioning Parliament etc.
		Membership of select committees, schedule of select committee meetings, business before select committees, weekly select committee press releases, select committee reports, and submissions called for and received.
	www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz (169 words)

	Office of the Speaker-Role
		The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives is the highest officer elected by the House.
		Unlike the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Speaker in New Zealand maintains links with his or her political party.
		The Speaker represents and embodies the House in its relations with the Crown and the position is therefore an exalted one commanding the respect of other members.
	www.speaker.parliament.govt.nz /Role.htm (169 words)

	Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In New Zealand The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, The House of Representatives (commonly known as ' Parliament').
		The Speaker is third in the New Zealand Order of Precedence behind the Governor General and the Prime Minister.
		The Speaker is expected to conduct the functions of the office in a neutral manner, even though the Speaker is generally a member of the governing party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives (169 words)

	Office of the Speaker-Role
		The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives is the highest officer elected by the House.
		Unlike the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Speaker in New Zealand maintains links with his or her political party.
		The title of Speaker derives from the original House of Commons spokesperson who, on formal occasions, had to speak for and on behalf of the House of Commons to the House of Lords and to the monarch.
	www.speaker.parliament.govt.nz /Role.htm (338 words)

	Office of the Speaker-Role
		The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives is the highest officer elected by the House.
		The Speaker represents and embodies the House in its relations with the Crown and the position is therefore an exalted one commanding the respect of other members.
		The title of Speaker derives from the original House of Commons spokesperson who, on formal occasions, had to speak for and on behalf of the House of Commons to the House of Lords and to the monarch.
	www.speaker.parliament.govt.nz /Role.htm (338 words)

	ICL - New Zealand - Constitution Act 1986
		(2) The Parliament of New Zealand is the same body as that which before the commencement of this Act was called the General Assembly (as established by section 32 of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom) and which consisted of the Governor-General and the House of Representatives.
		The House of Representatives shall, at its first meeting after any general election of its members, and immediately on its first meeting after any vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, choose one of its members as its Speaker, and every such choice shall be effective on being confirmed by the Governor-General.
		(1) Where, under the law of the United Kingdom, the royal functions are being performed in the same and on behalf of the Sovereign by a Regent, the royal functions of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand shall be performed in the name and on behalf of the Sovereign by that Regent.
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/nz00000_.html (338 words)

	ICL - New Zealand - Constitution Act 1986
		The House of Representatives shall, at its first meeting after any general election of its members, and immediately on its first meeting after any vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, choose one of its members as its Speaker, and every such choice shall be effective on being confirmed by the Governor-General.
		After any general election of members of the House of Representatives, Parliament shall meet not later than 6 weeks after the day fixed for the return of the writs for that election.
		A person who is in office as Speaker immediately before the dissolution or expiration of Parliament shall, notwithstanding that dissolution or expiration, continue in office until the close of polling day at the next general election unless that person sooner vacates office as Speaker.
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/nz00000_.html (338 words)

	New Zealand Parliament - Enpsychlopedia
		Originally, as specified in the British New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the New Zealand had a bicameral Parliament, with the House of Representatives as the lower house and the Legislative Council as the upper house.
		The Speaker of the House of Representatives acts as the presiding officer.
		The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government.
	www.grohol.com /wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament (338 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 452 - 04 May, 1995 - Visit by New Zealand Parliamentary Delegation.
		This delegation is being led by the Honourable Peter Tapsell, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and includes the Deputy Speaker and other distinguished members of the House of Representatives of New Zealand.
		An Ceann Comhairle: Before proceeding further I feel sure the House would wish to join with me in extending a most warm welcome to a parliamentary delegation from New Zealand who are happily with us this morning.
		To all of them, on your behalf, I express the ardent hope that their visit will be most enjoyable and most successful.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0452/D.0452.199505040002.html (135 words)

	New Zealand Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 gave the country a bicameral parliament, with the House of Representatives as the lower house and the Legislative Council as the upper house.
		The Speaker of the House of Representatives acts as the presiding officer.
		The New Zealand Parliament's model for passing Acts of Parliament is similar (but not identical) to that of other Westminster System governments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament (2316 words)

	New Zealand Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Originally, as specified in the British New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the New Zealand had a bicameral Parliament, with the House of Representatives as the lower house and the Legislative Council as the upper house.
		The Speaker of the House of Representatives acts as the presiding officer.
		The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives (2316 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		Fitzherbert became speaker of the House of Representatives in 1876 and was knighted the following year.
		Fitzherbert was an outstanding debater, one of the best in the nineteenth century House of Representatives.
		In 1879 he was appointed to the Legislative Council and made speaker, a position which he held until his death.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1F11 (2316 words)

	New Zealand - New Constitution Act 1986
		(2) The Parliament of New Zealand is the same body as that which before the commencement of this Act was called the General Assembly (as established by section 32 of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom) and which consisted of the Governor-General and the House of Representatives.
		A person who belongs to an ethnic, religious, or linguistic minority in New Zealand shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of that minority, to enjoy the culture, to profess and practise the religion, or to use the language, of that minority.
		(1) A member of Parliament shall not be permitted to sit or vote in the House of Representatives until that member has taken the Oath of Allegiance in the form prescribed in section 17 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957.
	www.trybunal.gov.pl /constit/constitu/constit/new-zel/nwzlnd-e.htm (2316 words)

	New Zealand Parliament - Enpsychlopedia
		The Speaker of the House of Representatives acts as the presiding officer.
		Originally, as specified in the British Parliament's New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the New Zealand had a bicameral Parliament, with the House of Represenatives acting as the lower house and the Legislative Council acting as the upper house.
		The New Zealand Parliament's model for passing Acts of Parliament is similar (but not identical) to that of other Westminster System governments.
	www.grohol.com /wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament (2316 words)

	Your Free Jonathan Hunt Art History Online Reference and Guide
		This article is about the former Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives.
		Hunt is a member of the Order of New Zealand, the highest honour granted by the New Zealand government.
		He is the longest serving member of Parliament, earning him the unofficial title of Father of the House.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Jonathan_Hunt (2316 words)

	New Zealand Parliament
		The Speaker of the House of Representatives acts as the presiding officer.
		Originally, as specified in the British Parliament's New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the New Zealand had a bicameral Parliament, with the House of Represenatives acting as the lower house and the Legislative Council acting as the upper house.
		It was eventually decided that the Council was having no significant impact on New Zealand's legislative process, and it ceased to exist at the beginning of 1951.
	www.mywiseowl.com /articles/New_Zealand_Parliament (2316 words)

	:: Xinhuanet - English ::
		James Brendan Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Peter Tapsell, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
		Russell Marshall, Foreign Minister of New Zealand, Opposition Leader James Brendan Bolger, and Sir Kerry Burke, Speaker of the House of Representative of New Zealand.
		Jonathan Hunt, Speaker of the Parliament of New Zealand during the Conferences of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments in September 2000.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2003-10/16/content_1126345.htm (2710 words)

	New Zealand Parliament - Enpsychlopedia
		Originally, as specified in the British Parliament's New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the New Zealand had a bicameral Parliament, with the House of Represenatives acting as the lower house and the Legislative Council acting as the upper house.
		The Speaker of the House of Representatives acts as the presiding officer.
		The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government.
	www.grohol.com /wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament (2710 words)

	Legislative Council Chamber
		The Upper House was New Zealand's equivalent to the British House of Lords.
		The members of the Upper House were appointed for a term of seven years, unlike the three year term used in the House of Representatives.
		Although the Upper House was higher in status than the House of Representatives and had the same legislative power, it was unable to amend money bills, or initiate legislation.
	www.ps.parliament.govt.nz /legcham.htm (308 words)

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