title: 2005 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Wilson | 64 | 60.37 |
  | | National | Clem Simich | 37 | 34.90 |
  | | ACT | Ken Shirley | 5 | 4.71 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 25.47 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106 | — |
  
  How each MP voted:
  
  | Party | Name | Speaker Vote |
  | - | - | - |
  | United Future | Paul Adams | Wilson |
  | United Future | Marc Alexander | Wilson |
  | Progressive | Jim Anderton | Wilson |
  | National | Shane Ardern | Simich |
  | United Future | Larry Baldock | Wilson |
  | Labour | Rick Barker | Wilson |
  | Labour | Tim Barnett | Wilson |
  | Labour | David Benson-Pope | Wilson |
  | Labour | Georgina Beyer | Wilson |
  | Green | Sue Bradford | Wilson |
  | National | Don Brash | Simich |
  | NZ First | Peter Brown | Simich |
  | National | Gerry Brownlee | Simich |
  | Labour | Mark Burton | Wilson |
  | Labour | Chris Carter | Wilson |
  | National | John Carter | Simich |
  | NZ First | Brent Catchpole | Simich |
  | Labour | Steve Chadwick | Wilson |
  | Labour | Ashraf Choudhary | Wilson |
  | Labour | Helen Clark | Wilson |
  | National | Judith Collins | Simich |
  | National | Brian Connell | Simich |
  | Labour | Clayton Cosgrove | Wilson |
  | Labour | Michael Cullen | Wilson |
  | Labour | David Cunliffe | Wilson |
  | Labour | Lianne Dalziel | Wilson |
  | Green | Rod Donald | Wilson |
  | NZ First | Brian Donnelly | Simich |
  | Labour | Helen Duncan | Wilson |
  | United Future | Peter Dunne | Wilson |
  | Labour | Harry Duynhoven | Wilson |
  | ACT | Gerry Eckhoff | Shirley |
  | National | Bill English | Simich |
  | Green | Ian Ewen-Street | Wilson |
  | Labour | Russell Fairbrother | Wilson |
  | Labour | Taito Phillip Field | Wilson |
  | Labour | Martin Gallagher | Wilson |
  | Labour | Mark Gosche | Wilson |
  | National | Sandra Goudie | Simich |
  | NZ First | Bill Gudgeon | Simich |
  | Labour | Ann Hartley | Wilson |
  | Labour | George Hawkins | Wilson |
  | National | Phil Heatley | Simich |
  | Labour | Dave Hereora | Wilson |
  | ACT | Rodney Hide | Shirley |
  | Labour | Marian Hobbs | Wilson |
  | Labour | Pete Hodgson | Wilson |
  | Labour | Parekura Horomia | Wilson |
  | Labour | Darren Hughes | Wilson |
  | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | Wilson |
  | National | Paul Hutchison | Simich |
  | NZ First | Dail Jones | Simich |
  | Green | Sue Kedgley | Wilson |
  | National | John Key | Simich |
  | Labour | Annette King | Wilson |
  | Labour | Winnie Laban | Wilson |
  | Green | Keith Locke | Wilson |
  | Labour | Janet Mackey | Wilson |
  | Labour | Moana Mackey | Wilson |
  | Labour | Steve Maharey | Wilson |
  | Labour | Nanaia Mahuta | Wilson |
  | Labour | Trevor Mallard | Wilson |
  | National | Wayne Mapp | Simich |
  | NZ First | Ron Mark | Simich |
  | National | Murray McCully | Simich |
  | NZ First | Craig McNair | Simich |
  | Labour | Damien O'Connor | Wilson |
  | United Future | Bernie Ogilvy | Wilson |
  | Labour | Mahara Okeroa | Wilson |
  | Labour | David Parker | Wilson |
  | Labour | Mark Peck | Wilson |
  | NZ First | Edwin Perry | Simich |
  | NZ First | Jim Peters | Simich |
  | NZ First | Winston Peters | Simich |
  | Labour | Jill Pettis | Wilson |
  | Labour | Lynne Pillay | Wilson |
  | National | Simon Power | Simich |
  | ACT | Richard Prebble | Shirley |
  | National | Katherine Rich | Simich |
  | Labour | Mita Ririnui | Wilson |
  | Labour | Ross Robertson | Wilson |
  | National | Tony Ryall | Simich |
  | Labour | Dover Samuels | Wilson |
  | ACT | Ken Shirley | Shirley |
  | National | Clem Simich | Simich |
  | National | Lockwood Smith | Simich |
  | United Future | Murray Smith | Wilson |
  | National | Nick Smith | Simich |
  | National | Roger Sowry | Simich |
  | NZ First | Barbara Stewart | Simich |
  | Labour | Paul Swain | Wilson |
  | Labour | John Tamihere | Wilson |
  | Green | Nandor Tanczos | Wilson |
  | National | Georgina Te Heuheu | Simich |
  | National | Lindsay Tisch | Simich |
  | Labour | Judith Tizard | Wilson |
  | Green | Metiria Turei | Wilson |
  | Māori Party | Tariana Turia | Simich |
  | United Future | Judy Turner | Wilson |
  | ACT | Kenneth Wang | Shirley |
  | Green | Mike Ward | Wilson |
  | National | Maurice Williamson | Simich |
  | Labour | Margaret Wilson | Wilson |
  | National | Pansy Wong | Simich |
  | NZ First | Doug Woolerton | Simich |
  | Labour | Dianne Yates | Wilson |
  