What is House of Representatives of New Zealand?
{{mergeto|New Zealand Parliament|date=August 2014}} {{no sources|date=August 2014}} The '''House of Representatives of New Zealand''' is the only [[wikt:chamber|chamber]] of the [[New Zealand]] legislature. The House and the [[Monarchy in New Zealand|Queen of New Zealand]] form the [[New Zealand Parliament|Parliament of New Zealand]]. There are 120 people who are elected to the House, who are called [[Members of Parliament]]. New Zealand follows the [[Westminster system]] of government. It is governed by a [[Cabinet of New Zealand|cabinet]] and [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]], who are from the party which has a majority in the House of Representatives. Usually, there are no more than three years between elections in New Zealand. The last elections [[New Zealand general election, 2011|were in 2011]]. The next elections are [[New Zealand general election|scheduled for 20 September 2014]]. [[Category:Government of New Zealand]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Organizations based in New Zealand]]