Senior Whip of the National Party

Senior Whip of the National Party
Incumbent
Scott Simpson
since 5 December 2023
Reports toLeader of the National Party
PrecursorChris Penk
Inaugural holderBert Kyle
Formation14 May 1936
DeputySuze Redmayne

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.[1] 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:[2]

No. Name Portrait Electorate Term of office
1 Bert Kyle Riccarton 14 May 1936 12 March 1941
2 Walter Broadfoot Waitomo 12 March 1941 13 December 1949
3 Andy Sutherland Hauraki 2 March 1950 4 October 1954
4 Geoff Gerard Ashburton 24 November 1954 8 February 1957
5 Ernest Aderman New Plymouth 8 February 1957 21 January 1958
(4) Geoff Gerard Ashburton 21 January 1958 12 December 1960
6 Jack Scott Rodney 16 February 1961 20 December 1963
7 Jack George Otago Central 10 June 1964 11 February 1967
8 Alfred E. Allen Franklin 11 February 1967 5 February 1970
9 Harry Lapwood Rotorua 5 February 1970 11 July 1974
10 Richard Harrison Hawke's Bay 11 July 1974 22 January 1976
11 Bill Birch Franklin 22 January 1976 1 February 1979
12 Tony Friedlander New Plymouth 1 February 1979 2 February 1982
13 Don McKinnon Albany 2 February 1982 29 July 1987[3]
14 Robin Gray Clutha 16 September 1987[4] 6 September 1990[5]
15 Jeff Grant Awarua 28 November 1990[6] 23 September 1993[7]
16 John Carter[8] Far North 30 November 1993 3 April 1995
17 Roger Sowry[9] Kapiti 3 April 1995 12 October 1996
(16) John Carter[10] Northland 19 December 1996 9 August 2004
18 Simon Power[11] Rangitikei 9 August 2004 17 September 2005
19 Lindsay Tisch[12] Piako 11 October 2005 5 December 2006
20 Anne Tolley[13] East Coast 5 December 2006 13 February 2008
21 Nathan Guy[14] Ōtaki 13 February 2008 15 June 2009
22 Chris Tremain[15] Napier 16 June 2009 13 December 2011
23 Michael Woodhouse[16] List MP 20 December 2011 28 January 2013
24 Louise Upston[17] Taupō 29 January 2013 7 October 2014
25 Tim Macindoe[18] Hamilton West 20 October 2014 2 May 2017
26 Jami-Lee Ross[19] Botany 2 May 2017 20 March 2018
27 Barbara Kuriger Taranaki-King Country 20 March 2018 10 November 2020
28 Matt Doocey Waimakariri 10 November 2020 7 December 2021
29 Chris Penk Kaipara ki Mahurangi 7 December 2021 5 December 2023
30 Scott Simpson Coromandel 5 December 2023 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 278.
  2. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 280.
  3. ^ Hansard. Vol. 482. New Zealand Parliament. 1987. p. 10063.
  4. ^ Hansard. Vol. 483. New Zealand Parliament. 1987. p. 3.
  5. ^ Hansard. Vol. 510. New Zealand Parliament. 1990. p. 3.
  6. ^ Hansard. Vol. 511. New Zealand Parliament. 1990. p. 3.
  7. ^ Hansard. Vol. 538. New Zealand Parliament. 1993. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Hon John Carter". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ Larkin, Naomi (10 October 2001). "Numbers man Sowry just happy to be No 2". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Hon John Carter". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Hon Simon Power". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Lindsay Tisch". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Hon Anne Tolley". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Hon Nathan Guy". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Hon Chris Tremain". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Hon Michael Woodhouse". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Hon Louise Upston". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Hon Tim Macindoe". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Jami-Lee Ross". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

Bibliography

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.