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Sixth National Government

Ministries of New Zealand
2023–present
Date formedTBD
People and organisations
MonarchCharles III (2022–present)
Governor-General
Prime Minister-designateChristopher Luxon (2023–present)
Deputy Prime MinisterTBD
Member parties
  •   New Zealand National Party
  •   ACT New Zealand
  •   New Zealand First
Status in legislatureMajority
67 / 122 (55%)
Opposition parties
Opposition leader
History
Election2023
Legislature term54th Parliament
PredecessorSixth Labour Government of New Zealand

The Sixth National Government is the incoming government of New Zealand. It will be headed by Christopher Luxon, the National Party leader and prime minister-designate.

Background

2023 general election

Main article: 2023 New Zealand general election

In the 2023 general election held on 14 October, the National Party defeated the incumbent Labour Party,[1][2] winning 48 seats and 38.1% of the popular vote.[3] Labour won 27% of the popular with its share of parliamentary seats dropping from 64 to 34. Prime Minister and Labour leader Chris Hipkins conceded the election and congratulated National Party leader Christopher Luxon.[2] Prime Minister Hipkins and the Sixth Labour Government will remain in a caretaker capacity until the new government is formed.[4]

History

Formation

Following the 2023 general election, National entered into coalition negotiations with both the libertarian ACT New Zealand and populist New Zealand First parties.[5][6] Luxon stated that he would be conducting these negotiations privately and would not confirm how his stance on policies such as ACT's referendum on co-governance.[5] University of Otago law professor Andrew Geddis speculated that National's coalition talks with ACT would be influenced by NZ First leader Winston Peters' demands and history of playing a "kingmaker" role in previous elections. Peters had also publicly criticised several National and ACT policies during the 2023 election campaign including National's proposal to ease the ban on foreign home purchases, tax cuts, agricultural emissions pricing, proposal to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67, and ACT's proposal to slash government expenditure and public service jobs.[6]

Coalition talks between the three parties could also be influenced by close results in several marginal seats including Te Atatū, Banks Peninsula, Nelson, Tāmaki Makaurau, and Te Tai Tokerau.[4] Nicola Willis is expected to be Finance Minister.[7] Following the release of final results on 3 November, National's parliamentary majority dropped from 50 to 48 seats. Since National and ACT did not meet the 62 seat threshold needed to form a government, a prospective National-led government would need New Zealand First to form the next government.[3]

On 8 November, ACT and NZ First made first contact in their coalition talks with National during a meeting between ACT's chief of staff Andrew Ketels and NZ First's chief of staff Darroch Ball. This introductory meeting was meant "to establish a line of communication" between the two parties. In addition, Luxon, Peters alongside senior colleagues and chiefs of staff from both National and NZ First held talks in Wellington that same week. Peters' negotiation team included Ball and fellow NZ First MP Shane Jones while National's negotiation team included Chris Bishop.[8] Following the release of final results, Seymour had attempted to contact Peters via text message but the NZ First leader had dismissed it as a scam.[9] On 9 November, Seymour expressed hope that coalition negotiations and government formation would be completed before an upcoming APEC meeting in mid-November 2023.[10]

List of executive members

Ministers

Portfolio Minister Party Start
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon National Expected
Minister of Finance Nicola Willis National Expected

References

  1. ^ Corlett, Eva (14 October 2023). "New Zealand abandons Labour and shifts to the right as country votes for wholesale change". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Perry, Nick (15 October 2023). "New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "National and Act lose majority in final vote count". Newsroom. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Government in caretaker mode as coalition talks start". Waatea News. 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Election 2023: Christopher Luxon ready to get to work on coalition negotiations". Radio New Zealand. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b Corlett, Eva (16 October 2023). "New Zealand in political limbo as National considers shape of coalition". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ^ "New Zealand PM-elect Luxon says Willis 'locked in' as finance minister". Reuters. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. ^ Trevett, Claire (8 November 2023). "Election 2023: NZ First and Act make first contact in coalition talks as National, NZ First hold secret meetings around Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ Hendry-Tennent, Ireland (6 November 2023). "Election 2023: ACT's David Seymour reveals what he said in text that likely coalition partner Winston Peters thought was 'fake'". Newshub. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  10. ^ "ACT's Seymour on early NZ First talks: 'So far, so good'". 1 News. TVNZ. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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