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background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Banks Peninsula</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />14 October 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tracey_McLellan" title="Tracey McLellan">Tracey McLellan</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1978-11-08</span>) </span>8 November 1978<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 46)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data">University of Otago</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Vanessa Joan Weenink</b> (born 8 November 1978) is a New Zealand politician. She was elected as a Member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">New Zealand House of Representatives</a> for <a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Banks Peninsula</a>, representing the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/2023_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2023 New Zealand general election">2023 New Zealand general election</a>. She is a doctor by training. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanessa_Weenink&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Weenink was born on 8 November 1978 at Holmdale, the maternity hospital in <a href="/wiki/Blenheim,_New_Zealand" title="Blenheim, New Zealand">Blenheim</a>. Her parents were Ross and Joan Weenink.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She grew up in <a href="/wiki/Canvastown" title="Canvastown">Canvastown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is married to oncologist Matthew Strother; the couple share a blended family of five children.<sup id="cite_ref-NZDoctor_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZDoctor-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Medical_and_military_career">Medical and military career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanessa_Weenink&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Medical and military career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Weenink trained as a doctor and worked as a <a href="/wiki/General_practitioner" title="General practitioner">general practitioner</a> for 20 years. She was also an army medical officer.<sup id="cite_ref-NZDoctor_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZDoctor-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Weenink served nearly 22 years in the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Army" title="New Zealand Army">New Zealand Army</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Territorial_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Territorial Force">New Zealand Territorials</a>. During that time, she was deployed three times with two tours in <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Afghanistan</a> and one in <a href="/wiki/2006_East_Timorese_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 East Timorese crisis">East Timor</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Zealand_Parliament_speech_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Zealand_Parliament_speech-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Weenink became involved in medical advocacy in 2019, and was the deputy chair of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Medical_Association" title="New Zealand Medical Association">New Zealand Medical Association</a> (NZMA) and chair of the NZMA's General Practitioners Council. She had previously been a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a> and had campaigned alongside <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Webb" title="Duncan Webb">Duncan Webb</a> in <a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Central" title="Christchurch Central">Christchurch Central</a> in <a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017</a>, but resigned in order to be more involved with the NZMA. After the NZMA was disestablished in 2022, she joined the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stuff-Mar2023_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stuff-Mar2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanessa_Weenink&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 470px; float: right; margin-left:1em; margin-right: 0; border: 4; cellpadding: 2; cellspacing: 0;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000021-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122)">New Zealand Parliament</span></a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 125px;">Years </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 35px;">Term </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 125px;">Electorate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 35px;">List </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 150px;">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2023 New Zealand general election">2023</a>–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/54th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="54th New Zealand Parliament">54th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Banks Peninsula</a> </td> <td>40 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Weenink had previously been a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a> and had campaigned alongside <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Webb" title="Duncan Webb">Duncan Webb</a> in <a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Central" title="Christchurch Central">Christchurch Central</a> in <a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017</a>, but resigned in order to be more involved with the NZMA. After the NZMA was disestablished in 2022, she joined the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stuff-Mar2023_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stuff-Mar2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She sought the National Party nomination for <a href="/wiki/Ilam_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ilam (New Zealand electorate)">Ilam</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2023_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2023 New Zealand general election">2023 general election</a>, but was unsuccessful. <sup id="cite_ref-NZDoctor_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZDoctor-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She was announced as National's candidate for <a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Banks Peninsula</a> in March 2023<sup id="cite_ref-Stuff-Mar2023_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stuff-Mar2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was also ranked 40th on the National Party. According to final results, Weenink won the electorate with an 396-vote lead over incumbent <a href="/wiki/Tracey_McLellan" title="Tracey McLellan">Tracey McLellan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> flipping the seat to National for the first time in over two decades (the electorate was last won by National in the <a href="/wiki/1996_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1996 New Zealand general election">1996 election</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Weenink's <a href="/wiki/Maiden_parliamentary_speech" class="mw-redirect" title="Maiden parliamentary speech">maiden parliamentary speech</a>, she described herself as <a href="/wiki/Social_liberalism" title="Social liberalism">socially liberal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fiscal_conservatism" title="Fiscal conservatism">fiscally conservative</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Zealand_Parliament_speech_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Zealand_Parliament_speech-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2023, it was revealed that Weenink disagreed with her party’s position on smoke-free legislation. Newshub uncovered previous Facebook comments from Weenink in April 2021 on the Facebook page of <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a> MP <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Webb" title="Duncan Webb">Duncan Webb</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which she stated her belief that "The nicotine level idea is a good one." in relation to the Labour governments smoke-free plans and legislation. 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href="/wiki/53rd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="53rd New Zealand Parliament"><span style="color:white;">Current members of parliament</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Names without electorates are list MPs</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" title="Christopher Luxon">Christopher Luxon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Botany_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Botany (New Zealand electorate)">Botany</a>)</span></dd> <dt>Deputy leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Willis" title="Nicola Willis">Nicola Willis</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Anderson_(politician)" title="Miles Anderson (politician)">Miles Anderson</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Waitaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitaki (New Zealand electorate)">Waitaki</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Bates" title="Carl Bates">Carl Bates</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Whanganui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whanganui (New Zealand electorate)">Whanganui</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bayly" title="Andrew Bayly">Andrew Bayly</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Port_Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Port Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Port Waikato</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Bidois" title="Dan Bidois">Dan Bidois</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Northcote_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northcote (New Zealand electorate)">Northcote</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bishop" title="Chris Bishop">Chris Bishop</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hutt_South" title="Hutt South">Hutt South</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Brewer" title="Cameron Brewer">Cameron Brewer</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Upper_Harbour_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Upper Harbour (New Zealand electorate)">Upper Harbour</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simeon_Brown" title="Simeon Brown">Simeon Brown</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Pakuranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)">Pakuranga</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Butterick" title="Mike Butterick">Mike Butterick</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Wairarapa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)">Wairarapa</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamish_Campbell" title="Hamish Campbell">Hamish Campbell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Ilam_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ilam (New Zealand electorate)">Ilam</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Cheung" title="Carlos Cheung">Carlos Cheung</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Mount_Roskill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate)">Mount Roskill</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Collins" title="Judith Collins">Judith Collins</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Papakura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Papakura (New Zealand electorate)">Papakura</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Costley" title="Tim Costley">Tim Costley</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ōtaki (New Zealand electorate)">Ōtaki</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Doocey" title="Matt Doocey">Matt Doocey</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Waimakariri_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)">Waimakariri</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Fleming_(politician)" title="Greg Fleming (politician)">Greg Fleming</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Maungakiekie_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Maungakiekie (New Zealand electorate)">Maungakiekie</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paulo_Garcia_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Paulo Garcia (New Zealand politician)">Paulo Garcia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/New_Lynn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Lynn (New Zealand electorate)">New Lynn</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldsmith_(politician)" title="Paul Goldsmith (politician)">Paul Goldsmith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Grigg" title="Nicola Grigg">Nicola Grigg</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Selwyn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)">Selwyn</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Hamilton_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Ryan Hamilton (New Zealand politician)">Ryan Hamilton</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton East (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton East</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Kirkpatrick" title="Dana Kirkpatrick">Dana Kirkpatrick</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/East_Coast_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="East Coast (New Zealand electorate)">East Coast</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Kuriger" title="Barbara Kuriger">Barbara Kuriger</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Taranaki-King_Country" title="Taranaki-King Country">Taranaki-King Country</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Lee" title="Melissa Lee">Melissa Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lu" title="Nancy Lu">Nancy Lu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_McCallum" title="Grant McCallum">Grant McCallum</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Northland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northland (New Zealand electorate)">Northland</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_McClay" title="Todd McClay">Todd McClay</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Rotorua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)">Rotorua</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_MacLeod" title="David MacLeod">David MacLeod</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)">New Plymouth</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Meager" title="James Meager">James Meager</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Rangitata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangitata (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitata</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Mitchell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mark Mitchell (New Zealand politician)">Mark Mitchell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Whangapar%C4%81oa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whangaparāoa (New Zealand electorate)">Whangaparāoa</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mooney_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Joseph Mooney (New Zealand politician)">Joseph Mooney</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Southland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Southland (New Zealand electorate)">Southland</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rima_Nakhle" title="Rima Nakhle">Rima Nakhle</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Takanini_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Takanini (New Zealand electorate)">Takanini</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Nimon" title="Katie Nimon">Katie Nimon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Napier_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Napier (New Zealand electorate)">Napier</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Penk" title="Chris Penk">Chris Penk</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Kaipara_ki_Mahurangi" title="Kaipara ki Mahurangi">Kaipara ki Mahurangi</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tama_Potaka" title="Tama Potaka">Tama Potaka</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_West_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton West</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Pugh" title="Maureen Pugh">Maureen Pugh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/West_Coast-Tasman" title="West Coast-Tasman">West Coast-Tasman</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suze_Redmayne" title="Suze Redmayne">Suze Redmayne</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Rangit%C4%ABkei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitīkei</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Reti" title="Shane Reti">Shane Reti</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whangārei (New Zealand electorate)">Whangārei</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rutherford" title="Tom Rutherford">Tom Rutherford</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Plenty</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penny_Simmonds" title="Penny Simmonds">Penny Simmonds</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Invercargill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)">Invercargill</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Simpson_(politician)" title="Scott Simpson (politician)">Scott Simpson</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Coromandel_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)">Coromandel</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Smith_(politician)" title="Stuart Smith (politician)">Stuart Smith</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Kaik%C5%8Dura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)">Kaikōura</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erica_Stanford" title="Erica Stanford">Erica Stanford</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Bays_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="East Coast Bays (New Zealand electorate)">East Coast Bays</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Uffindell" title="Sam Uffindell">Sam Uffindell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Tauranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tauranga (New Zealand electorate)">Tauranga</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Upston" title="Louise Upston">Louise Upston</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taupō (New Zealand electorate)">Taupō</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_van_de_Molen" title="Tim van de Molen">Tim van de Molen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Waikato</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Watts" title="Simon Watts">Simon Watts</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="North Shore (New Zealand electorate)">North Shore</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Wedd" title="Catherine Wedd">Catherine Wedd</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Tukituki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tukituki (New Zealand electorate)">Tukituki</a>)</span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vanessa Weenink</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Banks Peninsula</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%">National governments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="First National Government of New Zealand">First</a> (1949–57)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Second National Government of New Zealand">Second</a> (1960–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Third National Government of New Zealand">Third</a> (1975–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fourth National Government of New Zealand">Fourth</a> (1990–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth National Government of New Zealand">Fifth</a> (2008–17)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Sixth National Government of New Zealand">Sixth</a> (2023–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%">Shadow cabinets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Keith_Holyoake" title="Shadow Cabinet of Keith Holyoake">Holyoake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jack_Marshall" title="Shadow Cabinet of Jack Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Shadow_Cabinet_of_Robert_Muldoon" title="First Shadow Cabinet of Robert Muldoon">Muldoon I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Shadow_Cabinet_of_Robert_Muldoon" title="Second Shadow Cabinet of Robert Muldoon">Muldoon II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jim_McLay" title="Shadow Cabinet of Jim McLay">McLay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jim_Bolger" title="Shadow Cabinet of Jim Bolger">Bolger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jenny_Shipley" title="Shadow Cabinet of Jenny Shipley">Shipley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Shadow_Cabinet_of_Bill_English" title="First Shadow Cabinet of Bill English">English I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Don_Brash" title="Shadow Cabinet of Don Brash">Brash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_John_Key" title="Shadow Cabinet of John Key">Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Shadow_Cabinet_of_Bill_English" title="Second Shadow Cabinet of Bill English">English II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Simon_Bridges" title="Shadow Cabinet of Simon Bridges">Bridges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Todd_Muller" title="Shadow Cabinet of Todd Muller">Muller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Judith_Collins" title="Shadow Cabinet of Judith Collins">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Christopher_Luxon" title="Shadow Cabinet of Christopher Luxon">Luxon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%">Leadership elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1936_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1936 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1940 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1957 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1972 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1974 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1984 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1986 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1997 New Zealand National Party leadership election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2001 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2003 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2006 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2016 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2018 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2020_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="May 2020 New Zealand National Party leadership election">May 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2020_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="July 2020 New Zealand National Party leadership election">July 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2021 New Zealand National Party leadership election">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Reform Party (New Zealand)">Reform Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="United Party (New Zealand)">United Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party" title="New Zealand Liberal Party">Liberal Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teal_Deal" title="Teal Deal">Teal Deal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United%E2%80%93Reform_Coalition" title="United–Reform Coalition">United–Reform Coalition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Young_Nationals" title="New Zealand Young Nationals">Young Nats</a> 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