Margaret Wilson
Committee learns constitutional lessons from New Zealand
20 January 2011
The Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee hears from the former Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Professor Margaret Wilson, on matters political and constitutional
- Watch the meeting: Constitutional lessons from New Zealand
- Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
Meeting information
Thursday 20 January, 10am
Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witness
- Professor Margaret Wilson, Former Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Background
Current UK political issues are mirrored in several aspects of New Zealand politics. For instance, the UK Cabinet Manual, recently published in draft, is modelled on a document which has been in use in New Zealand for several years.
In 1993 a referendum resulted in the adoption of a new voting system for general elections, and since 1996, no single party has held a majority in the New Zealand House of Representatives.