From Lobby Fodder to Leadership: New Zealand Parliamentarians and Select Committees

New Zealand's Members of Parliament have seldom been credited with significant opportunities to display leadership in an environment dominated by a strong executive and highly disciplined political parties. The select committee system has been identified as one setting in which Parliament might...

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Published inPolitical science Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 39 - 49
Main Authors Levine, Stephen, Roberts, Nigel S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Routledge 01.12.2004
SAGE Publications
Subjects
Committees
Electoral Systems
Leadership
Legislative bodies
Legislative Process
Members of the lower chamber
New Zealand
New Zealand Parliament
Parliamentary Systems
Political leadership
Political Parties
Political science
Politicians
Select Committees
Leadership
Select Committees
New Zealand Parliament
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Summary:New Zealand's Members of Parliament have seldom been credited with significant opportunities to display leadership in an environment dominated by a strong executive and highly disciplined political parties. The select committee system has been identified as one setting in which Parliament might be able to gain greater autonomy vis-à-vis the executive, giving MPs opportunities to make a distinctive contribution to the law-making process. This article considers factors influencing MPs in the altered select committee environment brought about by New Zealand's multi-party parliament and 'mixed member proportional' electoral system.
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ISSN:0032-3187
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DOI:10.1177/003231870405600206