Biography
Carl Michael Bates is a New Zealand politician, representing the New Zealand National Party as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape, and why
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes, where MPs vote as a block with their party. So on the large majority of votes Carl Bates voted the same way as National. The votes that show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Carl Bates this term. These votes are rare, because Parliament decides most matters by party vote. We record them from Hansard as they occur.
Declared interests
What Carl Bates has declared in the official register: directorships, property, trusts, debts and gifts. Registers actual and potential conflicts of interest; it is not a measure of wealth.
2 Other companies and business entities Greenplan (Dunmore West 2000) Forest Partnership No. 47 – forestry 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts The Carpe Diem Trust (beneficiary) Raewyn Bates Family Trust (beneficiary) 6 Real property Family home (jointly owned) – Whanganui Former family home (in trust) – Manawatū Rental property (in trust) – Whanganui Apartment (jointly owned) – Wellington 7 Retirement schemes Craigs KiwiSaver Ninety-One Retirement Annuity Fund – Ninety-One (South Africa) J. 7 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2026 7 9 Debts owed to you Sirdar South Africa (Pty) Limited – business loan Protea Kowhai Holdings (Pty) Limited – business loan 10 Debts owed by you Investec (South Africa) – mortgage on former family home The Carpe Diem Trust – personal loan Bank of New Zealand – mortgage on family home ASB – mortgage on apartment 12 Gifts Parliamentary Hunting Trip (one night and hinds) – New Zealand Game Animal Council Hon Andrew
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2026Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 January – 31 March 2026. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
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