Biography
Damien O'Connor is a Labour list MP. First elected in 1993, they sit on the Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade select committee and are Labour's spokesperson for Defence, Land Information, Regional Development and Trade.
Impact this term
54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
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Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Damien O'Connor voted the same way as Labour. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Damien O'Connor’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Damien O'Connor 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 Mercury Energy Limited – electricity provider Heartland Bank Limited – financial institution Genesis Energy Limited – electricity provider Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited – pharmaceutical manufacturer Tulloch Imports Limited – imports farm machinery NZ Dairy Dessert Company Limited – dairy product manufacturer 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Hōhepa Foundation (trustee) 6 Real property Family home – Wellington 7 Retirement schemes ASB KiwiSaver 8 Managed investment schemes Saxe Coburg Discretionary Investment Fund – Saxe Coburg 9 Debts owed to you ANZ Bank – term deposit Police and Families Credit Union – term deposit Hon David
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2025Roles & responsibilities
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