Biography
Matt Doocey is the Member of Parliament for Waimakariri. First elected in 2014, he is Minister for Mental Health and an Associate Minister of Health.
Impact this term
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 Matt Doocey 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 Matt Doocey 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 Matt Doocey 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.
4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Doocey Family Trust (beneficiary) Sumner Marriner Trust (beneficiary) Doocey Kalmar Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary) J. 7 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2026 19 6 Real property Family home (owned by trust) – Rangiora, Waimakariri Rental property (owned by trust) – Burnside, Christchurch 7 Retirement schemes AMP KiwiSaver 12 Gifts TranzAlpine tickets – KiwiRail Bledisloe Cup match tickets – NZ Rugby Black Caps test tickets – Canterbury Cricket Hon Barbara
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.
Roles & responsibilities
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In the news
Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, declared interests and expenses refresh automatically from Parliament’s official sources; conscience votes are recorded from Hansard as they occur. Photo: New Zealand National Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).