Biography
Maureen Helena Pugh is a New Zealand politician. She was the mayor of Westland from 2004 to 2013. She first became a Member of Parliament for the National Party in 2016, leaving Parliament in 2017 and returning in 2018. She was initially a list MP, before winning the West Coast-Tasman electorate in 2023.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape, and why
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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 Maureen Pugh 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 Maureen Pugh 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 Maureen Pugh 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.
1 Company directorships and controlling interests Pugh Contracting Limited – beef and sheep farm 2 Other companies and business entities JMS Partnership (inactive and to be wound up) 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts O'Conor Home Memorial Trust (trustee) 5 Organisations and trusts seeking Government funding Westland Heritage Industrial Park – restoration of historic machinery 6 Real property Family home – Turiwhate Farm – Turiwhate Timeshare – Toormina, New South Wales, Australia 7 Retirement schemes Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Scheme Hon Priyanca
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
Latest coverage
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