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Maureen Pugh
Maureen Pugh
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Active MP West Coast-Tasman electorateAssistant Speaker

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.

Source: Wikipedia

Impact this term

54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election

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Roles & spokesperson areas
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Select committees
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Members’ bills in the ballot
Written questions
Being added
Speeches in the House
Being added

These are factual counts from the public record — not a score. MPs do different jobs: list and electorate MPs, ministers and backbenchers all contribute differently, and MPs first elected in 2023 have a shorter record. We show the facts so you can decide what counts as doing enough.

Policies they shape — and why

We map the policy areas an MP shapes from their portfolios, spokesperson roles and committees. None are on record for Maureen Pugh yet. See where National stands across every area on the party page.

Bills they’ve worked on

Members’ bill in the ballot (awaiting a first-reading draw)
Adverse Weather-affected Timber Recovery on Conservation Lands Bill
In ballot
NZ Parliament — Bills · as at 24 June 2026

Voting record

Most votes in Parliament are party votes — 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 reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.

Maureen Pugh’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).

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 (not trading) 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 2025

Taxpayer-funded expenses

Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 October – 31 December 2025. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.

$27,021
Total this quarter
$11,860
Accommodation
$15,160
Travel
Members' expense disclosure (parliament.nz)

Roles & responsibilities

Assistant Speaker
At a glance
Electorate
West Coast-Tasman
Role
Electorate MP
Title
Assistant Speaker

Committees

Social Services and Community
Participation
Members’ bills (ballot)
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Written questions Being added
Speeches Being added
Official links
Profile on parliament.nz
Sources

Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, speeches and voting records are being added from Parliament’s official register and Hansard. Photo: New Zealand National Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).