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Reuben Davidson
Reuben Davidson
Electorate MP
LabourParty
ElectorateRole
Christchurch EastElectorate
ActiveStatus
2023Entered
Majority
Active MP Christchurch East electorate

Biography

Reuben John Davidson is a New Zealand television producer and politician. He was on a Christchurch community board from 2019. In the 2023 general election, he was elected to represent the Christchurch East electorate in Parliament.

Source: Wikipedia

Impact this term

54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election

3
Roles & spokesperson areas
1
Select committees
1
Members’ bills in the ballot
1258
Written questions
Speeches in the House
Being added

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Policies they shape — and why

Bills they’ve worked on

Members’ bill in the ballot (awaiting a first-reading draw)
Online Safety (Duties for Providers of Internet-Based Services) 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 Reuben Davidson voted the same way as Labour. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.

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

Declared interests

What Reuben Davidson 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.

6 Real property Family home – North Brighton Holiday home – Banks Peninsula Rental property – Christchurch 7 Retirement schemes Bank of New Zealand KiwiSaver 10 Debts owed by you Bank of New Zealand – mortgage Hon Matt

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.

$31,233
Total this quarter
$13,347
Accommodation
$17,886
Travel
Members' expense disclosure (parliament.nz)

Roles & responsibilities

Spokesperson — Broadcasting Media and Creative Economy
Spokesperson — Economic Development
Spokesperson — Science Technology and Innovation
At a glance
Electorate
Christchurch East
Role
Electorate MP
Entered Parliament
2023

Committees

Economic Development Science and Innovation
Participation
Members’ bills (ballot)
1
Written questions
1258
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 Labour Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).