MP
Electorate
LA
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
1326
Written questions
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

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 28 August 2026

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 Reuben Davidson voted the same way as Labour. The votes that show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.

No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Reuben Davidson 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 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 – Linwood Section – Banks Peninsula Rental property – Christchurch Central 7 Retirement schemes Bank of New Zealand KiwiSaver 10 Debts owed by you Bank of New Zealand – mortgages (x3) 12 Gifts Electric Avenue tickets (x2) – Team Event Hon Matt

Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2026

Taxpayer-funded expenses

Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 January – 31 March 2026. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.

$19,073
Total this quarter
$6,784
Accommodation
$12,289
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
1326
Speeches Being added
Official links
Profile on parliament.nz

Latest coverage

News and video mentioning Reuben Davidson, from the sources on our coverage page.

Nothing tagged to Reuben Davidson in the current window. Coverage is concentrated on ministers and party leaders — most backbenchers appear rarely, and that is the real state of the record rather than a gap in ours.

Sources

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 Labour Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).