Biography
Shanan Kiritea Halbert is a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. From 2020 to 2023, he was the Member of Parliament for Northcote. Having lost the Northcote seat in 2023, he was elected as a list member of parliament after the resignation of Kelvin Davis.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
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Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Shanan Halbert voted the same way as Labour. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Shanan Halbert’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Shanan Halbert 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 Winston Churchill Halbert Family Trust (beneficiary) 6 Real property Residential property (in trust) – Napier 7 Retirement schemes ASB KiwiSaver Ryan
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2025Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 October – 31 December 2025. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Roles & responsibilities
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 ).