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, where 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 show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Shanan Halbert 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 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 (trustee and beneficiary) 6 Real property Family home – Birkenhead Residential property (in trust) – Napier 7 Retirement schemes ASB KiwiSaver J. 7 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2026 23 Ryan
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
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