Biography
Stuart Tayler Smith is a New Zealand National Party politician. He was first elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Kaikōura electorate, representing the National Party, in the 2014 general election. As of 2025, he is Senior Whip of the National Party and Chief Government Whip.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape, and why
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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 Stuart Smith voted the same way as National. The votes that show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Stuart Smith 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 Stuart Smith 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.
2 Other companies and business entities Contact Energy Limited (in trust) – electricity generation Delegate Group Limited (in trust) – wine EBOS Group Limited (in trust) – healthcare, medical, and pharmaceutical products Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (in trust) – manufacturing Freightways Group Limited (in trust) – transport operator Genesis Energy Limited (in trust) – electricity generation Heartland Group Holdings Limited (in trust) – financial services Mainfreight Limited (in trust) – logistics Meridian Energy Limited (in trust) – electricity generation My Food Bag Group Limited (in trust) – online food delivery Ryman Healthcare Limited (in trust) – retirement villages Spark New Zealand Limited (in trust) – telecommunications Amcor Public Listed Company Chess Depositary Interests (in trust) – packaging APA Group (Stapled) (in trust) – petroleum industry Cleanaway Waste Management Limited (in trust) – sustainable waste management CSL Limited (in trust) – biotechnology Macquarie Group Limited (in trust) – financial services Resmed Incorporated Chess Depositary Interests (in trust) – medical devices Telix Pharmacuticals Limited (in trust) – biopharmaceutical company Transurban Group (Stapled Securities) (in trust) – transport networks Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Receipts (in trust) – internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services Amazon.com Incorporated (in trust) – e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated Class B (in…
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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