Biography
Tom Rutherford is a New Zealand politician and communications executive. A member of the National Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament for the Bay of Plenty since October 2023.
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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 Tom Rutherford 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 Tom Rutherford 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 Tom Rutherford 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.
5 Organisations and trusts seeking Government funding Greerton Cricket Club – cricket club 6 Real property Family home (also used as short-term rental property; jointly owned) – Pāpāmoa, Tauranga Rental property (jointly owned) – St Andrews, Hamilton 7 Retirement schemes Milford KiwiSaver 8 Managed investment schemes Milford Aggressive Fund – Milford Asset Management Milford Active Growth Fund – Milford Asset Management 10 Debts owed by you Westpac Bank – mortgage Hon Jenny
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.
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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 National Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).