Biography
Vanushi Sitanjali Walters is a New Zealand lawyer and politician who served as Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party representing the Upper Harbour electorate from 2020 to 2023. She returned to Parliament as a Labour list MP in May 2025, following the resignation of David Parker.
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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
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Vanushi Walters voted the same way as Labour. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Vanushi Walters’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Taxpayer-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 ).