A number of new MPs are winging their way to Wellington after the general election.
The following is a quick rundown on some of the new faces that will be sitting in parliament over the next three years.
National Party
Simon Bridges
Thirty-one-year-old Bridges ousted political veteran Winston
Peters from his beloved Tauranga electorate. He was selected as
National's candidate for the seat in June 2008. Up until then he
was a senior crown prosecutor.
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga
Samoan-born Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga is currently an Auckland City
Councillor (Tamaki-Maungakiekie ward). Raised in Mangere, he holds
an MBA from the University of Cambridge (Queens College).
Nikki Kaye
At just 28 years of age, Nikki Kaye defeated Auckland Central
incumbent Judith Tizard to take National's first-ever win in that
electorate. Kaye returned to New Zealand in 2007 from her OE to
fulfil her ambition to stand for parliament.
Tim Macindoe
Tim Macindoe won the Hamilton West electorate this year after
narrowly missing out on the seat in the 2005 election. Macindoe is
the Chief Executive of Arts Waikato, a regional organisation based
in Hamilton.
Steven Joyce
Joyce is one of National's list-only candidates. He is the
National Party's Campaign Chair and was the party's general manager
and campaign manager during the 2005 election period.
Melissa Lee
Lee is another of National's list-only candidates. Born in
Korea, she is the host of Asia Downunder. She has also recently
completed writing a feature film.
Amy Adams
No, it's not the Oscar-nominated actress - National's Amy
Adams is currently a partner with Mortlock McCormack Law in
Christchurch.
Louise Upton
National's Louise Upston took out the Taupo electorate,
defeating Labour MP Mark Burton. Her profession is project
management.
Todd McClay
McClay has been a member of the National Party since the 1980s and
owns an international communications and lobbying company. He
defeated incumbent Steve Chadwick in the Rotorua electorate.
Jonathan Young
Fifty-year-old Jonathan Young won the New Plymouth electorate
by a narrow margin over Labour's Harry Duynhoven.
Hekia Parata
Parata has been a senior public servant and has served on a
number of boards.
Kanwal Singh Bakshi
Indian-born Bakshi stood in the Manukau East electorate, which
was won by Labour's Ross Robertson. Bakshi is through to parliament
on National's list.
Paul Quinn
Quinn holds directorships on several companies and is one of
National's list MPs, after Labour's Trevor Mallard won the Hutt
South electorate he was standing in.
Michael Woodhouse
Woodhouse is the CEO of Mercy Hospital Dunedin. He has also
previously held senior management positions within ACC.
Aaron Gilmore
He shares the same name as one of the dancers from popular TV ONE
programme, Dancing With The Stars, but this Aaron Gilmore was
National's candidate for the Christchurch East electorate. He
didn't win the seat (Lianne Dalziel did), but he is through on
National's list.
Cam Calder
A member of the National Party since 2003, Calder is
also a member of the Health Policy Advisory Group and Innovation
Group.
Labour Party
Clare Curran
Curran is one of Labour's new electorate MPs, after winning
the Dunedin South seat.
Grant Robertson
Labour's new Wellington Central MP once worked at the United
Nations in New York as a New Zealand diplomat.
Chris Hipkins
Hipkins won the Rimutaka seat by a narrow majority over
National's Richard Whiteside. He has been a member of the Labour
Party for over a decade.
Iain Lees
Lees is Palmerston North's new MP. He works for the New
Zealand Nurses Organisation, which represents more than 40,000
members.
Brendon Burns
Burns took out the Christchurch Central electorate, after
replacing Tim Barnett as Labour's candidate there. He worked for 12
years in the parliamentary press gallery.
Rajen Prasad
Prasad's professional roles include being the Race Relations
Conciliator and a member of the Residence Review Board.
Jacinda Ardern
Ardern was Labour's candidate for the Waikato, the electorate
where she grew up. She lost the electoral race to National's
Lindsay Tisch, but is through to parliament on Labour's list.
Raymond Huo
Chinese-born Raymond Huo came to New Zealand in 1994. He has
worked as a lawyer and journalist.
Phil Twyford
Twyford is the founder director of Oxfam New Zealand. He was
Labour's candidate for the North Shore electorate (won by
National's Wayne Mapp) and is through to parliament on Labour's
list.
Carmel Sepuloni
Sepuloni is of Samoan, Tongan and Palagi descent and is a
member of the Tonganz Advisory Council. She is also an equity
manager at the University of Auckland.
Stuart Nash
Nash was once the Director of Strategic Development at AUT
University. He is also the great-grandson of former Labour Prime
Minister, Sir Walter Nash.
Kelvin Davis
Davis was the Labour Party candidate in the Te Tai Tokerau
seat, won by the Maori Party's Hone Harawira. Davis is through to
parliament as one of Labour's list MPs.
Carol Beaumont
Council of Trade Unions secretary Beaumont stood for Labour in
the seat of Maungakiekie, which was vacated by Mark Gosche. She
lost to National's Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, but is through on Labour's
list.
Act Party
John Boscawen
Boscawen will enter parliament as an Act list MP. He is a
critic of the Electoral Finance Act and has said he hopes National
will follow through with its promise to repeal it.
David Garrett
Garrett is an Auckland lawyer and the legal adviser to the
Sensible Sentencing Trust.
Green Party
Kevin Hague
Hague is one of the Green Party's list MPs, after running as
their candidate in the West Coast-Tasman electorate (won by
National's Chris Auchinvole). He is currently the CEO of the West
Coast District Health Board.
Catherine Delahunty
Catherine Delahunty stood in the East Coast electorate for the
third time (which was won by National's Anne Tolley). She is
through to parliament as a list MP.
Maori Party
Rahui Katene
Katene won the Te Tai Tonga electorate, defeating Labour's
Mahara Okeroa. She is a lawyer of Ngati Koata, Ngati Toa, Ngati
Kuia and Kai Tahu descent.
