David Carter (politician)

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New Zealand Parliament
The Right Honourable
Sir David Carter
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29th Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
In office
31 January 2013 –7 November 2017
YearsTermElectorateListParty
1994 –1996 44th Selwyn National
1996 –1999 45th Banks Peninsula 41 National
1999 –2002 46th List21 National
2002 –2005 47th List4 National
2005 –2008 48th List8 National
2008 –2011 49th List 9 National
2011 –2014 50th List 10 National
2014 –2017 51st List3 National
2017 –2020 52nd List3 National

Carter stood in the Lyttelton electorate in the 1993 election as a successor to Gail McIntosh, but was defeated by Labour's Ruth Dyson. [3] Carter was first elected to Parliament in the 1994 by-election in Selwyn, replacing the resigning Ruth Richardson. In the 1996 general election he won the Banks Peninsula electorate against Dyson. In the 1999 election he was defeated by Dyson, but entered Parliament as a list MP. In the 2002 election, he failed to recapture the seat and remained a list MP.

From 1998 until the National Party's defeat in 1999 Carter was Minister for Senior Citizens, [4] Associate Minister of Revenue, and Associate Minister for Food, Fibre, Biosecurity and Border Control. At the very end of National's term in office, he was also Associate Minister of Education.

In 2008, Carter was initially chosen as the National candidate for the resurrected safe National seat of Selwyn, but opposition to this saw the National candidacy up for grabs again. He pulled out and the candidacy was eventually won by Amy Adams, who won the seat. Carter was given a high list placing of nine instead and did not contest an electorate. [5] [6] After National's election victory, he took the portfolios of Agriculture, Biosecurity and Forestry. [7]

Minister of Agriculture

In May 2010, Carter issued a ban on kosher slaughter, rejecting the recommendations of his advisers. [8] Carter held shares in a firm that exports meat, and prior to instituting the ban he met senior managers of the firm who wanted a ban on kosher slaughter to reduce their competition. [9]

Minister of Primary Industries

After the 2011 election, Carter was appointed Minister of the new Ministry of Primary Industries. In November 2012 he approved the increased squid fishery SQU6T by 140%, despite recommendations from scientists and the Department of Conservation that this would be detrimental to the endangered New Zealand sealion. [10]

Speaker of the House

On 22 January 2013, the Prime Minister John Key [11] announced that Carter was his preference to replace Lockwood Smith as Speaker of the House. Carter's appointment was not without controversy, and the Labour Party questioned whether he actually wanted the job. [12]

As the opposition was not consulted as per convention, Trevor Mallard was nominated by Labour and the position was put to a vote on 31 January 2013. Carter won by 62 votes to 52. [13] Consistent with the tradition of newly elected speakers, Carter had to be "dragged to the chair" following the election. [14]

The office of speaker entitles Carter to the title The Right Honourable following a reform of the New Zealand royal honours system in 2010. [15] [16]

Carter cited his intention to continue as Speaker, "if that is the will of Parliament", as the basis for his decision to stand as a list-only candidate in the 2014 general election. [17]

On 10 November 2015, Carter controversially failed to acknowledge offence caused to significant numbers of Labour and Green MPs after John Key had accused them of "backing rapists" during a debate about the Christmas Island Detention Centre. [18] The following day, Carter silenced seven female MPs who stated that they were victims of sexual abuse and stood up to express personal offence to Key's statement, which they called on Key to apologise for. Carter ruled that the manner in which they stood to address the house was contrary to the House's standing orders and dismissed several of the seven; the remainder walked out. [19]

On 11 May 2016, Carter dismissed the Prime Minister, John Key, from the debating chamber. Key had ignored several of the Speaker's warnings about behaviour contrary to the standing orders. Carter stated, "He is to be treated no differently to any other in this house". [20]

In opposition, 2017–2020

Carter was returned as an MP through the National Party list in the 2017 election. [21] Following the election, a Labour-led coalition government was formed with the support of the New Zealand First and Green parties. [22] [23] Carter was succeeded as Speaker by Labour MP Trevor Mallard, who assumed the position on 7 November 2017. [24]

In mid-October 2018, Carter confirmed that he along with fellow National MP Chris Finlayson would retire before the next general election. Carter denied that his resignation came as a result of a secret tape by National Party leader Simon Bridges suggesting that Finlayson should resign in order to clear the way for newer National MPs. [25]

In late July 2020, Carter submitted a private member's bill seeking to repeal the Labour-led government's Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018. The bill passed its first reading and was referred to the justice select committee. [26] [27] Following the bill's first reading, Carter indicated that he would retire at the 2020 New Zealand general election. Carter's private member bill was assigned to fellow National MP Nick Smith. [28]

Post-parliament

Carter's investiture as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy, at Government House, Wellington, on 5 May 2021 David Carter investiture as KNZM.jpg
Carter's investiture as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy, at Government House, Wellington, on 5 May 2021

In the 2021 New Year Honours, Carter was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Representatives. [29]

Following his retirement from parliament, Carter was elected to the National Party's Board of Directors on 21 November 2020. He challenged Peter Goodfellow for the role of President but was unsuccessful. [30] On 8 August 2021 he resigned from the board after another unsuccessful challenge to Goodfellow. He stated that he has "zero confidence" in Goodfellow, criticising the alleged "dysfunctional governance" of the party and lack of money to run a suitable campaign. [31] [32]

In August 2024, Carter became chair of the Canterbury A&P Association board. [33] [34] [35]

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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Selwyn
1994–1996		In abeyance
Title next held by
Amy Adams
New constituency Member of Parliament for Banks Peninsula
1996–1999		Succeeded by
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2013–2017		Succeeded by
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2008–2011
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