Andrew Bayly

Last updated

New Zealand Parliament
The Honourable
Andrew Bayly
FRGS MP
BAYLY, Andrew - Port Waikato (cropped).png
Bayly in 2023
16th Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 November 2023
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2014 –2017 51st Hunua 55 National
2017 –2020 52nd Hunua39 National
2020 –2023 53rd Port Waikato 17 National
2023 54th List15 National
2023 –present 54th Port Waikato National

In Government, 2014–2017

Bayly was elected to Parliament at the 2014 general election, as the National MP for Hunua with a majority of 17,376 votes. [2] [11] He replaced Paul Hutchison who retired. He had the fourth highest majority of all electorate seats in New Zealand. During the 51st New Zealand Parliament, Bayly served as a member of the Finance and Expenditure Committee and the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee, as deputy chair of the Regulations Review Committee, and as chair of the Local Government and Environment Committee. [2]

In September 2016, Bayly proposed a private member's bill to Parliament that would give landlords more power to test and remedy their rental properties of dangerous levels of methamphetamine contamination. The bill would have placed an obligation on the landlord to provide rental accommodation free of methamphetamine contamination while giving them more power to confront the problem in their properties. [12] While it was not selected for introduction, a similar bill was introduced by the National Government in 2017 [13] and was later passed unanimously by Parliament under the Labour Government in 2019. [14]

Bayly also successfully steered the Arbitration Amendment Bill through Parliament which passed through the House unanimously and which significantly enhanced arbitration proceedings and how they are conducted in New Zealand. [15]

In Opposition, 2017–2023

At the 2017 general election, Bayly retained Hunua by a margin of 19,443 votes. [16] However, National did not win the election. Bayly held various party spokesperson roles under National's four leadership configurations that term. These included building regulation under Bill English; revenue, building and construction under Simon Bridges; revenue, commerce, and state-owned enterprises under Todd Muller and Judith Collins. He was also an associate finance spokesperson under the final three leaders. [17] In the 2017–2020 term, Bayly continued as a member of the Finance and Expenditure Committee. [17]

In September 2019, Bayly was ejected from Parliament for attempting to disrupt Parliamentary proceedings during his questioning of Housing Minister Megan Woods about the Ihumātao dispute. [18]

For the 2020 general election, Bayly's electorate of Hunua was disestablished. A new electorate, Port Waikato, comprising part of the old Hunua electorate and part of the old Waikato electorate, was created. Bayly contested Port Waikato and was re-elected by a margin of 4,313 votes. [19]

Bayly was regarded as a "close ally" to National leader Judith Collins. [20] [21] When she reshuffled her shadow cabinet on 11 November 2020 and promoted Bayly to third rank with the positions of shadow treasurer (senior to the finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse) and National Party spokesperson for infrastructure and statistics. [22] This was a promotion of 14 places in National's shadow cabinet, and Bayly was described by reporters as the "big winner" in the reshuffle, but also as "relatively unknown" and "little-known". [22] [23] [24] Some media comment focussed on Bayly's title of shadow treasurer, despite there being no person in the Government with the role of Treasurer to shadow, although Collins suggested re-establishing that role if National were to win the next general election. [25] Bayly was given responsibility for revenue policy, budget preparation and review, monetary policy, KiwiSaver and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. [26] However, Bayly was criticised for being "invisible" and ineffective. [21] [27]

On 10 November 2021, the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill was passed. This was a member's bill in Bayly’s name, although it had been introduced by former New Zealand First MP Mark Patterson in the previous term of Parliament. [28] The bill changes the criteria for New Zealand superannuation so that older migrants, and New Zealanders who spent large portions of their lives overseas, must wait longer to qualify. [29]

Following the appointment of Christopher Luxon as party leader on 30 November 2021 and a subsequent reshuffle of the shadow cabinet in early December, Bayly was demoted to 15th position and given responsibility for revenue, small business, commerce and consumer affairs, building and construction, and manufacturing. [30]

In Government, 2023–present

Bayly contested Port Waikato in the October 2023 general election, but the electorate vote was postponed to a by-election in November after another candidate died. In the interim, Bayly was elected as a list MP. He won the by-election with a margin of 11,432 votes over New Zealand First candidate Casey Costello. [31] [32]

In the Sixth National Government, which formed during the by-election period, Bayly was appointed as a minister outside Cabinet with responsibility for commerce and consumer affairs, statistics, and small business and manufacturing. [33]

In October 2024 Bayly apologised after telling a worker at an export business he had visited to "take some wine and fuck off", and calling him a "loser". The worker wrote a formal letter of complaint after the incident. Bayly described his behaviour at the visit as "unbecoming of a government minister", and denied being intoxicated. [34] [35]

Related Research Articles

Barbara Joy Stewart was a New Zealand politician. She was a Member of Parliament for the New Zealand First party from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2011 to 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Hutchison (politician)</span> New Zealand politician

Charles Paul Telford Hutchison, known as Paul Hutchison is a New Zealand politician, health professional, and current Honorary Consul in New Zealand for Papua New Guinea. He is a member of the National Party, which he represented in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wyatt Creech</span> New Zealand politician

Wyatt Beetham Creech is a retired New Zealand politician. He served as the 14th deputy prime minister of New Zealand in Jenny Shipley's National Party government from August 1998 to December 1999.

Port Waikato is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate which existed for four parliamentary terms from 1996 to 2008, and was recreated by the 2019/20 electoral redistribution ahead of the 2020 election. It was held by Bill Birch for one term, and by Paul Hutchison for the following three terms. From 2020, it was held by Andrew Bayly. All of these were members of the National Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Botany (New Zealand electorate)</span> Electoral district in Auckland, New Zealand

Botany is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was contested for the first time at the 2008 general election, and won by Pansy Wong for the National Party. Following Wong's resignation in late 2010, a by-election returned Jami-Lee Ross, who was confirmed by the voters in the 2011 general election. Ross left the National Party in October 2018 and became an independent. Ross did not contest the seat at the 2020 general election, and was succeeded by the new National candidate, Christopher Luxon, who became the party's leader in November 2021 and has served as prime minister since November 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hunua (New Zealand electorate)</span> Former electorate in Auckland, New Zealand

The Hunua electorate existed three times for the New Zealand House of Representatives beginning in 1978, based at the south end of the Auckland urban area, and named for the Hunua Ranges. It covered different geographical areas over those periods. The electorate was last represented by Andrew Bayly of the National Party before its dissolution in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Macindoe</span> New Zealand politician

Timothy Harley Macindoe is a New Zealand politician who has served as a member of the Hamilton City Council for the East Ward since 2024. Macindoe was previously a Member of Parliament for the Hamilton West electorate from 2008 to 2020. He served as the Minister of Customs for the final six months of the Fifth National Government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Todd Muller</span> New Zealand politician

Todd Michael Muller is a New Zealand former politician who served as the Leader of the New Zealand National Party and the Leader of the Opposition from 22 May to 14 July 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shane Reti</span> New Zealand politician

Shane Raymond Reti is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, and a Cabinet Minister with the roles of Minister of Health and Minister for Pacific Peoples, since 27 November 2023. He was first elected at the 2014 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Whangārei electorate. He is a member of the New Zealand National Party and served as its deputy leader from 10 November 2020 to 30 November 2021 including a period of five days as interim leader following the ousting of Judith Collins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fletcher Tabuteau</span> New Zealand politician

Fletcher Hoporona Tabuteau is a New Zealand politician and former Member of Parliament. He was elected as a list MP for the New Zealand First party from 2014 to 2020 and was deputy leader of the party from 2018 to 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 New Zealand general election</span>

The 2020 New Zealand general election was held on Saturday 17 October 2020 to determine the composition of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament. Voters elected 120 members to the House of Representatives, 72 from single-member electorates and 48 from closed party lists. Two referendums, one on the personal use of cannabis and one on euthanasia, were also held on the same day. Official results of the election and referendums were released on 6 November.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim van de Molen</span> New Zealand National Party politician

Timothy John van de Molen is a New Zealand politician. He is a Member of the House of Representatives for the Waikato electorate and a representative of the National Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willow-Jean Prime</span> New Zealand politician

Willow-Jean Prime is a New Zealand politician. She was first elected a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives at the 2017 general election as a list representative of the New Zealand Labour Party. She was elected as the Member of Parliament for Northland at the 2020 general election and was re-elected as a list MP in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Patterson (New Zealand politician)</span> New Zealand politician

Mark William James Patterson is a New Zealand farmer, lobbyist and politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the New Zealand First party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamie Strange</span> New Zealand politician

Jamie Ross Strange is a New Zealand politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arena Williams</span> New Zealand politician

Arena Hinekura Sherburd Williams is a New Zealand Labour Party politician. She has been a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Manurewa electorate since 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Watts</span> New Zealand politician

Simon Glen Watts is a New Zealand politician. He has been the Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for North Shore, representing the National Party, since the 2020 New Zealand general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shadow Cabinet of Judith Collins</span> Former Shadow Cabinet of New Zealand under Judith Collins

The Shadow Cabinet of Judith Collins formed the official Opposition in the 53rd New Zealand Parliament, and previously in the 52nd Parliament. It comprised the members of the New Zealand National Party, which is the largest party not a member of the Government. On Collins' dismissal as leader on 25 November 2021, the cabinet essentially ceased to exist, but what remained was de jure led on an interim basis by her deputy leader, Shane Reti, until the next leadership election. The cabinet was succeeded by that of Christopher Luxon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">54th New Zealand Parliament</span> Current New Zealand parliamentary term

The 54th New Zealand Parliament is the current meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 5 December 2023 following the 14 October 2023 general election, and will expire on or before 16 November 2026 to trigger the next election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Port Waikato by-election</span> New Zealand by-election

The 2023 Port Waikato by-election was held on 25 November 2023. The by-election was triggered by the death of Neil Christensen, who was a candidate for the ACT Party. Christensen's death occurred after the close of candidate nominations for the 2023 New Zealand general election, but before polling day. The by-election was won by National incumbent Andrew Bayly, who has held the Port Waikato seat and its predecessor Hunua since 2014.

References

  1. ↑ James, Colin (2017). National at 80: The Story of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: David Bateman Ltd. ISBN   9781869539818.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About". Andrew Bayly | MP for Hunua. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bradwell, Simon (3 November 2014). "MP reluctant to tell of shooting brother". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "National MP embarks on mission to complete Pole double". The New Zealand Herald . 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bayly, Andrew: Address in Reply - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Playing Favourites with Paul and Andrew Bayly radionz.co.nz, 28 September 2013
  7. ↑ "Green Ribbon Award winners announced". The Beehive. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "MP reflects on North Pole trek". Stuff. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Journal Volume XXV to Volume 29 | T. E. Lawrence Society" . Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  10. ↑ elocal. "Living with the last reindeer herders in the world – part two". elocal. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official Count Results -- Hunua". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Bill will address P-plagued homes". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Third Reading - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Arbitration Amendment Bill — Third Reading - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Hunua - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Bayly, Andrew - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  18. ↑ Small, Zane (19 September 2019). "National MP Andrew Bayly booted from Parliament over Ihumātao questioning". Newshub . Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Port Waikato - Official Result". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "'Not a role of the board': Goodfellow email contradicts claim; Collins dumped". NZ Herald. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  21. 1 2 Moir, Jo (16 March 2021). "National's finance disappearing act". Newsroom. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Who is Andrew Bayly? The mountaineer who scaled National's caucus and claimed half of the finance role". NZ Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "Collins defends Andrew Bayly promotion to National's number three". RNZ. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Bayly big winner from National's caucus shakeup". Newsroom. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  25. ↑ "Judith Collins says National 'lost the boardroom' during last term, but her new finance team can fix that". Stuff. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  26. ↑ Harman, Richard. "National abandons tax cuts | Politik" . Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  27. ↑ Campbell, Gordon (26 November 2021). "On National's Less Than Stellar Choices | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  28. ↑ "Tougher residency rules for superannuation passed". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  29. ↑ Stock, Rob (10 November 2021). "Law will make migrants and returning Kiwis wait longer for NZ Super". Stuff. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "National Party leader Christopher Luxon reveals new caucus lineup". RNZ. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  31. ↑ "Port Waikato byelection: National's Andrew Bayly gets landslide victory". The New Zealand Herald . 27 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  32. ↑ "Port Waikato - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 6 December 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  33. ↑ Palmer, Russell (24 November 2023). "Cabinet lineup for new government unveiled - who gets what?". Radio New Zealand . Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  34. ↑ Witton, Bridie (18 October 2024), "Andrew Bayly apologises after calling export worker a 'loser', telling them to 'F... off'", Stuff, retrieved 18 October 2024
  35. ↑ "Small business affairs minister Andrew Bayly apologises for interaction during company visit", The New Zealand Herald, retrieved 18 October 2024
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hunua
2014–2020		Constituency abolished
Vacant
Constituency recreated after abolition in 2008
Title last held by
Paul Hutchison 		Member of Parliament for Port Waikato
2020–present		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2023–present		Incumbent
New office Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
2023–present
Preceded by Minister of Statistics
2023–present
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.