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Revealed: Which MP spoke the most words in Parliament?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 8 Jun 2026, 6:18pm
L-R Green Party MP Huhana Lyndon, co leaders Marama Davidson and Chloe Swarbrick, MPs Ricardo Menendez March and Lawrence Xu-Nan at the 'March for Nature' in Aotea Square, Auckland. An estimated 20,000 people turned out to protest against the Coaliton Government's Fast-Track Approvals Bill. 8th June 2024, New Zealand Herald photograph by Sylvie Whinray
L-R Green Party MP Huhana Lyndon, co leaders Marama Davidson and Chloe Swarbrick, MPs Ricardo Menendez March and Lawrence Xu-Nan at the 'March for Nature' in Aotea Square, Auckland. An estimated 20,000 people turned out to protest against the Coaliton Government's Fast-Track Approvals Bill. 8th June 2024, New Zealand Herald photograph by Sylvie Whinray

Revealed: Which MP spoke the most words in Parliament?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 8 Jun 2026, 6:18pm

Analysis has showed first-term MP Lawrence Xu Nan has spoken more in Parliament than any other MP this term.

The Sunday Star Times says the Green MP has said 420,000 words, more than four times the 102,000 word average. 

Xu Nan says the job of MPs as part of Parliament is to do two things - scrutinise bills and legislation, and budgets. 

"I think that everyone should hold this ability to scrutinise things dear to their heart."

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