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Debts Owed TO MPs

Bank deposits, loans receivable, and other assets owed to Members of Parliament

Total Declarations

488

All years combined

MPs as Creditors

104

All years

Top Holder

Yule

89 declarations

Years of Data

19

2006 - 2024

Type Breakdown

Loans369 (36.9%)
Bank Deposits/Terms308 (30.8%)
Other166 (16.6%)
Trust Accounts150 (15.0%)
Superannuation7 (0.7%)
Filters:

Debts Owed to MPs by Party

National745 declarations from 54 MPs
745

Avg: 13.8 declarations per MP

Labour144 declarations from 22 MPs
144

Avg: 6.5 declarations per MP

Green31 declarations from 8 MPs
31

Avg: 3.9 declarations per MP

ACT20 declarations from 5 MPs
20

Avg: 4.0 declarations per MP

NZ First12 declarations from 3 MPs
12

Avg: 4.0 declarations per MP

Te Pāti Māori2 declarations from 2 MPs
2

Avg: 1.0 declarations per MP

Key Insight: MP as Lender

This category captures money owed TO MPs - including bank term deposits, loans they've made (often to family trusts), and superannuation balances. It represents MPs acting as creditors.

Bank Deposits: 308 (31%)

Trust Loans

Many MPs have loans receivable from their family trusts. This is a common arrangement where MPs lend money to trusts they're associated with.

View MP Trust Interests

Data Source

Data from the Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament. This category covers debts owed to MPs - where the MP is the creditor. The amounts are not disclosed, only the nature of the debt and the debtor.