The 47th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 2002 election, and it sat until 11 August 2005.^[1][2]

The Labour Party and the Progressive Party, backed by United Future, commanded a majority throughout the 47th Parliament. The Labour-led administration was in its second term. The National Party, although dealt a significant blow in the last election, remained the largest opposition party. Other non-government parties were New Zealand First, ACT, the Greens, and (from mid-2004) the Māori Party.^[1]

The 47th Parliament consisted of 120 representatives. Sixty-nine of these were chosen by geographical electorates, including seven Māori electorates. The remainder were elected by means of party-list proportional representation under the MMP electoral system.^[1]

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 2002 election and at dissolution:^{[citation needed]}

Notes

• ^CS United Future supported the Labour-Progressive coalition on a confidence and supply basis.
• ¹ Tariana Turia resigned as MP and from the Labour Party on 30 April 2004 following the foreshore and seabed controversy. She won the resulting by-election under the banner of the new Māori Party.
• ² The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.

The initial members of the 47th Parliament were as follows:^[3]

There was one by-election held during the term of the 47th Parliament.^[4]