NZ Government Crossword

A Member of Parliament (MP) or a legislator who holds no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson in the Opposition.
A proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature.
A closed meeting of a group of people belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates
A committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy.
A room for people to discuss and debate.
A cabinet of a parliamentary government in which many or multiple political parties cooperate.
A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.
A body of people allowed to vote in an election.
The chief representative of the Crown in a Commonwealth country of which the British monarch is head of state.
A group that normally consists of 120 members, who have the title of MP.
A group of opponents, especially in sport, business, or politics.
A person who has been elected by the people in a particular area to represent them in a country's parliament.
A voting system used to elect its Parliament.
The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
The head of a government department.
A system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature.
The head of a cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government.
The presiding officer in a legislative assembly, especially the House of Commons.
To take action or do something
A formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote.