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List MP

In New Zealand, there have been several controversies regarding list MPs who left their parties — Alamein Kopu, elected from the Alliance list, controversially defected and gave her support to the Alliance's enemies, and Donna Awatere Huata, elected from the ACT list, became an independent.


Vladimir Gutsaev

In March 2004, he was elected to the Parliament of Georgia from Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement party list and has since been a member of a Parliamentary Committee for Education, Science, Culture and Sports.


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Hasen Ali

Ali was appointed a United National Front National List MP in April 2010.

Jami-Lee Ross

Upon his swearing into Parliament Ross became the youngest Member of Parliament, taking the title of Baby of the House from Gareth Hughes, a Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand List MP.

M. K. Eelaventhan

Eelaventhan was a National List MP for the Tamil National Alliance in the Sri Lankan Parliament between April 2004 and December 2007 when he was expelled from Parliament for non-attendance.

M. S. M. Aslam

Aslam was appointed as the United National Front's National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament in April 2010.

Mount Albert by-election, 2009

Media speculation prior to the selection suggested that the Labour Party nomination would go to then-current list MP Phil Twyford.

The Kiwi Party

On 16 May 2007, list MP Gordon Copeland resigned from the United Future party, citing differences with party leader Peter Dunne over the latter's support of the child-discipline bill.