NZPT | Urgency Tracker

Compare the previous governments.

A historical lens.

This page allows you to see the Urgency data from previous New Zealand Parliaments and compare it with the current government. The data provided here may well be inaccurate as it is not currently independently verified. As always, please raise issues to me via GitHub.

Some of the information on this page is not automatically updated. Last updated April 8th 2026

54th Parliament of New Zealand (2023 -> Present)

(As of 25 June 2026)
  • Total Days Sat: 192
  • Total Days in Urgency: 21
  • Percentage of Days in Urgency: 10.94%
  • Total Bills Urgent: 125
  • Total Bills: 214
  • Ratio of urgent bills: 58.41%
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53rd Parliament of New Zealand (2020 -> 2023)

  • Total Days Sat: 226
  • Total Days in Urgency: 19
  • Percentage of Days in Urgency: 8.41%
  • Total Bills Urgent: 80
  • Total Bills: 275
  • Ratio of urgent bills: 29.09%
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52nd Parliament of New Zealand (2017 -> 2020)

  • Total Days Sat: 251
  • Total Days in Urgency: 14
  • Percentage of Days in Urgency: 5.58%
  • Total Bills Urgent: 83
  • Total Bills: 283
  • Ratio of urgent bills: 29.33%
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51st Parliament of New Zealand (2014 -> 2017)

  • Total Days Sat: 251
  • Total Days in Urgency: 12
  • Percentage of Days in Urgency: 4.78%
  • Total Bills Urgent: 44
  • Total Bills: 305
  • Ratio of urgent bills: 14.43%
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50th Parliament of New Zealand (2011 -> 2014)

  • Total Days Sat: 227
  • Total Days in Urgency: 26
  • Percentage of Days in Urgency: 11.45%
  • Total Bills Urgent: 68
  • Total Bills: 300
  • Ratio of urgent bills: 22.67%
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49th Parliament of New Zealand (2008 -> 2011)

  • Total Days Sat: 230
  • Total Days in Urgency: 36
  • Percentage of Days in Urgency: 15.65%
  • Total Bills Urgent: 144
  • Total Bills: 352
  • Ratio of urgent bills: 40.91%
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48th Parliament of New Zealand (2005 -> 2008)

  • Total Days Sat: 246
  • Total Days in Urgency: 26
  • Percentage of Days in Urgency: 10.57%
  • Total Bills Urgent: 66
  • Total Bills: 294
  • Ratio of urgent bills: 22.45%
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