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Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament

https://www.parliament.nz/media/9105/register-of-pecuniary-and-other-specified-interests-of-members-of-parlia-2022.pdf This register is an annual requirement of MP's so that parliament and the general public are fully aware of the financial interests of members. This is an accountability mechanism for the public to ensure that MPs are not voting solely in their own best interest but in the public interest.

This data is available as a pdf published on the parliamentary website. It would be useful to have this in table form. If it were available as open, machine readable data, it would be much easier for the public to navigate and hold MPs accountable than having to scan a massive pdf document. Tabular allows for quickly identifying an MP and all their interests as and when required, for example when particular votes in the house might be relevant to such interests. CSV would be great at a minimum.

Improving accessibility by allowing anyone to open it as a CSV and navigate to the exact data they need, or perform their own analysis. Improves a key accountability mechanism for the New Zealand public by reducing the time and effort required to formulate information re the financial interests of MPs.


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