Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan
MP for Maungakiekie
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities
Minister for Youth
Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment
Daniel
[FYI request #17674 email]
20 December 2021
Tēnā koe Daniel
On 23 November 2021, you emailed my office requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act), the following information:
• A list of the Youth MPs and the electorates they represented in the 1st Youth Parliament of
1994. I have been unable to find such information on related websites.
Youth Parliament is an opportunity for young New Zealanders to learn first-hand about New
Zealand’s  democracy  and  to  influence  decision  making.  Youth Parliament replicates the real
Parliament as close as possible.
Youth Parliament has been held regularly  since  1994  when  it  was  first  held  to  mark  the  20th
anniversary of the lowering of the voting age to 18 years. This was during the 44th New Zealand
Parliament which consisted of ninety-nine representatives.
The inaugural Youth Parliament was a short event that involved young people coming to Parliament
for an education day. Due to the success of the event, Cabinet invited the Minister of Youth Affairs
to hold a Youth Parliament every three years from 1997.
For further information about the 2022 Youth Parliament, please visit the Ministry of Youth
Development  -  Te Manatū  Whakahiato  Taiohi  website:  www.myd.govt.nz/young-people/youth-
parliament/index.html
Please find the following documents identified as in scope of your request attached to this response:
• List of 1994 electorate seats
• 1994 Youth Parliament attendees list
You wil  note that the addresses of the individuals are withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act in
order to protect the privacy of natural persons. The need to protect the privacy of these individuals
outweighs any public interest in this information.
A small amount of information has also deemed to be ‘outside of scope’ of the request, as this
information was administrative in nature.
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wel ington 6160, New Zealand
+64 4 817 8735 | [Priyanca Radhakrishnan request email] | beehive.govt.nz

If you are not satisfied with this response regarding Youth Parliament, you have the right to seek an
investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.

Ngā mihi nui

Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan
Minister for Youth
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