New Zealand Parliament was founded in 1854. The government is a constitutional monarchy. The governor-general represents the head of state who is the United Kingdom’s monarch. Inside the Parliament House are the chambers for the legislative branch called the House of Representatives. This consists of 120 Members of Parliament (MPs) plus a Speaker and a Leader of the House. The Neoclassical Parliament House designed by John Campbell has been part of the Parliament Buildings complex on Lambton Quay since it was finished in 1922.
