Editing Frontbencher (section)

== New Zealand ==
New Zealand follows the [[Westminster system|Westminster tradition]] whereby the front benches, or in the [[New Zealand House of Representatives]] front ''seats'', are reserved for the government and opposition leaders. The government ministers sit to the [[Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives|Speaker's]] right, whilst the opposition leaders sit to the Speaker's left (as seen from the Speaker's chair). The term frontbencher is therefore also used in New Zealand but usually refers to the foremost leaders and spokespersons of the [[Official Opposition (New Zealand)|Official Opposition]] rather than those on the government front benches.