
$650,000
4 years tracked
$285,104
4 years of data
Ronald Matthew King (born 1967) is a New Zealand politician who was a Member of Parliament for the National Party from 2017 to 2020. During his time as an opposition MP, King's roles included membership of the Justice, Māori Affairs, and Transport and Infrastructure Select Committees, and National's spokesperson for Regional Development (North Island), Rural Communities, and Transport. While in parliament he promoted a bill to create a new offense for "king hits" but it was defeated. King has posted claims about COVID-19 vaccinations being dangerous, and says he does not believe that vaccinations have actually occurred in the numbers recorded. He has downplayed the severity of COVID-19 and discussed alternative and widely debunked treatments for it. In February 2022, King attended the 2022 Wellington occupation of parliament, after which he resigned from the National Party. In March 2022 King launched a new political party called DemocracyNZ, which won 0.23% of the party vote in the 2023 general election. The party was deregistered in February 2024 at its own request.
| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2019 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2018 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2017 |
Ordinary MP |
| Ordinary MP |
| $162,500(highest) |
| Total Career Earnings (4 years) | $650,000 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2020 | MP | $29,640 | - | $21,433 | $24,196 | - | $77 | $77,133 |
| 2019 | MP | $30,914 | - | $28,956 | $26,846 | - | $2,916 | $90,032 |
| 2018 | MP | $22,592 | - | $21,390 | $15,738 | $40,247 | - | $76,784 |
| 2017 | MP | $6,931 | - | $10,282 | $3,208 | $20,734 | - | $41,155 |
MP expenses from Parliament disclosure. Minister expenses disclosed separately via DIA Executive disclosure. Years showing '-' may indicate the person held a ministerial role during that period.