A former Speaker of the House says Adrian Rurawhe has done a good job this term, but politics is ever-changing. 

Sir Lockwood Smith, who served as Speaker from 2008 to 2013, is looking back at the 53rd Parliament. 

The House adjourned last night after scrappy debates and political hits from all sides of the House. 

Smith told Mike Hosking he reckons the MMP voting system is to blame for the political landscape changing. 

He says members were once accountable to their constituencies - meaning they had to help out people who'd never voted for them. 

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