general election he was ranked third on the party list and retained his seat. However, for the 2017 general election, he was demoted to 15th on the list, which was too low to secure another term. His roles in Parliament included membership of the select committees for Law and Order, Primary Production, and Social Services. He was New Zealand First's spokesperson on various issues over the years, including agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and police. Political positions For at least fourteen years, Prosser called for South Island separatism of some sort. As of 2007, Prosser was calling for a separate South Island Parliament. As of 2011 he still believed that South Island self-determination would come in some form, though felt it would be "generations away". Prosser advocated banning the burqa in New Zealand, saying "This is my culture and my country, not yours. Get some respect and conform." He also advocated compulsory military training, calling those who would object "the pacifists, the weaklings, the other cowards and bludgers". He also called for arming bank tellers, dairy owners and taxi drivers. In 2013, Prosser voted against the Marriage Amendment Bill, which aimed to permit same sex marriage in New Zealand, with all of his fellow New Zealand First MPs. Prosser said that he had ''nothing against gays'' but would vote against the bill to ''preserve the institution of marriage''. In May 2020, Prosser claimed on his website that the COVID-19 pandemic was a global conspiracy intended to transfer greater power to financial and political elites. Writing career Prosser wrote the 'Eyes Right' column in the Investigate magazine for ten years. In his columns, he suggested various political ideas including compulsory conscription in New Zealand. Prosser released the book Uncommon Dissent in January 2012 outlining his political opinions, in which he refers to himself as a "Kiwi Nationalist". His claims in the book that "New Zealand society, Western society in general, has been hijacked by a conspiracy of Silly Little Girls" attracted heavy criticism from the Wellington Young Feminists Collective and the feminist blog Hand Mirror. Writing for Investigate magazine in February 2013, Prosser stated; "If you are a young male, aged between say about 19 and about 35, and you're a Muslim, or you look like a Muslim, or you come from a Muslim country, then you are not welcome to travel on any of the West's airlines". Prosser further stated that the