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The 2020 New Zealand general election was held on Saturday 17 October 2020 to determine the composition of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament. [2] [3] Voters elected 120 members to the House of Representatives, 72 from single-member electorates and 48 from closed party lists.
Results of the 2020 general election. From left to right: general electorate winners, Māori electorate winners, and numbers of List MPs.. This article summarises results of the 17 October 2020 New Zealand general election, including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes.
The pandemic first peaked in early April 2020, with 89 new cases recorded per day and 929 active cases. Cases peaked again in October 2021 with 134 new cases reported on 22 October. [2] In response to the first outbreak in late February 2020, the New Zealand Government closed the country's borders and imposed lockdown restrictions. [3]
All of the following dates and times are in New Zealand Time; NZST (UTC+12) from 5 April to 26 September 2020, and NZDT (UTC+13) otherwise. Upon its introduction, the nationwide alert level was initially set at level 2 on 21 March, but was subsequently raised to level 3 on the afternoon of 23 March.
ACT New Zealand released the first 20 places on its list on 28 June 2020. [8] On 6 July, Stephen Berry, contesting Pakuranga and ranked ninth on the list, withdrew his candidacy for health reasons. [9] The remainder of the list, with candidates ranked in alphabetical order, was released by the Electoral Commission on 19 September 2020. [10]
On 5 February, Immigration New Zealand confirmed that New Zealand's refugee resettlement programme, which had been suspended in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic would resume. The Government plans to resettled 210 refugees by 30 June 2021, with refugees undergoing the mandatory two-week stay in managed isolation.
2020 New Year Honours (New Zealand) New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic; S. Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand; T.