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The 2023 New Zealand general election was held on 14 October 2023 to determine the composition of the 54th Parliament of New Zealand.Voters elected 122 members to the unicameral New Zealand House of Representatives under the mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system, with 71 members elected from single-member electorates and the remaining members elected from closed party lists. [1]
Map of the 2023 New Zealand general election, shaded by electorate. Māori electorates are in the bottom right. This article summarises results of the 14 October 2023 New Zealand general election , including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes.
ACT New Zealand released their list on 16 July 2023. [3] [4] Anto Coates, 33rd on the list, withdrew in July. [5] Elaine Naidu Franz, 29th on the list, stood down on 23 August due to controversial social media comments. [6] Brent Miles, 57th on the list, and contesting Taranaki-King Country, withdrew in September for "personal reasons". [7]
According to Elections New Zealand, "having the printed electoral rolls available for the public to view is a part of the open democratic process of New Zealand". [13] The Electoral Commission, in their report on the 2017 general election, recommended that roll sales be discontinued for anything other than electoral purposes. [14]
To form a government in New Zealand, a party or alliance needs 61 of the 120 seats in the single-house parliament, which equates to around 48% of the popular vote.
New Zealand Sovereignty Party: Tony Corbett Contested Tauranga in 2022 [222] Green: Thea Doyle 33 [28] Opportunities: Shai Navot: Contested North Shore in 2020 5 [12] [13] NZ Loyal: Chris Newman [223] Vision NZ: Bernadette Soares Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020 [39] Labour: Vanushi Walters: 30 [44] [9] NZ First: David Wilson
The New Zealand parliamentary electoral system has been based on the principle of mixed-member proportional (MMP) since the 1996 election. MMP was introduced following a referendum in 1993 . It replaced the first-past-the-post (FPP) system New Zealand had previously used for most of its history.
Chris Hipkins is sworn in as the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand. 22 Jan 2023: Chris Hipkins is unanimously elected Leader of the Labour Party. 19 Jan 2023: Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation as Prime Minister of New Zealand, taking effect 25 January 2023. 1–6 Dec 2022: Taxpayers' Union–Curia: 1,000: 26.3: 7.1: 3.4: 35.3 — 9: 26 ...