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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.
[30] [32] The difference was that the formula used the number of people of Māori descent rather than the number of people on the Māori electoral roll. In October 2011, the Waikato Regional Council voted 14–2 to establish two Māori seats in preparation for the 2013 local body elections . [ 33 ]
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]
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]
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.
Freedoms New Zealand: 2022: 15 February 2023: No Leighton Baker Party: 2023 16 August 2023: No New Conservatives: 2011: 6 October 2011: No New Nation Party: 2022: 12 April 2023: No New Zealand First: 1993: 20 December 1994: Yes New Zealand Labour Party: 1916: 17 February 1995: Yes New Zealand Loyal: 2023 28 August 2023: No NewZeal: 2020: 9 July ...
Electoral rolls and voter registration serve a number of functions, especially to streamline voting on election day. Voter registration can be used to detect electoral fraud by enabling authorities to verify an applicant's identity and entitlement to a vote, and to ensure a person doesn't vote multiple times.