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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.
The 2023 New Zealand general election was held on Saturday, 14 October 2023 to determine the membership of the 54th New Zealand Parliament. [1] This page lists candidates by party, including their ranking on a list. Full official lists were published on 16 September. [2]
2023 general election: Bay of Plenty; Notes: Blue background denotes an incumbent. Pink background denotes a current list MP. Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. Party Candidate Notes List # Source Leighton Baker Party: Wendy Gillespie 2 [27] Animal Justice: Caitlin Grattan 14 [19] ACT: Cameron Luxton: Contested Tauranga in 2020 and 2022
In the 2023 general election held on 14 October, the National Party defeated the incumbent Labour Party, [3] [4] winning 48 seats and 38.1% of the popular vote. [5] Labour won 27% of the popular with its share of parliamentary seats dropping from 64 to 34.
The leadership election was the first to be held under new rules agreed by the party in 2021. Candidates needed 10% of the caucus (seven MPs) to nominate. The caucus (64 Labour MPs ) votes via exhaustive ballot , and a candidate would require the support of two-thirds of the party caucus (i.e., 48 MPs) to be elected.
Unless an early election is called or the election date is set to circumvent holding a by-election, a general election is held every three years. The last election was held on Saturday, 14 October 2023. [6] The Governor General must issue a writs for an election within seven days of the expiration or dissolution of the current Parliament. [7]
Unlike general elections, elections for the city, district and regional councils of New Zealand have a fixed election date. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, [ 35 ] elections must be held on the "second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001.