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The 2005 general election was held on Saturday 17 September.
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Political Parties in New Zealand
There were 22 registered political parties
as at July 2005.
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The 99 MP Party.
Act.
The Alliance.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.
Christian Heritage NZ
Destiny New Zealand.
Direct Democracy.
The Green Party.
Jim Anderton's Progressive.
Labour
Libertarianz.
The Maori Party.
The New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit.
New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party.
New Zealand National Party.
The Natural Law Party ( Yogic Flyers can save Billions )
New Zealand First.
One New Zealand Party.
Outdoor Recreation NZ affiliated with United Future NZ
The Republic of New Zealand Party.
Te Tawharau
United Future
WIN Party - registered by Electoral Commission on 13 May 2005.
McGillicuddy Serious ( Disbanded ).
Rainbow Labour Party.
Election Day Saturday 17th September, 2005
Party |
Party Votes |
% Votes |
Electorate Seats
|
List Seats |
Total Seats |
| Labour Party |
935,319 |
41.10 |
31 |
19 |
50 |
| National Party |
889,813 |
39.10 |
31 |
17 |
48 |
| New Zealand First Party |
130,115 |
5.72 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Green Party |
120,521 |
5.30 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Maori Party |
48,263 |
2.12 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| United Future |
60,860 |
2.67 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| ACT New Zealand |
34,469 |
1.51 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Jim Anderton's Progressive |
26,441 |
1.16 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Destiny New Zealand |
14,210 |
0.62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party |
5,748 |
0.25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Christian Heritage Party |
2,821 |
0.12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alliance |
1,641 |
0.07 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| NZ Family Rights |
1,178 |
0.05 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Democrats for Social Credit |
1,079 |
0.05 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Libertarianz |
946 |
0.04 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Direct Democracy |
782 |
0.03 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 99 MP |
601 |
0.03 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| OneNZ Party |
478 |
0.02 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Republic of NZ |
344 |
0.02 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Election Day Saturday 27 July, 2002
Results Summary 2002 Election
Party |
Party Votes |
% Votes |
Electorate Seats
|
List Seats |
Total Seats |
| Labour Party |
838,219 |
41.26 |
45 |
7 |
52 |
| National Party |
425,310 |
20.93 |
21 |
6 |
27 |
| New Zealand First Party |
210,912 |
10.38 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
| ACT New Zealand |
145,078 |
7.14 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
| Green Party |
142,250 |
7.00 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
| United Future |
135,918 |
6.69 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
| Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition |
34,542 |
1.70 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Christian Heritage Party |
27,492 |
1.35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Outdoor Recreation |
25,985 |
1.28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alliance |
25,888 |
1.27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party |
12,987 |
0.64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mana Maori Movement |
4,980 |
0.25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| OneNZ Party |
1,782 |
0.09 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| NMP |
274 |
0.01 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Election Day Saturday 27 November 1999
Preliminary Results Summary
New Zealand Political Parties and the second MMP Election, 1999
Party |
Party Votes |
% Votes |
Electorate Seats
|
List Seats |
Total Seats |
| ACT New Zealand |
128612 |
7.0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
| Alliance |
143470 |
7.8 |
1 |
10 |
11 |
| Animals First |
2769 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party |
17982 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand |
44590 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Freedom Movement |
395 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Future New Zealand |
20102 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Green Party |
88989 |
4.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Labour Party |
712410 |
38.9 |
41 |
11 |
52 |
| Libertarianz |
5320 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| McGillicuddy Serious Party |
2661 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mana Maori Movement |
3757 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mauri Pacific |
3533 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| National Party |
562513 |
30.7 |
23 |
18 |
41 |
| Natural Law Party |
1826 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| New Zealand First Party |
77805 |
4.3 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
| NMP |
679 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| OneNZ Party |
1218 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Republican Party |
255 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Island Party |
2622 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| The People's Choice Party |
361 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| United NZ |
9935 |
0.5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Election Day October 12 1996
Results Summary
New Zealand Political Parties and the first MMP Election, 1996
with 100 % of polling places counted and a turnout of 76.73%.
| |
Party Name |
Party Vote |
Pct% Seats |
Candidate Seats |
Party |
Total |
| |
NZ National Party |
628843 |
34.13% |
30 |
14 |
44 |
| |
Labour |
520938 |
28.27% |
26 |
11 |
37 |
| |
New Zealand First |
241996 |
13.13% |
6 |
11 |
17 |
| |
Alliance |
186492 |
10.12% |
1 |
12 |
13 |
| |
ACT New Zealand |
113729 |
6.17% |
1 |
7 |
8 |
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