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The New Zealand Parliamentary
Electoral System
explained.
The 2008 general election was held on Saturday 8 November.
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2008 General Election Results.
Political Parties in New Zealand
There were 19 registered political parties
as at October 2008.
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A resource for those who need to find accurate references and comparatives for specific policy issues
on offer to voters for the General Election this November.
Act.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.
Direct Democracy.
Jim Anderton's Progressive.
Libertarianz.
The Maori Party.
New Zealand First.
New World Order.
Labour
New Zealand Pacific Party.
Residents Action Movement.
The Alliance.
The Bill and Ben Party.
The Family Party.
The Green Party.
The Kiwi Party.
The New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit.
New Zealand National Party.
The Republic of New Zealand Party.
United Future
Workers Party.
McGillicuddy Serious ( Disbanded ).
Christian Heritage NZ closed down.
Rainbow Labour Party.
Election Day Saturday 8th November, 2008
Party |
Party
Votes |
%
Votes |
Electorate
Seats
|
List
Seats |
Total
Seats |
| National Party |
1,053,398 |
44.93 |
41 |
17 |
58 |
| Labour Party |
796,880 |
33.99 |
21 |
22 |
43 |
| Green Party |
157,613 |
6.72 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
| ACT New Zealand |
85,496 |
3.65 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Maori Party |
55,980 |
2.39 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| Jim Anderton's Progressive |
21,241 |
0.91 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| United Future |
20,497 |
0.87 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| New Zealand First Party |
95,356 |
4.07 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| The Bill and Ben Party |
13,016 |
0.56 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kiwi Party |
12,755 |
0.54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party |
9,515 |
0.41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| New Zealand Pacific Party |
8,640 |
0.37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Family Party |
8,176 |
0.35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alliance |
1,909 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Democrats for Social Credit |
1,208 |
0.05 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Libertarianz |
1176 |
0.05 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Workers Party |
932 |
0.04 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Residents Action Movement |
465 |
0.02 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Republic of NZ |
313 |
0.01 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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%.
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Party Name |
Party
Vote |
Pct%
Seats |
Candidate
Seats |
Party |
Total |
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NZ National Party |
628843 |
34.13% |
30 |
14 |
44 |
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Labour |
520938 |
28.27% |
26 |
11 |
37 |
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New Zealand First |
241996 |
13.13% |
6 |
11 |
17 |
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Alliance |
186492 |
10.12% |
1 |
12 |
13 |
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ACT New Zealand |
113729 |
6.17% |
1 |
7 |
8 |
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