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Results of the 2023 New Zealand general election. 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 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.
An electorate or electoral district ( Māori: rohe pōti [1]) is a geographic constituency used for electing a member ( MP) to the New Zealand Parliament. [2] The size of electorates is determined such that all electorates have approximately the same population. Before 1996, all MPs were directly chosen for office by the voters of an electorate.
The 2023 United States elections were held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The off-year election included gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot. At least three special elections to the United States ...
For the 2020 and 2023 elections, there were 49 North Island general electorates and seven Māori electorates. Election date. 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.
The New Zealand Herald. ^ Magrin, Federico (20 December 2022). "Tangi Utikere confirmed as Labour candidate for Palmerston North". Stuff. Retrieved 20 December 2022. ^ a b "Green Party Announces Teanau Tuiono As Candidate For Palmerston North Electorate And John Cockrem For Rangitīkei". Scoop.co.nz. 30 March 2023. ^ "James Robb". The Spinoff.
New Zealand is a representative democracy in which members of the unicameral New Zealand Parliament gain their seats through elections. General elections are usually held every three years; they may be held at an earlier date (a "snap" election) at the discretion of the prime minister (advising the governor-general), but that usually only happens in the event of a vote of no confidence or ...
In 1994, New Zealand officially adopted MMP as its electoral system. Its defining characteristic is a mix of members of Parliament (MPs) from single-seat electorates and MPs elected from a party list, with each party's share of seats determined by its share of the party vote nationwide. [26] The first MMP election was held in 1996.