Election Of New Zealand

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Election of new zealand. Voters will elect 120 members to the new zealand house of representatives under the mixed member proportional mmp voting system a proportional representation system in which 72 members will be elected from single member. General electorate winners māori electorate winners and numbers of list mps. Voters elected 120 members to the house of representatives 72 from single member electorates and 48 from closed party lists two referendums one on the personal use of cannabis and one on euthanasia were also held.

This article summarises results of the 17 october 2020 new zealand general election including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes. The next new zealand general election to determine the composition of the 54th parliament will be held after the currently elected 53rd parliament is dissolved or expires. Official results of the election and referendums.

The 2020 new zealand general election was held on saturday 17 october 2020 to determine the composition of the 53rd parliament. Most people in new zealand are two tick voters. Enrol to vote in new zealand s elections and referendums.

Fully 68 14 per cent of voters decided not to. New zealand s latest parliament includes more women and a greater representation for lgbtqi indigenous pasifika and ethnically diverse communities. New zealand is a representative democracy.

Labour party supporters watch results come in and wait for jacinda ardern to arrive during an election night event at auckland town hall in auckland new zealand on october 17 2020. Voters elected 120 members to the house of representatives under new zealand s mixed member proportional mmp voting system a proportional. Members of the unicameral new zealand parliament gain their seats through nationwide general elections or in by 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 although it usually only happens in the event. From left to right. That is they vote for the same party in their local electorate and in their party vote.