New Zealand General Election

The enrolled voters will get a voting information pack through mail a month before the election day.

New zealand general election. If you are enrolled to vote you can vote in a referendum. Official results of the election and referendums. For the general elections the voting starts from 2 weeks before the election day and ends on election day sharply at 07 00 pm.

The 2020 new zealand general election was held on saturday 17 october 2020 to determine the composition of the 53rd parliament. 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. New zealand prime minister jacinda ardern has won a second term in office after the labour party won the general election in a landslide.

All our coverage of the 2020 general election to be held on saturday 19 september. New zealand has a general election every three years. What is a referendum.

Saturday 17 october 2020 15 35 jacinda ardern has won a landslide victory in new zealand s general election as voters rewarded her for an effective response to the coronavirus pandemic. Under its mmp system voters are asked to vote twice for their preferred party and for their electorate or constituency mp. A referendum is a vote on a question.

Initial tallies show labour was on track to win 64 of the. Depending on your flexibility you can use this time for voting in general elections.