New Zealand Last Election

The first general and provincial elections in new zealand took place in 1853 the year after the british parliament passed the new zealand constitution act 1852.

New zealand last election. At 10 15pm the party was hovering at 8 1 per cent awarding it 10 mps. Official results of the election and referendums. Tonight new zealand has shown the labour party its greatest support in at least 50 years she told supporters.

The last poll before the election has given labour the edge but also provided new zealand first fresh hope it could survive in parliament. By elections in new zealand occur to fill vacant seats in the house of representatives the death resignation or expulsion of a sitting electorate mp can cause a by election. There are no changes to the number of seats held by new zealand first and act new zealand which remain at 9 and 1 respectively.

The previous parliament was elected on 20 september 2014 and was officially dissolved on 22 august 2017. 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. 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.

For the first time in almost a decade act new zealand will have a caucus. Labour s other current coalition partner new zealand first has not secured enough votes to make it back into parliament while the right wing act party won 10 seats with 8 of the vote up on last. The 2020 new zealand general election was held on saturday 17 october 2020 to determine the composition of the 53rd parliament.

Women s suffrage was introduced in 1893 with new zealand being the first modern country to do so. 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. The national party has 56 seats compared with 58 on election night.

The 2017 new zealand general election took place on saturday 23 september 2017 to determine the membership of the 52nd new zealand parliament. Note that list mps do not have geographic districts for the purpose of provoking by elections if a list mp s seat becomes vacant the next person on his or her party s list fills the position. But leader david seymour said the result was.