New Zealand general elections
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New Zealand general elections are nationwide parliamentary contests held at regular intervals to choose members of the House of Representatives and determine the country’s governing party or coalition.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand general elections canonical | 9 |
| 1996 New Zealand general election | 1 |
| 2014 New Zealand general election | 1 |
| 2023 New Zealand general election | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MMP elections ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ |
| campaignRegulation |
regulated campaign spending limits
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regulated political advertising ⓘ |
| chamberType | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| determines |
governing coalition of New Zealand
ⓘ
governing party of New Zealand ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects | members of the New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ |
| firstMMPElection |
New Zealand general elections
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surface form:
1996 New Zealand general election
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| frequency | approximately every three years ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | 19th-century colonial elections in New Zealand ⓘ |
| include |
Māori electorates
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electorate vote ⓘ general electorates ⓘ party vote ⓘ |
| language | conducted primarily in English ⓘ |
| languageSupport | materials available in te reo Māori and other languages ⓘ |
| latestElection |
New Zealand general elections
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surface form:
2023 New Zealand general election
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| legalBasis |
Electoral Act 1993
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Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Constitution Act 1986
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| legislativeBody | New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ |
| mainParties |
New Zealand Labour Party
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New Zealand National Party ⓘ |
| maximumParliamentaryTerm | three years ⓘ |
| minorParties |
ACT New Zealand
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ⓘ New Zealand First ⓘ Māori Party ⓘ
surface form:
Te Pāti Māori
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| officeContested | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Governor-General of New Zealand
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surface form:
Governor-General of New Zealand (writs and dissolution)
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| preMMPReferendum |
1992 New Zealand electoral reform referendum
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1993 New Zealand electoral reform referendum ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2020 New Zealand general election ⓘ |
| previousSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| resultIn |
formation of the New Zealand Government
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formation of the Official Opposition ⓘ |
| suffrage | universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Electoral Commission board ⓘ |
| threshold | 5% of the nationwide party vote ⓘ |
| thresholdAlternative | winning at least one electorate seat ⓘ |
| voterRegistration | compulsory enrolment ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | typically high by international standards ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
party-list proportional representation component
ⓘ
single-member electorate component ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2014 New Zealand general election
subject surface form:
Labour Party (New Zealand)
New Zealand general elections
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firstMMPElection
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New Zealand general elections
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this entity surface form:
1996 New Zealand general election
New Zealand general elections
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latestElection
→
New Zealand general elections
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
2023 New Zealand general election